The authors are analysts of Shinhan Investment Corp. They can be reached at jhwon@shinhan.com and shawn1225@shinhan.com, respectively. -- Ed. Strong 4Q21 results driven by brisk demand for COVID-19 test kitsSeegene posted consolidated sales of KRW410bn (-7.2% YoY) and operating profit of KRW199.9bn
The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced on Jan. 27 that professor Lee Hyun-wook and his research team at its School of Energy and Chemical Engineering succeeded in suppressing the Jahn–Teller effect, which limits sodium-ion battery duration.A sodium-ion battery is ch
Hankook Tire has acquired three additional ‘Certifications of Exemplary Laboratories in Safety Management’ for its state-of-the-art R&D center, Hankook Technodome. Hankook Technodome now has a total of five laboratories recognized with the government’s certificate awarded for excellent safety manage
LG Electronics will demonstrate the viability of a washing machine that does not produce wastewater and exhaust gas emissions.The Sandbox Support Center of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Dec. 30 that six companies, including LG
Samsung Electronics will conduct a 6G frequency test using its telecom equipment in the United States this week.Samsung Research America (SRA), the company’s research arm in the U.S., has recently received approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the use of radio frequencies
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KNNP) is speeding up the development of a small module reactor (SMR) which are drawing much attention as a next-generation nuclear power generation method."As the global SMR market is expected to expand, we are developing an innovative SMR (i-SMR) that has a competitive
The family of the late Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee announced on April 28 its plans for the payment of all the taxes related to inheritance and to make philanthropic donations to uphold his legacy and contribute to the creation of a better society.Pledging to continue the late chairman’s
The small modular reactor (SMR) business is emerging as a future energy business around the world. An SMR is a small nuclear power plant with an electricity output of 300 MW or less. It is attracting attention thanks to its strong safety and no carbon emissions.Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction
The battery life of electric vehicles (EVs) is usually five to 10 years, and a large number of waste batteries are expected to be dumped as the EV market expands. As the market for waste batteries is expected to grow to 20 trillion won by 2030, companies are putting a spur to the development of recy
Samsung Electronics has developed the industry’s first High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) processing power — the HBM-PIM.The new processing-in-memory (PIM) architecture brings powerful AI computing capabilities inside high-performance memory, to accelerate large
Hanwha Solutions is stepping up efforts to accelerate commercialization of water electrolysis technologies.Hanwha Solutions announced on Feb. 1 that it has recruited Jeong Hoon-taek, a senior researcher at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), as the head of its Center for Hydrogen Technology R
The Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology announced on Dec. 22 that its research team led by Dr. Kwon Ki-seon confirmed a correlation between senile sarcopenia and a decrease in muscle cell membrane fluidity.At present, senile sarcopenia is regarded as being due to various interre
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology announced on Dec. 10 that its research team led by Terragnosis Research Center director Kim Se-hoon has developed a cancer-targeting phototherapy in collaboration with Seoul National University professor Lee Yoon-shik and Korea University professor Ahn D
The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that 381 domestic and foreign manufacturers tampered with their testing reports to obtain a broadcasting and communications equipment sales license.The National Radio Research Agency of the Ministry of Science and ICT recently reviewed testing reports Bay Ar
Samsung Electronics announced on Nov. 9 that its Eco Life Lab has been accredited as a microbial laboratory by TUV Rheinland, a global testing and certification agency in Germany.The lab was certified in ISO 22196, which focuses on measurement of antibacterial activity on plastics and other non-poro
Samsung SDS has recently won several domestic and international AI machine reading comprehension (MRC) competitions, gaining recognition for its technological capabilities.The AI-based natural language understanding and learning model developed by Samsung SDS’s Technology Research has recently won f
Hyundai Motor Group has recruited world-renowned scholars in artificial intelligence (AI), Tomaso A. Poggio and Daniela L. Rus, as its advisors.The two leading minds in the AI field will work with Hyundai staff at the AI Technology Advisory Group, offering outside expert counsel for planning and eng
The National Fishery Products Quality Management Service of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Sept. 23 that it has developed a technique for PCR COVID-19 test verification.The technique is to measure the sensitivity of real-time PCR tests based on gene detection in relation to the vi
Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC) announced on July 9 that it has recently obtained new accreditation certificates from the Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS) with regard to ginseng ginsenoside and crop protector analysis and micro nutritional component analysis.This means that KGC has been ackno
The Institute for Basic Science announced on July 6 that it has developed nanoparticles with which excess active oxygen resulting from irradiation can be removed even with a minute dose.Irradiation for medical purposes such as cancer treatment and diagnosis results in water molecule decomposition in