Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg and Purdue University President Mung Chiang joined federal partners and executives of South Korea-based SK hynix Inc., the world’s leading producer of High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) chips, today as the company announced plans to establish
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST) Materials Science and Engineering professor Feng Ding and his research team succeeded in single-crystal graphite film synthesis with a Peking University research team.According to the institute, 100,000 layers of graphene are stacked in the si
The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), an institute under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and ICT, has signed memorandum of understandings with representative research institutes in Germany and Lithuania.On May 9, KIMM signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focusing o
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) said on May 26 that its research team has developed a magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) that consumes extremely low power but has high speeds of spin direction changes.The research team was led by Dr. Lee Ki-young of the Spin Convergenc
South Korean Economy and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said on Sept. 5 that the South Korean government would work on a free trade agreement with Russia in the goods sector as well as investment and service.“A South Korea-Russia FTA in the goods sector will make a great contribution to the two countr
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on Sep. 4 that it would hold a conference in Seoul on Sep. 17 regarding material and component technology transfer to cope with Japan’s export curbs.Specifically, KAIST is going to present four new technologies at the conferenc
Korean researchers have developed a photocatalyst coating for concrete pavement that can trap and decompose air pollutants when exposed to visible light.The photocatalyst coating decomposes fine dust-causing substances that have subsided on concrete pavement or precast pavers of a sidewalk.Existing
The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced on Jan. 17 that its research team has developed perovskite LEDs (PeLED) which are flexible enough to be folded. In this study, a transparent material was used in the electrode of the device in replacement of metal to ensure tra
With China's sharp rise in nanotechnology ranging from original technology to industrial areas, the South Korean government will make massive investment by making a national nano industry road map to increase the competitiveness of related industries such as semiconductors and materials.The Mini
A team of Korean scientists succeeded in developing silicon oxide nano powder, which is a cathode material for lithium ion batteries which can double the capacities of electric car batteries. Accordingly, the new material will double electric vehicles’ travel distances. When the material are mass-pr
According to professor Jo Moon-ho at the Pohang University of Science and Technology, his research team at the Institute for Basic Science developed a transistor device partially metallic and partially semiconducting on the same atomic layer.Existing silicon semiconductors exhibit potential barriers
Mirae Asset Global Investments announced that the company will launch an ETF which invests in the 4th Industrial Revolution related companies worldwide and to hold events for trading customers.The “TIGER Global 4th Industry Innovation Technology ETF” invests in global companies such as those in the
The Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) announced on July 19 that its research team led by professor Lee Sung-won at the Department of Emerging Materials Science developed an electronic skin with a team led by Tokyo University professor Takao Someya and the electronic skin they
The South Korean government is planning to invest 514.1 billion won (US$447 million) in nanotechnology this year. At present, South Korea ranks third in the world in the number of patents held in this field.Last year, 10 government agencies and 11 government-funded research institutes in the country
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) announced on September 1 that a Korean small firm, Hans ENG Corporation, succeeded in developing an oil skimmer that can quickly collect offshore oil spills using nanotechnology. An oil ski
The Korean government will concentrate its R&D budget investment in the nine new and emerging industries of ICT & software, biotechnology & healthcare, energy & resources, materials & nanotechnology, machinery & manufacturing, primary & food, aerospace & ocean, construction & transport and environme
A team led by Dr. Park Jong-kwan of the Ultra-Precision System Research Lab at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials announced on Nov. 10 that they developed a fundamental technology for a hybrid processing system that realizes ultra-precision and micro-fabrication processes, and successful
Korean researchers developed a new metallic material that can induce angiogenesis and promote tissue regeneration. A team led by Dr. Ok Myeong-ryeol at the Biomedical Research Institute of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on Oct. 28 that they developed the new metallic
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) acknowledged South Korea as the most active country that pursues scientific and technological innovations.OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría announced the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2015 during this year's minist
On Aug. 28, Choi Yang-hee, minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning, announced that the Korean government will invest 5.7 trillion won (US$4.8 billion) in fostering future growth engines by 2020 through cooperation at the pan-governmental level. He also said that the government is aiming to secu