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The KERC joins the Science|Business Network

As a bridgehead to enhance Korea-EU R&D cooperation, the KERC intends to actively engage with European R&I community to promote the R&I cooperation between Korea and Europe through the Science|Business Network.

Ministry of Industry Invests 1.141 Trillion Won in Materials and Components R&D

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced this year it will invest a total of 1.141 trillion won in R&D for materials and components technology, focusing on creating a significant lead in advanced industries, stabilizing supply chains, and achieving carbon neutrality.

Korean Gov’t to Commercialize UAM Aircraft Beginning from 2025

The Optionally Piloted Personal Air Vehicle (OPPAV) recently developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has logged a top speed of 240 kilometers per hour. The model is a single-seat Korean urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft.

Science ministry to invest 730.8 bln won in software industry

The science ministry said Tuesday it will allocate 730.8 billion won (US$548.7 million) this year to bolster the local software industry, with a particular focus on the software as a service (SaaS) sector, as part of its effort to enhance South Korea's digital innovation.

South Korea's robot test site eyed in Daegu

The South Korean government announced plans, on March 4, to invest 200 billion won (approximately $1.5 billion) in building a national robot test field in Daegu.

Korea to spur agriculture digitization, improve animal welfare

"Most of the country's initial, so-called first-generation smart farms relied on hardware," Vice Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Han Hoon said. "We'll lead that generation to the next level using AI."

KAIST develops human brain-like AI chip

Researchers at KAIST have developed an AI semiconductor capable of processing large language model (LLM) data at ultra-high speeds while significantly reducing power consumption, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT.

S. Korean geoscience institute finds lithium deposit in Kazakhstan

The deposit was found in a 1.6 kilometer-square area of pegmatites in eastern Kazakhstan, where tantalum was mined in the past, the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) said in an international forum on key minerals in southern Seoul.

Identifying a new mechanism for maintaining body temperature in the cold

SNU research team have proposed a new paradigm for internal homeostasis by elucidating the defense mechanism of mammals that maintains body temperature in the cold.

Researchers find strain capable of producing alternative meat proteins in southern island

KAIST Research Team Creates the Scent of Jasmine from Microorganisms​

UNIST Researchers Uncover Revolutionary Phenomenon in Liquid Crystals

Education company Visang to develop AI-based digital math textbook

Smart ring emerges as new battleground for IT device makers

Samsung, Honor and possibly Apple look to take new market

2024 EU-Korea R&I Day focuses on Korea’s participation in Horizon Europe​​​​​​​

More than 250 researchers from Korean universities, national institutes and industry attended the 7th EU-Korea Research and Innovation Day held in Seoul, on 22 February.

Korea Confirmed as Host for Next International Space Environment Service (ISES) General Assembly​​​​​​​

Notably, in order to explore cooperation among international organizations in the field of space weather, the upcoming ISES General Assembly is scheduled to be held on July 20, 2024 (subject to change), in conjunction with the 45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly (July 12-21, 2024) in Busan.

World Battery Forum kicks off in Seoul

The WBF will meet every year and change location in the order of S. Korea, the US, the EU and Japan. The Korea Battery Industry Association took charge of holding the WBF’s first official event as the host of this year’s meeting.