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Trade Ministry teams up with overseas institutes for industrial innovation

The six bidders include five US-based institutes and universities and Fraunhofer, a German-based institute.

Kyung Hee University participates in FarmEVs, Horizon Europe MSCA SE funded project

Korea to invest $527 mil. to integrate AI into all sectors of society

Gov’t launches AI governance body with experts

S. Korea successfully launches 2nd spy satellite into orbit

Korea’s ‘artificial sun’ achieves a record 48 seconds at 100 million degrees. Why does it matter?

Korea’s ‘artificial sun’, KSTAR, recorded a plasma operation with a temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius for 48 seconds, a new step in nuclear fusion research.

Responding to Business Cyber Threats with eXtened Threat Intelligence (XTI)

S. Korean parking solutions company to develop autonomous valet parking robots ​​​​​​​

KAIST researchers developed a novel ultra-low power memory for neuromorphic computing​

POSTECH team successfully exerted electrical control over polaritons, hybridized light-matter particles, at room temperature

New Study Reveals Enhanced Thermal Stability in All-Solid-State Batteries

Big companies increase R&D investment in 2023

Kia to invest 38 tln won in future mobility solutions by 2028

LG Innotek Releases High-performance LiDAR Capable of Detecting Objects Up to 250 m Away

S. Korean semiconductor packaging provider NEPES succeeds in HBM materials’ domestic production

Domestic Component Industry Intensifies Race to Dominate Semiconductor Glass Substrates

Researchers find Lunit's AI X-ray analysis solution effective enough to reduce human doctors' workload

Seegene and UK Health Security Agency convene a summit to collectively realize ‘a World Free from All Diseases’

Hanwha Aerospace conducts spinoff to focus on defense industry

AI technology company Dabeeo wins fund from major defense investors

Nvidia-backed Twelve Labs is building AI that understands videos like humans

Firefighters on east coast to don high-tech wearable robot​​​​​​​

Korea's astronomy agency captures moment of US total solar eclipse

The 2nd ROK-EU Digital Partnership Council Sets Stage for Substantial Digital Cooperation​​​​​​​

- The Council discussed cooperation measures in digital sectors including semiconductors, 5G/6G, quantum technologies, artificial intelligence, standardization, digital rights, etc.
- Key outcomes included collaborative research initiatives in semiconductors and 5G/6G

Gov't to draw up largest-ever R&D budget next year

Park Sang-ook, senior presidential secretary for science and technology, said the government is working to overhaul the way it supports R&D projects while "sharply increasing" the relevant budget next year.