Lee Jae-yeon, vice president of SK hynix’s next-generation semiconductor research and development division, the Global Revolutionary Technology Center, stated on April 22 that “Emerging Memory will set a new paradigm for the AI era.”Emerging Memory refers to memory technology based on new forms or p
Hanwha Systems (CEO: Sung-Chul Eoh) released images of various locations on Earth taken by its small SAR satellite on April 18th, successfully launched on December 4th, 2023.The images taken by Hanwha Systems' small SAR satellite were transmitted from an altitude of 650 kilometers above the Earth. T
LS Eco Energy announced on April 2 that it has signed a business agreement with the Institute of Energy (IE) under the Vietnam Electricity Authority regarding the superconducting cable project.The two parties plan to establish a cooperative system to apply superconducting cables to the Vietnamese po
The growth of leading domestic companies in the medical AI field is becoming evident, as the number of clinical trial applications, approvals, and authorizations rapidly increases. Medical AI involves AI trained on various disease data, analyzing patients’ Computed Tomography (CT) scans or Magnetic
A medical waste treatment system, which is capable of 99.9999 percent sterilization by using high-temperature and high-pressure steam, has been developed for the first time in the country.The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (President Seog-Hyeon Ryu, hereinafter referred to as KIMM), an i
POSCO International has embarked on expanding its electric vehicle component business by signing a contract worth 1.16 trillion won (US$882.46 million) for the supply of rare earth permanent magnets for electric vehicles.The company announced on March 12 that its U.S. subsidiary has recently secured
SK on is set to develop a high-nickel nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery capable of traveling 300 km on a 5-minute charge.During a keynote speech at The Battery Conference held at COEX in the Gangnam district of Seoul on March 7 as part of the largest battery exhibition in South Korea, InterBatte
South Korean heavy machinery and electronic components manufacturer LS Mtron announced on Jan. 22 that it will showcase its business-to-business (B2B) solutions at a globally recognized information technology (IT) exhibition.The company will participate in the technology exhibition DesignCon 2024, s
POSCO International announced on Jan. 10 its plan to supply Hyperloop-specific steel to the European Hyperloop Center (EHC) within the European Union (EU) for an additional test section project this year. A total of 275 tons of the steel developed and produced by POSCO, called POSLOOP355, has been s
Hanwha Ocean has recently entered into a research and development service contract with the Defense Technology Quality Institute for the design of new “magnet-reducing equipment for submarines,” the company announced on Nov. 29. This equipment is designed to reduce the magnetic field generated by su
KT has set its sights on extending the wireless quantum encrypted communication data transmission range from the current 2 km to 10 km by next year. Achieving lossless data exchange up to a distance of 10 km, from the ground to the stratosphere, could significantly reduce the potential hacking threa
The French government ordered a halt to sales claiming that Apple’s popular iPhone 12 smartphone, released three years ago, emits radiation levels exceeding allowed standards. The issue is spreading to other European countries, including Germany and Belgium. South Korea’s government has also commenc
The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) announced on Sept. 4 that they have completed the development of a lunar space environment monitor (LUSEM) and began to transport it to the United States. The LUSEM is scheduled to go to the moon in 2024.The L
According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Aug. 23, Korea’s general machinery exports stood at US$25.7 billion in the first half of this year and the export amount represented a year-on-year increase of 1.6 percent. The growth is noticeable compared to a year-on-year decline of more
Hyundai Motor Group has initiated the development of electric vehicle motors that do not utilize “rare earth elements,” which are heavily dependent on China.According to industry sources on Aug. 13, Hyundai Motor Group is currently developing a propulsion motor at its Namyang Research Center in Hwas
The validation of “LK-99,” which claims to be the world’s first room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconducting material, continues in the international academic community.On Aug. 8 (local time), the Cohesive Material Theory Center (CMTC) at the University of Maryland announced through social med
Superconductors, materials that suffer no energy loss due to electrical resistance, have traditionally been limited to novel technologies such as maglev trains. It was challenging to make superconductor technology economically viable.However, recent research by South Korean teams implementing superc
As interest in superconductors with zero electrical resistance grows, a lot of attention is being paid to LS Cable & System’s development of superconducting cables. Although the implementation of superconductors at room temperature is still a long way off, the company’s strategy is to commercialize
Samsung Electronics and LG Display are expanding their alliance to include 77-inch organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs after the 83-inch models. The alliance with LG Display is expected to expand to LCDs due to a patent dispute between Samsung Electronics and BOE of China.According to industry s
Samsung Electronics has decided not to collect Samsung Pay fees from credit card companies. While Apple has begun collecting fees for Apple Pay, Samsung Electronics had also considered imposing charges. However, to alleviate the burden on credit card companies struggling with deteriorating profitabi