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'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

Professor from Rwanda gets ScD degree

A Rwandan professor received a doctor of science degree from a Korean university, Wednesday. Gangneung-Wonju National University (GWNU) said Thursday it awarded a doctorate degree in nutritional science to Didace Ndahimana, 38, for his thesis, “Development and validity assessment of the equations for the prediction of energy requirements in older adults - using the doubly lab...

Science | 2018-08-23 15:24

BASF researchers offer science education to kids

BASF, a Germany-based global chemical company, has been offering an interactive science education program for over 20 years to children worldwide in order to promote the importance of chemistry in everyday life.

Science | 2018-08-13 16:13

Bayer researchers offer modern agriculture education to local students

Researchers of Bayer Korea are giving life science and modern agriculture education to local students through laboratory experiments and field activities to help them better understand the importance of healthy food.

Science | 2018-07-19 16:42

Engineer reveals 'airbag' for cellphone

Scared that your screen will crack if you drop your phone? Well, the cellphone “emergency airbag” could be the answer. In Korea, the price of fixing the screen on an iPhone X is about 400,000 won and the Galaxy S8 300,000 won.

Science | 2018-07-03 14:37

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