Yonsei University Medical School professor Kim Hyung-bum and Seoul National University engineering professor Yoon Sung-ro announced on January 30 that their joint research team developed an AI program choosing the most effective gene scissors for cutting different target parts.Gene scissors can be d

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on January 30 that Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) biochemical engineering professor Lee Sang-yup and his research team developed a technologyfor producing aromatic polyesters from inedible biomass by E.coli fermentation.The techni

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on January 16 that a research team led by Professor Oh Deok-kun of Konkuk University developed a substance similar to lipid regulating agents in human body using microbial enzyme and confirmed the potential as a drug for diabetes.The research team successful

The tactile sense of the spider transmitted through its feet is sensitive enough to feel the wing vibration of a fly insect. A communicative system was developed that uses this sensitive 'touch' to enable panplegia patients to use words that they want to.According to POSTECH on December 20, a team l

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of Korea announced on December 20 that a total of 12 billion won (US$10.8 million) will be invested for three years to come in research on the commercial production of bio-hydrogen based on marine microbes and by-product gas from power plants.The ministry and the

The National Research Foundation of Korea announced on December 10 that Chungnam National University professor Song Seung-wan and his research team developed a novel negative electrode material that is capable of realizing a magnesium ion battery. A magnesium ion battery is a secondary battery using

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on December 4 that its research team led by Dr. Oh Shi-hyeong at its Center for Energy Convergence Research and Seoul National University professor Choi Jang-wook developed a new positive electrode material overcoming surface degradation

The Ministry of Science & ICT held a public hearing in Seoul on November 21 and announced that the launch of Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 (KSLV-2), which was previously scheduled to be launched in 2020, will be postponed by up to one year. The date of launch was moved up by one year in the previous

South Korean scientists have developed a biochemical substance that can treat hair loss. The new drug candidate instigates the growth of new hair follicle, a mammalian skin organ that produces hair, while reducing the side effects of existing hair loss drugs.The research team led by Yonsei Universit

According to the a survey titled “2016 R&D activity” of 57,581 institutions in South Korea, such as public research institutes, universities and corporations, released by the Ministry of Science, Future Planning and ICT (MSIP) on November 14, the total amount of research and development (R&D) invest

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on November 9 that a research team led by professor Song Hyun-joon of the Chemistry Department developed a metallic oxide hybrid optical nanocatalyst that converts carbon dioxides in carbonated water into 99% pure methane fuel

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) announced on November 6 that it has developed a technology to predict promising patent products with high business value by combining artificial intelligence (AI) with its Technology Opportunity Discovery (TOD) big data system. The TO

The Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute of Korea said on November 6 that it has developed and commercialized YouVR, a mobile application that will enable the production of virtual reality (VR) content without any specialized hardware, with VR solution startup Nextaeon. So far, separa

Moon Mi-ok, Science & Technology Advisor to the President, met with Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) CEO Mohamed Al Hammadi in Abu Dhabi on October 30 and they reached an agreement on the necessity of the joint business of South Korea and the UAE in the nuclear power generation markets of

Seoul National University medical professors Mook In-hee and Lee Dong-yeong said on October 23 that their research team developed a blood test-based Alzheimer’s disease prediction technique and transferred the technique with a prediction accuracy of about 90% to Medifron DBT. 130 million won was pai

China has monopolized global clinical trials in the field of genome editing technology that will dramatically change the bio industry, leading commercialization. With the China’s swift move, biotechnologically advanced countries, including the United States and Europe, have greatly eased gene-relate

The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced on October 10 that its research team led by professor Jung Yeon-woo and auto parts manufacturer Mando unveiled the concept of their hybrid module mobility at Frankfurt IAA Motor Show 2017.The hybrid module mobility can be defin

The Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) has developed a core electro-catalyst design technology that can significantly improve electrochemical fuel reaction which produces hydrogen fuel.The research team led by Dr. Kim Hyung-joo from CO2 energy vector research division at the KRI

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

The National Research Foundation of Korea announced on September 7 that a research team led by Professor Park Ho-seok from Sungkyunkwan University succeeded in developing lithium-ion battery electrode by copying the structure of spider’s webs.A lithium-ion battery is widely used in smartphones and e