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5+ hour, 44+ min ago (11+ words) Therapy for rare brain disorder, developed with organoids, enters first trial...
INNOSPACE Debuts Support-Free 3 D Printing for Titanium Components
35+ min ago (281+ words) Manufacturing time cut 2. 5-fold and costs reduced by 40 percent Private space launch vehicle company INNOSPACE announced on the 9th that it has commercialized a technology for 3 D printing titanium parts without support structures for the first time in Korea, accelerating its…...
New citizen science teams to study urban bees, cats, and spiders
44+ min ago (419+ words) On April 9, the orientation for the 5th Citizen Science Pulssi was held at the auditorium of the Forest and Nanum Foundation (Chairman Chang Jae-yeon) in Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul. Five research teams selected for the 5th Citizen Science Pulssi attended the event. Citizen…...
[Science Bulletin] South Korea revamps review process for major R&D infrastructure projects.
45+ min ago (293+ words) On the 9th, the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) announced it held a meeting with physics and biology academic societies to explain and discuss construction-type research and development (R&D) projects following the abolition of the preliminary feasibility study (Yeta) system....
Income-Based Health Gaps Common to U. S. and South Korean Systems
46+ min ago (254+ words) A comparative analysis of the healthcare systems of 400, 000 people in the U. S. and South Korea. Although South Korea's universal health insurance system seems to eliminate healthcare blind spots, a study has revealed that disparities in healthcare utilization and health status exist…...
Pre-made particles could enable 4-week pandemic vaccine response
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (468+ words) James Swartz, formerly of Genentech, a Roche subsidiary, speaks at the KSBB International Symposium It took about a year for the COVID-19 vaccine to become available. Professor James Swartz of Stanford University's Department of Chemical and Bioengineering says, "We can…...
Novel protective layer makes magnesium batteries stable in ambient air
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (215+ words) A technology has been developed to overcome the vulnerability to moisture, the main weakness of magnesium batteries, which are considered a next-generation alternative to lithium batteries." Magnesium is abundant in seawater and the Earth's crust, inexpensive, and chemically more stable…...
Gene-edited stem cells free patients with blood disorder from transfusions
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (162+ words) Early clinical success for beta-thalassemia Early clinical results have shown that a single stem cell treatment has enabled patients with an inherited blood disorder, who relied on lifelong transfusions, to begin producing normal hemoglobin. South Korea views 2030 as key window…...
New Model Forecasts Complex Debris Flows and Rock Impacts with High Accuracy
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (228+ words) Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources South Korean researchers have developed a technology to precisely predict the damage range of landslides. It is a simulation model that can also evaluate the effectiveness of disaster prevention facility placement. A debris…...
Scientists Use AI to Design and Patent Cortisol-Sensing Protein
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (283+ words) Artificial protein that recognizes the stress hormone cortisol enables a novel biosensor. A KAIST research team, in collaboration with the 2024 Nobel laureate in Chemistry, Professor David Baker of the University of Washington, has successfully used artificial intelligence (AI) to design,…...