Korean battery makers stand out in global market
Korea-made batteries are leading the electric car lithium ion (Li-ion) battery market.
A new Leaderboard Report released on Dec. 7 by Navigant Research, a global...
Scientists push high-tech farming
An AI discriminator can check the ripeness of each tomato. (Ministry of Science and ICT)
By Kim Tae Won and Kim Young Shin
The Ministry of Science and ICT...
[K-quarantine ①] Walk-thru booth maker eyes global expansion
In line with the global acclaim for Korea's effective quarantine response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), domestic companies are also receiving rising attention from the...
Self-driving buses in Seoul to have distance raised to 4.8 km
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Nov. 10 will extend the distance traveled by self-driving buses around Cheonggyecheon Stream from 3.2...
Explore Hongdo Island in virtual reality
The Korea National Park Service launches a virtual reality service on March 28 that gives users a tour of the distant island of Hongdo,...
Consortium lands deal to export AI know-how to Saudi Arabia
Second Vice Minister of Science and ICT Ryu Jemyung (clockwise from left in back row) on Feb. 1 poses...
Mussel adhesive minimizes post-operation scars
Surgical thread and medical adhesives used to close wounds can now be replaced with a breakthrough adhesive made from mussel proteins.
A recent study has...
World-class nuclear plant tech confirmed via export to US
This is Hanaro, a nuclear reactor used for research. (Ministry of Science and ICT)
By...
Seoul, Paris discuss future cooperation in space
Experts and government officials in the space sector from Korea and France discuss cooperation measures at the Korea-France Space Forum on Dec. 12 at...
World scientists discuss science, technology
The OECD Ministerial Meeting Daejeon 2015: World Science & Technology Forum is slated for Oct. 19 to 23 at venues across Daejeon. It will...
Forest service helps restore Aral Sea
The Aral Sea has shrunk to one tenth of its size due to large-scale irrigation and has been turned into a huge saline desert...
Korea’s greenhouse measurements found to be accurate, reliable
One of Korea's Global Atmosphere Watch observatories on Anmyeondo Island in Chungcheongnam-do Province samples and measures the causes of climate change.
Recent air quality tests...
National team sweeps all 5 gold medals at Int’l Physics Olympiad
The national team that won all five gold medals at this year's International Physics Olympiad, which ran from July 4-12 in...
Nat’l library section offers high-tech look at historical documents, books
By Kim Yeojin and Lee Jihae
Video = National Library of Korea
A copy of Donguibogam (Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine), the classic textbook on traditional Korean medicine and national treasure written by...
Nuclear fusion project gets KRW 1.2T to harness ‘artificial sun’
The KSTAR is a magnetic fusion device for superconducting nuclear fusion at the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) in...
Nation’s first nanosatellite NEONSAT-1 enters normal orbit
The Ministry of Science and ICT on April 24 announced that the nation's first homegrown nanosatellite, New-space Earth...
Nation’s first land observation satellite marks second year
This photo taken by Compact Advanced Satellite 500-1 (CAS500-1) shows the area around Gyeongbokgung Palace and Cheong Wa...
Cheong Wa Dae calls rocket Nuri ‘nation’s pride’ day before launch
Korea's first homegrown space rocket Nuri on Oct. 20 is moved to the launchpad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province....
Free Wi-Fi on all city buses nationwide marks world first
Minister of Science and ICT Choi Kiyoung (left) on Dec. 14 tests free Wi-Fi on a bus at a bus terminal in Seoul's Yeouido district at...
