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Researchers demonstrate insect-scale soft aquabots using electrified hydrogel actuators
SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed insect-scale soft "aquabots" by using high-performance electrified hydrogel actuators driven with low voltages that can be applied to various small environmental exploration robots and medical devices. The aquabot integrated with an onboard control unit demonstrated maneuverability with fast locomotion speed. Electroactive soft actuators operating at low voltage and power with a high degree of portability and performance ar
October 27, 2022 -
Researchers recover 98.3% of plastic by recycling waste coffee capsules
SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed a method to recover 98.3 percent of plastic by recycling waste coffee capsules with low recycling rates. Recycled plastic can be applied to various products by efficiently removing aluminum. The waste coffee capsule consists of plastic accounts for 97.3 percent of the waste coffee capsule and aluminum 2.7 percent. The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) said its research team shredded waste capsules and washe
October 26, 2022 -
WeMade shows positive outlook for game business in China despite Q3 net loss
SEOUL -- WeMade, an online game developer that created "The Legend of Mir," a free-to-play fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game, showed a rather positive outlook for its business in China, which has delayed the process of screening applications from South Korean game companies to provide services in the world’s largest gaming market. "Since a big political event in China is over, business development there will be a little more lively than be
October 26, 2022 -
Doosan Enerbility strengthens partnership with German 3D printer company EOS
SEOUL -- EOS, a German provider of metal 3D printers, will provide new technologies and cooperate in marketing with Doosan Enerbility, a power plant equipment manufacturer in South Korea, to strengthen their partnership that led to the development of a cobalt alloy 3D printing process used to repair old gas turbines. EOS will share user feedback and technical needs with Doosan Enerbility. "This cooperation with EOS has laid the foundation for the faster application of worl
October 26, 2022 -
POSCO's thick plate wins DNV certification as wind turbine raw material
SEOUL -- DNV, a classification society based in Norway, has certified South Korea's leading steel group, POSCO, as a company to produce thick steel plates that can reduce the use of steel for wind turbine towers and sub-substructure by about 10 percent. The steelmaker promotes its product as a cost-efficient material that can cope with rising raw material prices. DNV approved the thick plate plant of POSCO's steel mill in the southern industrial port city of Gwangyang as a s
October 26, 2022 -
Lotte Chemical works with logistics company to recycle waste packaging vinyl
SEOUL -- Lotte Chemical, a major chemical company based in South Korea, joined hands with Samsung Electronics Logitech, a corporate logistics management agency, to expand the virtuous cycle of packaging materials by recycling waste vinyl made of polyethylene, which is the most commonly produced plastic used for packaging. Lotte Chemical said it would collect waste vinyl used by Samsung Electronics Logitech for packaging to produce high-quality packaging materials and supply them ba
October 26, 2022 -
Hanwha Systems works with research body to develop ultra-small synthetic-aperture radar satellites
SEOUL -- Hanwha Systems, a key defense contractor involved in the development of antennas and other crucial equipment in South Korea, joined hands with a state-run technology institute to secure core technologies for the development of an ultra-small synthetic-aperture radar satellite that can transmit high-quality and high-resolution earth observation images. Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) is a form of radar used to create two-dimensional images or three-dimensional reconstructions
October 25, 2022 -
Hyundai Engineering & Construction wins approval to demonstrate TV frequency-based wireless communication for underground tunnels
SEOUL -- Hyundai Engineering and Construction, a major builder in South Korea, won government approval to use a new wireless solution that enables undisrupted communication from the surface to deep underground construction sites, using "TV white space," which is unused TV frequencies. The solution with extremely high transmission power will be used to secure the safety of workers. Previously, long-term evolution (LTE) repeaters were installed for communication between insi
October 25, 2022 -
SK Bioscience receives $140 million CEPI fund to develop mRNA vaccine platform
SEOUL -- SK Bioscience, the developer of South Korea's first homemade COVID-19 vaccine, will receive a new research fund of up to $140 million from an international foundation, which finances vaccine research projects, to push for the development of a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine with the aim of establishing a research and development system that can prevent existing or unknown viruses. SK Bioscience said it has been selected by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedne
October 25, 2022 -
LIG Nex1 selected as preferred bidder to develop new shipborne electronic warfare system
SEOUL -- LIG Nex1 has been selected as a preferred bidder for South Korea's military project to develop a next-generation shipborne electronic warfare system with an improved ability to respond to electromagnetic waves. The system can identify enemy electromagnetic activity early, perform electron attacks at a greater distance, and improve the viability and attack ability of warships. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) aims to develop a system that can detect
October 25, 2022
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PHOTOS: Exhibition brings Disney's 'Mickey & Friends' to Deoksugung Palace
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Samsung envisions AI integration across product lines
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North Korean Leader threatens to use nuclear weapons, denounces Yoon in verbal tirade
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Yoon to hold talks with Japan's new prime minister in Laos next week
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India, U.S. join hands for battery mineral supply chain cooperation
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Peruvian singer lights up autumnal night with fusion concert in Seoul
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Korea Zinc begins share buyback amid control battle
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Former Singapore minister jailed for corruption
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Avian influenza outbreak kills 48 big cats in Vietnamese zoos
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Junior doctors go on strike in India following rape, murder case