Latest news from National Research Council of Science and Technology on News en-us Copyright 2025 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/first-study-reveals-neurotoxic-potential-of-rose-scented-citronellol-at-high-exposure-levels/?sc=rsin /articles/first-study-reveals-neurotoxic-potential-of-rose-scented-citronellol-at-high-exposure-levels/?sc=rsin Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:12 EST A collaborative research team led by Dr. Myung Ae Bae at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) and Professors Hae-Chul Park and Suhyun Kim at Korea University has discovered that high concentrations of citronellol can trigger neurological and behavioral toxicity. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/kist-develops-full-color-emitting-upconversion-nanoparticle-technology-for-color-displays-with-ultra-high-color-reproducibility/?sc=rsin /articles/kist-develops-full-color-emitting-upconversion-nanoparticle-technology-for-color-displays-with-ultra-high-color-reproducibility/?sc=rsin Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:01 EST Dr. Ho Seong Jang and colleagues at the Extreme Materials Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed an upconversion nanoparticle technology that introduces a core@multi-shell nanostructure, a multilayer structure in which multiple layers of shells surround a central core particle, and enables high color purity RGB light emission from a single nanoparticle by adjusting the infrared wavelength. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/new-technology-suppresses-temperature-rise-during-hydrogen-charging-enabling-safer-and-more-efficient-refueling/?sc=rsin /articles/new-technology-suppresses-temperature-rise-during-hydrogen-charging-enabling-safer-and-more-efficient-refueling/?sc=rsin Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:48 EST A research team led by Principal Researcher Dae-Hwan Kim at the Nuclear Equipment Verification Laboratory of the Busan Machinery Technology Research Center under the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (President Seog-Hyeon Ryu, hereinafter referred to as KIMM) has successfully developed and demonstrated this new technology using an incompressible fluid. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/lighter-and-more-flexible-solar-cells-achieve-world-s-highest-efficiency/?sc=rsin /articles/lighter-and-more-flexible-solar-cells-achieve-world-s-highest-efficiency/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:00:49 EST The Korea Institute of Energy Research (President Yi Chang-keun, hereinafter referred to as "KIER") has successfully developed ultra-lightweight flexible perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells and achieved a power conversion efficiency of 23.64%, which is the world's highest efficiency of the flexible perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells reported to date. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/car-m-technology-a-novel-approach-to-overcome-car-t-limitations-in-solid-tumor-treatment/?sc=rsin /articles/car-m-technology-a-novel-approach-to-overcome-car-t-limitations-in-solid-tumor-treatment/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:53 EST Researchers at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), led by Dr. Chi Hoon Park, have successfully generated CAR-M (Chimeric Antigen Receptor Macrophages) by stably inserting synthetic genes into human macrophages derived from peripheral blood using a lentiviral delivery system. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/spray-drying-tech-used-in-instant-coffee-applied-to-high-capacity-battery-production/?sc=rsin /articles/spray-drying-tech-used-in-instant-coffee-applied-to-high-capacity-battery-production/?sc=rsin Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:00:43 EST The Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) and the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) have jointly developed the 'spray drying technology-based high-performance dry electrode manufacturing technology' for the realization of high-capacity secondary batteries. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/even-after-a-thousand-bends-performance-remains-uncompromised/?sc=rsin /articles/even-after-a-thousand-bends-performance-remains-uncompromised/?sc=rsin Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:27 EST The research team led by Dr. Jongwon Yoon, Dr. Jeongdae Kwon, and Dr. Yonghoon Kim from the Energy & Environmental Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), has successfully developed the world's first ammonia (NH₃) gas sensor based on a copper bromide (CuBr) film that can be fabricated through a simple solution process at low temperatures. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/kimm-lays-groundwork-for-global-expansion-of-k-machine-through-strengthened-international-partnerships-in-europe/?sc=rsin /articles/kimm-lays-groundwork-for-global-expansion-of-k-machine-through-strengthened-international-partnerships-in-europe/?sc=rsin Sun, 06 Apr 2025 21:00:04 EST The Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (President Seog-Hyeon Ryu, hereinafter referred to as KIMM) has signed international cooperation agreements with research institutions in Slovenia, a manufacturing technology powerhouse in Eastern Europe, and Germany, a leading country in advanced technologies in Europe. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/stiffness-measurement-without-organoid-damage-aids-drug-development-for-fatty-liver-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/stiffness-measurement-without-organoid-damage-aids-drug-development-for-fatty-liver-disease/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:53 EST The research team led by Dr. Hyunwoo Kim and Dr. Myungae Bae at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) has developed the nano-probe-based quantitative stiffness measurement technique for a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) simulate artificial organoid model while minimizing tissue damage. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/leading-the-way-in-reducing-fine-particulate-matter-in-public-facilities/?sc=rsin /articles/leading-the-way-in-reducing-fine-particulate-matter-in-public-facilities/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:58 EST The research team led by Dr. Hak Joon Kim, Principal Researcher at Department of Urban Environment Research of the Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (President Seog-Hyeon Ryu, hereinafter referred to as KIMM) has developed an eco-friendly air purification technology that reduces ultrafine particulate matters without the use of filters. