Sustainable Technology
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New Functions Added to Materials Simply by Changing the Stacking Order of Atoms
A South Korean research team has developed a materials-design method that adds new functions while preserving a material's inherent strengths, achieved simply by changing the order in which the same types and amounts of atoms are stacked. …
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Using Less Rare Earth and Reusing It… ‘K-Moonshot Rare Earth’ Industry-Academia-Research Council Launched
A national technology development framework has gone into motion to reduce reliance on China for rare earth permanent magnets, the core components in motors for cutting-edge industries such as electric vehicles, robotics and defense. The M…
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Public-Private Council to Launch for Commercializing Multipurpose SMRs
The Ministry of Science and ICT has put its heads together with demand and supply companies to accelerate the commercialization of small modular reactors (SMRs). The government and industry agreed to form a joint public-private council wit…
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Ministry of Science and ICT Presents Vision for Future Nuclear Innovation at IAEA General Conference
Koo Hyuk-chae, First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT (headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon), attended the 70th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), …
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MSIT Deepens International Cooperation with Fusion Frontrunners…Setting Sights on Power Demonstration in the 2030s
Koo Hyuk-chae, First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon), attended the Global Fusion Policy Summit held at Mansion House in London, UK, on Monday, Septembe…
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Special Act and Enforcement Decree on Small Modular Reactors Take Effect Today… SMR Development and Commercialization Move into Full Swing
The institutional foundation to support the development and commercialization of small modular reactors (SMRs) is now complete. The Ministry of Science and ICT (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon) announce…
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Preliminary Feasibility Study Clears Land Observation Satellites 3 and 4… No. 3 to Launch in 2030
The land observation satellite No. 3 and No. 4 development project pushed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport passed a preliminary feasibility study on August 26. With a total investment of 312.9 billion won, No. 3 is sch…
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Choi Su-seok of POSTECH Named September Winner of the Korea Science and Technology Award
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon) and the National Research Foundation of Korea (President Hong Won-hwa) announced on the 2nd that Professor Choi Su-seok of the Departmen…
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Science Ministry Re-Inspects 87 Areas With Poor Telecom Quality… 79 Improved
The Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency (NIA) re-inspected 87 sites nationwide that had been rated substandard in last year's telecommunications service quality evaluation, and confirmed that quality had…
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WIA CODE Launches a New World Connected by Knowledge… Heart- and Star-Shaped QR Code Challenge
WIA CODE, a new two-dimensional code developed by South Korean developer Dr. Yeon Sam-heum, has officially been unveiled. Unlike conventional square QR codes, WIA CODE is designed to connect digital content through a variety of shapes, inc…
