The Institute for Basic Science (IBS) announced on Sept. 23 that it will hold the IBS Quantum Nanoscience Conference from Sept. 25-27 and the IBS-ACS Energy and Nanomaterials Research Conference from Sept. 30-Oct. 1.The Quantum Nanoscience Conference will be held at the ECC Lee Sang-bong Hall of Ewh

On Sept. 19, South Korean President Moon Jae-in awarded the two-millionth patent certificate and the one-millionth design registration certificate in South Korea to Orum Therapeutics CEO Lee Seung-ju and HHS CEO Han Hyung-sup, respectively.That day, South Korea became the seventh country in the worl

South Korean and British researchers have jointly developed a new catalyst that can replace an expensive platinum catalyst in mass-production of hydrogen.Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced on Sept. 15 that its research team led by Professors Jeong Hu-young and Shin

A number of research institutions in South Korea are actively conducting research and development on next-generation solar cells, heightening expectations for commercialization.Global investment in renewable energy production capacities came to US$2.60 trillion (3,103.36 trillion won) during the dec

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is seeking to develop next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technology which can be implanted in the human brain.KAIST announced on Sept. 6 that it has opened the Center for Neuroscience-inspired AI (CNAI) at the Yang Boon Soon Bu

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

South Korean scientists have discovered a new three-dimensional structure and mechanism of a cell membrane protein which causes epilepsy and disorders of muscle.Lim Hyun-ho, a senior researcher at the Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), announced on Aug. 21 that his team has discovered the new st

Korean researchers have developed a metamaterial that can cloak water and wind flows to increase the speeds of vehicles such as airplanes and ships.The National Research Foundation of Korea announced on Aug. 18 that Song Young-seok, a professor at Dankook University and Yoon Jae-yun, a professor at

The human body delays the aging process by eliminating free oxygen radicals. A South Korean research team has applied this mechanism to lithium-air batteries to extend their life.Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced on Aug. 8 that a research team jointly led by Kwak S

The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced on Aug. 7 that professor Kwon Oh-hoon at its School of Natural Science and his research team has developed an analysis method by which how a subnanometer-level substance changes in structure can be seen every femtosecond by mea

A Korean research team has succeeded in localizing a core material for next-generation fuel cells.The Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) announced on July 30 that a research team led by Dr. Lee Jang-yong has developed a new technology to manufacture anion exchange materials (ele

A Korean research team has developed a three-dimensional human hepatic organoid by using stem cells and the functionally mature organoid can proliferate in human pluripotent stem cells.A human liver is a highly regenerative organ, yet it is difficult to obtain liver tissues and in vitro liver cell p

Korea East-West Power Co. announced on July 17 that it has launched a research project jointly with Ulsan Institute of Technology (UNIST) to produce hydrogen and electricity simultaneously with carbon dioxide in exhaust gases emitted by power plants.Korea East-West Power plans to set up the world

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced on June 23 that its research team led by Professor Baek Jong-bum of the Energy and Chemical Engineering Department and a team led by Professor Bu Wenfei of the University of Nanjing have jointly developed a new high-efficiency cata

A technique that can easily diagnose cancer with only a small amount of plasma has been developed. Unlike antibody-based technology that diagnoses individual cancers, it can be used as a complementary technology to existing cancer diagnosis because it can diagnose various types of cancer at a time.T

Korean researchers have identified the Down syndrome critical region gene 1 (DSCR1), an intellectual disability-causing factor in Down syndrome, and its mechanism of action for the first time in the world.Adult neurogenesis is the process by which new neurons are created in the hippocampus of the ad

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 National Research Foundation of Korea said on June 6 that Professor Choi Young-bin at Seoul National University and Professor Choi Jin-ho at Dankook University have jointly developed a biotransplantation device that injects drugs through near-infrared waves without using a needle. Near-infrared

Korean researchers have developed a technology to produce electricity and hydrogen by dissolving carbon dioxide in water. It will contribute to accelerating the era of hydrogen energy by simultaneously producing both electric energy and future clean energy resource hydrogen while eliminating carbon

The mechanism of how proteins terminate the chromosomal replication and repair processes has been discovered.Researchers of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) announced on June 3 that they have identified the mechanism by which the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) bound to DNA is separat