S. Korea's POSCO, Hyundai to use oyster shell waste for steelmaking
Sep 18, 2021 23:48 pm UTC| Science Economy
S. Korean steelmakers POSCO and Hyundai Steel Co. will start using oyster shells as a secondary base material for producing steel. Both firms have been developing a recycling technology with a local oyster shell...
S. Korea to develop solar-powered drone that could carry 20 kgs to stratosphere
Sep 16, 2021 22:54 pm UTC| Science Economy
South Korea will invest 37.47 billion won in developing a solar-powered drone that could carry over 20 kilograms in the stratosphere and with natural disaster monitoring capability by 2025. The drone will serve as an...
S. Korean scientists develop 3D printing ink from sunflower pollen
Sep 01, 2021 02:26 am UTC| Science Economy
A group of South Korean scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore managed to develop 3D printing ink material from sunflower pollen. The research team led by professor Cho Nam-joon first incubated...
Repairing ozone layer is also reducing CO₂ in the atmosphere – new study
Aug 22, 2021 01:43 am UTC| Science
Spring 2060. In dark glasses, a wide sunhat and with what little exposed skin left caked in sun cream, a child stares at the woodland across from their house. It looks scraggly and stunted, and with far fewer leaves than...
How machine learning is helping us fine-tune climate models to reach unprecedented detail
Aug 22, 2021 01:24 am UTC| Technology Science
From movie suggestions to self-driving vehicles, machine learning has revolutionised modern life. Experts are now using it to help solve one of humanitys biggest problems: climate change. With machine learning, we can...
Kumho Petrochemical to produce eco-friendly rubber compound out of rice bran
Aug 06, 2021 23:40 pm UTC| Science Economy
Kumho Petrochemical Co. will produce an eco-friendly synthetic rubber compound made of rice bran-based bio-silica. Silica improves fuel efficiency, braking power, and wear resistance of synthetic rubber for...
Aug 06, 2021 09:43 am UTC| Science
Watson and Crick, Schrdinger and Einstein all made theoretical breakthroughs that have changed the worlds understanding of science. Today big, game-changing ideas are less common. New and improved techniques are the...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects