BTS Jin releases first single album ahead of enlistment in collaboration with Coldplay

SEOUL -- Jin, the eldest member of BTS, rolled out "The Astronaut," a first solo single co-written by British rock band Coldplay, ahead of his conscription for South Korea's mandatory military service. The pop-rock song will be performed at Coldplay's concert in Buenos Aires. "The song captures the ears of listeners and the hearts of BTS' fan ARMY as Jin participated in writing the lyrics expressing his fondness for fans," Jin's agency, Big Hit M

October 28, 2022

KAI clinches new deal to produce attack helicopters for marine force

SEOUL -- Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the sole aircraft maker in South Korea, has clinched a deal worth about 430 billion won ($303 million) from a state arms procurement agency to convert a homemade landing helicopter for marine troops into an attack helicopter armed with air-to-air guided missiles, a turret-type machine gun, rockets, and air-to-ground guided missiles. Three prototypes will be made for 46 months, using Marineon, the amphibious variant of South Korea's hom

October 28, 2022

POSCO opens solid electrolyte factory with initial production of 24 tons per year

SEOUL -- South Korea's leading steel group POSCO opened a solid electrolyte factory capable of producing 24 tons per year. The group will expand production gradually as part of its strategy to become a global player in the battery material market. The solid electrolyte factory in Yangsan, some 290 kilometers (180 miles) southeast of Seoul, will be jointly run by POSCO Holdings and Jeong Kwang, a domestic solid electrolyte material manufacturer, which set up a joint venture name

October 28, 2022

EBS science TV talk show brings up topic of how to handle problems in future world

SEOUL -- Using new technologies such as extended reality, an experimental science TV talk show created by a public educational broadcaster in South Korea brings up the conversation topic of how to handle various social problems faced by humans living in a future world where technology is extremely developed. The program titled "The Dreamers" produced by the Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) looks into future science technologies and shocking crimes from the stage

October 28, 2022

Fawoo Nanotech develops nanobubble generator to produce hydrogen in large quantities

SEOUL -- Fawoo Nanotech, an Industrial process control equipment manufacturer in South Korea, claimed to have developed an innovative nanobubble generator to produce hydrogen in large quantities. The device turns seawater and carbon dioxide into nanobubbles and combines electrons from chlorine. It is effective in producing a large amount of hydrogen and reducing carbon dioxide. Nanobubbles, which are 70-120 nanometers in size, are efficient in the delivery of oxygen and other gas. T

October 27, 2022

Lotte Fine Chemical to import 50,000 tons of blue ammonia from Saudi Arabia

SEOUL -- Lotte Fine Chemical, a chemical unit of South Korea's Lotte Group, will import 50,000 tons of blue ammonia from Saudi Arabia, which has launched a green initiative to reduce its dependence on oil and become a global leader in exports of hydrogen. The deal underlines a deepening alliance between South Korean and Saudi companies involved in hydrogen production. Lotte Fine Chemical will import 25,000 tons of blue ammonia respectively from ABIC, a fertilizer producer contro

October 27, 2022

​Researchers localize high voltage semiconductor for pulse power generation

SEOUL -- A joint team of researchers has succeeded in the localization of high-voltage semiconductor thyristors for pulse power generators. The electrical switch chip can be used for various military and heavy-duty purposes such as rail guns, warships, particle accelerators, and plasma generators. Pulse power generation uses low-voltage power sources to charge capacitors which are discharged in series to gain voltage multiplication and produce a high-voltage pulse. The generation m

October 27, 2022

POSCO ties up with Samsung Electronics to localize xenon production for semiconductor

SEOUL -- South Korea's top steelmaker POSCO will localize the production of xenon, an essential rare gas used by Samsung Electronics for the fabrication of semiconductors, to help domestic firms cope with rising prices caused by unstable global supply chains. South Korea's semiconductor industry has been heavily dependent on rare gases imported from the United States, China and South Africa. Rare gases can be produced from residual gas emitted from steel mills with large ai

October 27, 2022

Virtual forest experience found to help restore positive emotions and reduce anxiety

SEOUL -- Experiencing a virtual forest was found to create positive emotions such as happiness and alleviate negative emotions such as depression and fatigue. Such green experiences can help treat people exhausted by lonely urban life without having them visit actual forests. After analyzing 21 studies conducted at home and abroad, the state-run National Institute of Forest Science (NiFoS) concluded that experiencing forests in realistic digital content such as virtual reality (VR)

October 27, 2022

SK geo centric establishes plastic recycling partnership with China's Haier

SEOUL -- In an effort to expand its global market reach, SK geo centric, a chemical company affiliated with South Korea's SK Group, has established plastic recycling partnerships with foreign companies including Haier, a leading home appliances and consumer electronics company in China, and PureCycle Technologies (PCT), a U.S.-based recycling service company with patented purification recycling technology. SK geo centric (SKGC) said it has agreed with Haier to cooperate in de

October 27, 2022