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SNU team develops blood-based Alzheimer's diagnosis method

A Seoul National University research team has developed a blood test-based Alzheimer's disease diagnosis technology by checking for abnormal deposition of tau protein in the brain, the science ministry said Monday.

Science | 2019-01-21 17:07

'Korea must secure original technologies to counter China threat'

The year of 2019 will likely become a challenging one for high-tech industries here as China is heavily investing in sectors in which Korea has taken the lead - such as semiconductors. In response, Korea needs to develop its own core technologies to get round China’s tightening grip on the high-tech industries, said the president of the Korea Institute of Science and Technolo...

Science | 2019-01-02 16:50

Fine dust, plastic pollution top science news of 2018

Fine dust, plastic pollution and the successful flight test of the Nuri rocket engine have been chosen as the top science news of 2018, a society representing Korea's scientists and engineers announced Wednesday.

Science | 2018-12-26 17:41

KAIST president Shin to keep his post

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) President Shin Sung-chul will keep his post after the board decided Friday to defer a decision on whether to suspend him.

Science | 2018-12-14 17:24

'Northeast Asia super grid' costs at least $6.2 billion: KEPCO

A cross-border power grid system that would connect South Korea with China, Russia and Japan is expected cost over 7 trillion won (US$6.2 billion) to build, a state-run utility firm said Tuesday. In a feasibility report submitted to parliament, the Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said connecting the electricity system between the four nations for the so-called Northeast As...

Science | 2018-12-11 15:59

Samsung BioLogics' listing 'legitimate': KRX

South Korea's bourse operator on Monday decided that Samsung BioLogics Co. is qualified to continue to be listed on the local stock market despite being cited for accounting fraud. The Corporate Review Committee under the Korea Exchange (KRX) made the ruling, paving the way for its share to be traded again on the KOSPI starting Tuesday.

Science | 2018-12-10 22:09

Korean fashion firm Handsome unveils AI-designed clothes

South Korean fashion company Handsome said Wednesday it will release the country's first clothes designed with artificial intelligence technology.

Science | 2018-11-28 11:23

Korea successfully flight-tests rocket engine [VIDEO]

Korea successfully test-launched a first-stage rocket booster powered by a domestically developed engine, Wednesday, paving the way for the development of the nation’s first space vehicle entirely designed and built in the country. The 75-ton-thrust engine was fired up and launched the first-stage rocket at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, at 4 p.m., a...

Science | 2018-11-28 10:54

Moon's Saemangeum solar project under criticism

Criticism is rising over President Moon Jae-in's project to build massive solar and wind energy farms in Saemangeum, a reclaimed land project, in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province.

Science | 2018-10-31 16:12

South Korea unveils space rocket engine for test-launch

South Korea's aerospace institute showcased its locally developed booster engine on Thursday, part of a long-term effort to produce the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 (KSLV-2), a three-stage indigenous rocket.

Science | 2018-09-06 17:02

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