The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) of Korea said on Dec. 17 that it has succeeded in developing 5G core element technologies, including “millimeter-wave beam switching” technology, as well as “future social network services” (future SNS).ETRI's "future SNS" is a kind of

South Korean scientists have developed a new technology that improves the transparency and image quality of display panels by 40 to 60 percent, by integrating graphene into organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) of Korea said on Dec. 16

Korean scientists have discovered new functions of the tau protein, known as the main cause of Alzheimer's disease.The Department of Bio and Brain Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and a research team led by Professor Choi Myung-chul announced on Dec. 16 t

Korea Post will start a delivery service using drones from next year. Also, drones will be used to inspect energy facilities including power and gas. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) will invest 1.5 billion won (US$1.27 million) next year to push forward three pilot projects.The MO

Bukwang Pharm announced that it has completed the phase 2 pre-study with MLR-1023, a new treatment candidate substance for Type 2 diabetes, in cooperation with U.S.-based Melior Pharmaceuticals.The Korean pharmaceutical company official said, “After we had approval of the phase 2 pre-clinical trial

The Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) announced on Dec. 14 that it developed a silicon carbide power semiconductor device and signed a technology transfer contract with power semiconductor manufacturer Maple Semiconductor.A silicon carbide power semiconductor device’s voltage enduran

The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced on Dec. 14 that its research team led by professors Kim Keon-tae and Baek Jong-beom at the Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering developed an iron-carbon composite catalyst that can contribute to a reduction in the cost

Ovitz Corporation, a New York-based global startup that develops tiny portable devices to check eyes, is set to support eye care in developing countries. The K-ICT Born 2 Global Center (Chief Executive Director Kim Jong-gap) said that its member company Ovitz will participate in an eye disease preve

There are rumors that Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics will release their strategic smartphones, the Galaxy S7 and the G5, next February, which is a month earlier than they did before.As various mid-range phones will be launched from the beginning of next year as well as premium phones from Sa

South Korea’s leading drug maker Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. (CEO Lee Gwan-sun) announced on Nov. 23 that it has signed a license agreement with Chinese biotechnology company ZAI Lab Limited to grant exclusive rights of its novel EGFR targeted therapy for lung cancer, or HM61713, in China, including Ho

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on Dec. 9 that its research team led by Dr. Kim Young-soo and head of its Brain Science Institute Kim Dong-jin developed a new drug candidate of EPPS. “The EPPS can remove beta-amyloid, which is a protein causing Alzheimer's dementia, fr

The Institute for Basic Science (IBS) announced on Dec. 7 that it developed a hydrogen fuel cell catalyst that is capable of improving the efficiency and stability of power generation with a halved platinum content.At present, hydrogen fuel cells are characterized by not only their high prices but a

The Gyeonggi Provincial Government signed an investment agreement with Faurecia on Dec. 7. The purpose of the agreement is to set up an R&D institute in Korea in order to work on a technique for reducing NOx emissions from automobiles by up to 80 percent with 25 Korean companies which also includes

Korean scientists developed a hologram display technology that can realize holograms in 360-degree three-dimensional (3D) color image, which often appears in science fiction films such as Star Wars and Minority Report. It will be used as a core technology that allows users to watch hologram images i

According to industry sources, the global total electric vehicle (EV) sales increased by 47 percent from a year ago during the first three quarters of this year based on governments’ incentives and the recent Volkswagen scandal. The EV sales volume is forecast to skyrocket from 0.5 million to 3.93 m

Based on a through-silicon via (TSV) technology, Samsung Electronics is stepping up the development of integrated chip solutions that bind memory and logic, or system semiconductor, together. The company is planning to foster chips, which integrate central processing unit (CPU), memory and communica

Based on a three-dimensional through-silicon via (TSV) technology, Samsung Electronics has started mass production of its new DRAM module featuring the world’s largest capacity and the highest performance and energy efficiency that are existing in today's market. The company is planning to strengthe

LG Electronics is trying to move away from Qualcomm, which the company solely relied on for existing mobile application processors (AP), and is now developing its new mobile AP in cooperation with Intel and TSMC. The company seeks to reduce its dependency on Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, which will b

As tablet products are competing for large displays in earnest, Samsung Electronics has released its new 18.4-inch (46.73-cm) Galaxy View tablet that is larger than most laptop screens.According to industry sources on Nov. 26, the Galaxy View, which was introduced first in the U.S. early this month,

Samsung is reportedly reconsidering including a microSD card slot in its next-generation Galaxy S7 smartphone, according to a report from Italy-based information and technology news outlet HD Blog on Nov. 23 (local time).It said that there is a possibility that the microSD card slot will return on t