POSCO's high manganese steel recognized by U.N. agency as cryogenic material

SEOUL -- High manganese steel developed by South Korea's steel group POSCO has been recognized by a U.N. maritime safety agency as a cryogenic cargo and fuel tank material for ships. POSCO's high manganese steel is cost-effective and showed superiority over existing cryogenic materials in terms of elongation and ultimate tensile strength. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) stipulates that cargo windows and fuel tanks of ships that transport cryogenic cargo such as

November 15, 2022

LG CNS to design smart service concept of Indonesia's new capital city

SEOUL -- LG CNS, the information technology wing of South Korea's LG Group, will design the smart service concept of Indonesia's new capital city, Nusantara, by incorporating digital transformation technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud, and big data. Under a memorandum of understanding signed during the B20 summit in Bali on November 14, LG CNS said it would participate in designing a smart service concept. A cabinet-level agency tasked with managing and gove

November 15, 2022

Researchers develop portable virus removal device capable of killing COVID-19 virus

SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed a portable virus removal device capable of eliminating more than 99.9 percent of COVID-19 viruses in a second using ultraviolet rays instead of conventional liquid disinfectants. The solution does not leave behind any residue or generate fire so it can be used in crowded places such as subway stations. The solution developed by the state-run Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) only weighs 1.8 kilograms, enabling workers to easil

November 15, 2022

Hyundai auto group to introduce advanced air mobility in Indonesia's future capital

SEOUL -- The urban air mobility team of South Korea's Hyundai auto group will help build an advanced air mobility ecosystem in Nusantara, the future capital of Indonesia. Urban air mobility (UAM) is an ecosystem involving flying passenger vehicles in urban areas. Advanced air mobility (AAM) builds upon the UAM concept by incorporating use cases not specific to operations in urban environments. Under a memorandum of understanding signed during the B20 summit in Bali on November

November 15, 2022

Researchers develop elastic printed circuit board using conductive liquid metal particles

SEOUL -- South Korean researchers developed an elastic printed circuit board that uses a conductive polymer material containing liquid metal particles. The board can be used for the production of film-like wearable devices or soft robots with human skin-like exteriors. A printed circuit board consists of metal circuits made of materials such as copper and gold printed onto a flexible board. A circuit board is flexible to some degree but because of the circuit material's rigid

November 14, 2022

CGBio unveils skin trouble care patch as first of microneedle pipeline

SEOUL -- CGBio, a total healthcare provider in South Korea, has unveiled a skin trouble care patch as the first of its microneedle pipeline. Microneedles or microneedle patches are made from a variety of materials ranging from silicon, titanium, stainless steel, and polymers to increase the diffusivity of drugs to the stratum corneum by creating micron-size pores in the skin. With the launch of its skin trouble care patch named "CGDew Dermaregen," GBio aims to release f

November 14, 2022

Researchers find optimized cost for secondhand EV batteries used in ESSs

SEOUL -- South Korean researchers carried out an economic analysis to find out the optimized cost for spent electric vehicles used in energy storage systems. According to data released by IDTechEx, a global market research firm, there will be more than six million used EV battery packs released into the second-life battery market by 2030. Retired batteries are mainly used in energy storage systems (ESSs) that store electricity generated by renewable energy generators such as solar

November 14, 2022

​Pulmuone to increase production of heat-and-eat pasta products in Beijing plant

SEOUL -- Pulmuone, a food company based in Seoul, will increase the production of its heat-and-eat pasta products in the company's Beijing plant to meet growing demands in China. By establishing the automated pasta production system, the company aims to increase its annual pasta production capacity to about 100 million from the current 45 million. Pasta accounted for 43 percent of sales of Pulmuone's Chinese subsidiary Pumeiduo Foods in 2021. The total sales of Pumeido Fo

November 14, 2022

Iljin Materials attracts $19 million to build electric foil plant in Spain

SEOUL -- Iljin Materials, the producer of core materials for lithium batteries in South Korea, has attracted 25 billion won ($19 million) from Spain's state fund that would be used for establishing an electric foil plant with an annual production capacity of 30,000 tons by 2024 in Catalonia. Iljin said it would secure a site for the potential expansion of its production in Spain to meet customer demand. "This investment will be very helpful in building a competitive product

November 14, 2022

SK nexilis claims to be 'industry-first' in developing copper foil for 4680 cylindrical batteries

SEOUL -- SK nexilis claimed to be "industry-first" in developing a copper foil product with a high elongation rate that would be used for cylindrical batteries with a diameter of 46mm and a height of 80 mm. Mass production is to begin in 2023. Battery foils made of aluminum and copper are used as anodes and cathodes for secondary batteries. Foils work as the bridge between external components and internal lithium-ion transports. High-capacity cylindrical batteries require

November 14, 2022