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/new-technology-halves-the-cost-of-recycling-activated-carbon-for-removing-harmful-substances/?sc=rsin /articles/new-technology-halves-the-cost-of-recycling-activated-carbon-for-removing-harmful-substances/?sc=rsin Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:00:53 EST Dr. Dong Hyuk Chun and his research team from the Clean Air Research Laboratory at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), led by President Chang-keun Yi, have developed a technology that efficiently manages volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from small-scale businesses and recycles them with lower energy consumption compared to existing methods. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/hydrofluoroether-hfe-using-a-novel-electrochemical-fluorination-method/?sc=rsin /articles/hydrofluoroether-hfe-using-a-novel-electrochemical-fluorination-method/?sc=rsin Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:20 EST Dr. Sang Goo Lee's research team at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) has enhanced the conventional electrochemical fluorination method, which replaces hydrogen (H) atoms in carbon-hydrogen compounds with fluorine (F). National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/etri-develops-processor-for-real-time-hologram-generation/?sc=rsin /articles/etri-develops-processor-for-real-time-hologram-generation/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:00:03 EST Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has announced the development of a programmable semiconductor-based digital holographic media processor (RHP) using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/cnt-wires-for-wearable-electronic-devices-from-the-existing-fiber-manufacturing-process/?sc=rsin /articles/cnt-wires-for-wearable-electronic-devices-from-the-existing-fiber-manufacturing-process/?sc=rsin Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:06 EST Dr. Han's team at KERI develops nano-based 'high-energy lightweight wire' technology. Through collaborative research with KIMS and Konkuk University, the performance of carbon nanotube wires was verified. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/the-key-to-carbon-neutrality-a-breakthrough-technology-to-reduce-co-in-the-air/?sc=rsin /articles/the-key-to-carbon-neutrality-a-breakthrough-technology-to-reduce-co-in-the-air/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:00:42 EST Dr. Young Cheol Park and his research team from the CCS Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) have successfully developed a new solid adsorbent capable of directly capturing CO₂ from the atmosphere and recovering it at an average high purity of 96.5%. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/etri-develops-ultra-thin-solid-electrolyte-membrane-for-all-solid-state-secondary-batteries/?sc=rsin /articles/etri-develops-ultra-thin-solid-electrolyte-membrane-for-all-solid-state-secondary-batteries/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:00:35 EST Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) developed a separation membrane based on a binder material that easily becomes fibrillized when subjected to mechanical shearing (force applied) through a mixing process with solid electrolyte powder without using a solvent. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/a-breakthrough-in-green-hydrogen-peroxide-production-kist-develops-carbon-catalyst-utilizing-airborne-oxygen/?sc=rsin /articles/a-breakthrough-in-green-hydrogen-peroxide-production-kist-develops-carbon-catalyst-utilizing-airborne-oxygen/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:30:58 EST A team of researchers led by Dr. Jong Min Kim, Center for Extreme Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Dr. Sang-rok Oh, Center for Computational Science, Dr. Sang Soo Han, Center for Computational Science, Prof. Kwang-hyung Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and Dr. Joonhee Moon, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), developed a highly efficient mesoporous catalyst that can effectively produce hydrogen peroxide even in air supply environments with low oxygen concentrations and neutral electrolytes by introducing mesopores into the carbon catalyst. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/breaking-free-from-dependence-on-rare-resources-a-domestic-high-performance-permanent-magnet-emerges/?sc=rsin /articles/breaking-free-from-dependence-on-rare-resources-a-domestic-high-performance-permanent-magnet-emerges/?sc=rsin Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:31 EST The Nano Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), led by Dr. Tae-Hoon Kim and Dr. Jung-Goo Lee, has successfully developed a groundbreaking grain boundary diffusion process that enables the fabrication of high-performance permanent magnets without the use of expensive heavy rare earth elements. This pioneering technology, marks the world's first achievement in this field. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/kriss-develops-energy-filter-technology-to-stabilize-single-electron-qubits/?sc=rsin /articles/kriss-develops-energy-filter-technology-to-stabilize-single-electron-qubits/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:34 EST The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President: Dr. Lee Ho Seong) has developed a technology that controls the energy of single electrons in the desired form. National Research Council of Science and Technology /articles/kier-unveils-blueprint-for-cost-effective-production-of-eco-friendly-green-hydrogen/?sc=rsin /articles/kier-unveils-blueprint-for-cost-effective-production-of-eco-friendly-green-hydrogen/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:00:47 EST Dr. Joungho Park and his research team from the Energy AI and Computational Science Laboratory at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) have conducted an economic analysis of water electrolysis, a key technology for future eco-friendly hydrogen production, and presented optimal operation strategies to maximize efficiency and reduce costs. National Research Council of Science and Technology