National Research Council of Science and Technology

Boosting Water Electrolysis Catalyst Performance via Simultaneous Control of Lattice Distortion and Oxygen Vacancies!

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# A novel catalyst design enables simultaneous control of lattice structure and oxygen vacancies in molybdenum oxide through iron (Fe) substitution, with the study selected as a cover article in a leading international journal. # Achieves high water electrolysis performance using low-cost, non-precious metal-based catalysts, with strong potential for applications in eco-friendly hydrogen production and … Read more

ETRI Unveils “Safe LLaVA,” a Vision Language Model with Enhanced Safety

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Newswise — Korean researchers have achieved a breakthrough in the safety of generative AI. They developed a vision language model optimized for safety and released it for the first time. In this model, AI can preemptively analyze both images and text, even detecting risks. The research team is paving the way for a safe AI … Read more

New Standard for Hexavalent Chromium Analysis: Improving Accuracy with synchrotron X-ray Technology

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Newswise — A team of Korean researchers has developed a reference material that significantly improves the accuracy of analyzing hexavalent chromium, a Group 1 carcinogen that can be present in groundwater and soil. The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President Lee Ho Seong) has collaborated with the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL, Acting … Read more

Establishing Electromagnetic Wave Measurement Standards to Ensure the Performance of ‘Korea’s Starlink’

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Newswise — The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President: Lee Ho Seong) has established standards that can reliably verify the performance of Korea’s developing 6G low Earth orbit satellite communication system. Recently, the communication paradigm is shifting to three-dimensional communication utilizing both air and space. While two-dimensional communication faces limitations in areas … Read more

KIST Develops Full-Color-Emitting Upconversion Nanoparticle Technology for Color Displays with Ultra-High Color Reproducibility

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Newswise — Upconversion 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 … Read more

CAR-M Technology: A Novel Approach to Overcome CAR-T Limitations in Solid Tumor Treatment

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Newswise — Researchers in South Korea have proposed a novel cancer immunotherapy approach that could complement existing CAR-T (Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell) treatments. 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 … Read more

AI Replaces Humans in Identifying Causes of Fuel C

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Newswise — Dr. Chi-Young Jung’s research team from the Hydrogen Research & Demonstration Center at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has successfully developed a method to analyze the microstructure of carbon fiber paper, a key material in hydrogen fuel cells, at a speed 100 times faster than existing methods. This was achieved by … Read more