South Korean public research university
dexerto.com Nov 12
Grand Theft Auto is being used to make real roads safer and potentially save lives
dexerto.com/gta/grand-theft-auto-is-being-used-to-make-real-roads-safer-and-potentially-save-lives-3427936/
Researchers find a way to make SSDs up to 3x faster by fixing an OS bottleneck: KAIST researchers built GAZE, a software fix that makes next-gen flash storage up ...
digitaltrends.com/computing/kaists-gaze-filesystem-could-make-next-gen-ssds-up-to-3x-faster/
New VR method turns touch information into visual cues for better collaboration: What if you could see how rough an object feels, even without touching it? A ...
techxplore.com/news/2026-11-vr-method-visual-cues-collaboration.html
Targeted data selection could roughly triple AI fine-tuning speed: Can AI fine-tuning that once took 10 hours be completed in just three hours? KAIST researchers ...
techxplore.com/news/2026-11-roughly-triple-ai-fine-tuning.html
Tunable gate electrodes could help semiconductors operate at lower voltages: Smartphones and computers process information by switching the current that flows ...
techxplore.com/news/2026-10-tunable-gate-electrodes-semiconductors-voltages.html
New Atlas Oct 25
Finger-controlled robotic beetle sports artificial muscles and two-way feedback: Researchers built a beetle-inspired robot with 3D-printed artificial muscles ...
newatlas.com/robotics/beetlebot-robotic-beetle/
East Asia's summer rain belt has shifted north over decades, reshaping rain and heat risks
phys.org/news/2026-10-east-asia-summer-belt-shifted.html
Using eyedrops in space—wearable patch offers a new approach: Applying eyedrops is difficult in space, where there is almost no gravity. A KAIST research team ...
phys.org/news/2026-10-eyedrops-space-wearable-patch-approach.html
The Korea Times Oct 18
![[COVER STORY] Korea focuses on AI majors while global universities rewrite ...](https://newsimg.koreatimes.co.kr/2026/10/18/6b382810-934a-4730-8132-c2245250d352.jpg)
[COVER STORY] Korea focuses on AI majors while global universities rewrite rules of education
koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20261018/cover-story-korea-focuses-on-ai-majors-while-global-universities-rewrite-rules-of-education
South Korean running influencer, 25, dies after collapsing 500m from Seoul Race finish line
asiaone.com/sports/yoo-ji-won-dies-seoul-race
New hardware method adds timing condition to decoding encrypted information: Some information, such as exam questions or bid prices, must remain unreadable until ...
techxplore.com/news/2026-10-hardware-method-condition-decoding-encrypted.html
These origami-inspired rover wheels could help explore the moon’s lava tubes: As South Korea prepares its lander for a moon mission by 2030, researchers at KAIST ...
edition.cnn.com/science/korea-origami-inspired-rover-wheels-explore-moon-hnk-spc
New index preserves AI search accuracy as records are added and deleted: When new information is continually added and old information is removed ...
techxplore.com/news/2026-10-index-ai-accuracy-added-deleted.html
Venus flytrap-inspired 'robot hand' material senses objects and grasps them under light
techxplore.com/news/2026-09-venus-flytrap-robot-material-grasps.html
'Power of disorder' tames CF₄, a semiconductor greenhouse gas that can persist for 50,000 years
phys.org/news/2026-09-power-disorder-cf-semiconductor-greenhouse.html
Researchers develop smartphone-based technology to detect hidden cameras: A smartphone can now be transformed into a "hidden-camera detector ...
techxplore.com/news/2026-08-smartphone-based-technology-hidden-cameras.html
Researchers built a $7 gadget that can find hidden cameras in seconds: KAIST researchers built SweepLED, a $7 smartphone gadget that detects hidden cameras with ...
digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/researchers-built-gadget-that-can-find-hidden-cameras-in-seconds/
New ROOT method charts a path to reversing biological changes once thought irreversible
phys.org/news/2026-08-root-method-path-reversing-biological.html
The Korea Times Aug 12
KAIST study flags 24,000 online accounts suspected of foreign-linked influence: A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) ...
koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20260812/kaist-study-flags-24000-online-accounts-suspected-of-foreign-linked-influence
Bringing 'giant batteries' closer to commercialization in the AI data center era
techxplore.com/news/2026-08-giant-batteries-closer-commercialization-ai.html
Helical nanoparticles trigger cancer alarms and deliver gene therapy: Cancer cells survive by hiding from the immune system's surveillance ...
phys.org/news/2026-07-helical-nanoparticles-trigger-cancer-alarms.html
Inspired by how children learn, new AI framework learns to theorize the world from observations
techxplore.com/news/2026-07-children-ai-framework-theorize-world.html
Low-temperature technique grows crystal-aligned semiconductor films: Building next-generation semiconductors and low-power electronic devices requires precisely ...
techxplore.com/news/2026-07-temperature-technique-crystal-aligned-semiconductor.html
Faced with shrinking population, Korea's Navy tests humanoid helmsman: Inside a naval bridge simulator in the southern coastal city of Changwon ...
koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/defense/20260724/faced-with-shrinking-population-koreas-navy-tests-humanoid-helmsman
NVIDIA ($NVDA) and KAIST launched a new AI research lab in Seoul to build agentic AI systems for South Korea’s industries and language ... Show more
Chemists develop a molecular platform for the selective control of oxygen reaction pathways
phys.org/news/2026-07-chemists-molecular-platform-oxygen-reaction.html
The Korea Times Jul 22
QS names Seoul world's best student city for 2nd year - The Korea Times: Seoul has been named the world’s best student city for the second consecutive year ...
koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260721/qs-names-seoul-worlds-best-student-city-for-2nd-year
Mechanical engineers develop buttons that rise with light: No wires. No actuators. Shine light on the metal surface, and it rises like a button ...
techxplore.com/news/2026-07-mechanical-buttons.html
Live Science Jul 20
KAIST HOUND. The robot dog that has learned to change the way it runs in real time while navigating forests, staircases and obstacle courses 🦿🐕#robotdog #livescience ... Show more
AI’s energy tax was already concerning. Research says AI agents are over hundred times worse
digitaltrends.com/computing/ais-energy-tax-was-already-concerning-research-says-ai-agents-are-over-hundred-times-worse/
Researchers develop key technology to make personalized AI safer: The era of building "personalized AI" by training AI models on individual or ...
techxplore.com/news/2026-07-key-technology-personalized-ai-safer.html
Research brings the era of microbial cell factories one step closer: The era of "biomanufacturing," in which microbes, not petroleum ...
phys.org/news/2026-07-era-microbial-cell-factories-closer.html
Researchers develop core display technology that prevents image distortion even when stretched
techxplore.com/news/2026-07-core-display-technology-image-distortion.html
Scientists enable DNA synthesis using only temperature instead of chemical reagents
phys.org/news/2026-07-scientists-enable-dna-synthesis-temperature.html
Researchers identify the 'hidden energy cost' of AI agents for the first time
techxplore.com/news/2026-07-hidden-energy-ai-agents.html
AI vision is getting too hungry, and this method puts it on a diet: KAIST’s Upsample Anything tackles the memory problem behind sharper on-device AI vision ...
digitaltrends.com/phones/ai-vision-is-getting-too-hungry-and-this-method-puts-it-on-a-diet/
The Korea Times May 24
KAIST, Gangnam Severance Hospital use AI to streamline psychiatric interviews: The standard intake interview in a psychiatric clinic is a delicate ...
koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260524/kaist-gangnam-severance-hospital-use-ai-to-streamline-psychiatric-interviews
Hologram technology where 'light becomes the key' enables hard-to-copy security: A new type of hologram technology has been developed that uses the motion of ...
phys.org/news/2026-05-hologram-technology-key-enables-hard.html
Approach to overheating smartphone chips: Magnetic waves instead of electricity: A research team from South Korea has presented a technology that allows ...
winfuture.de/news,158295.html
Two-faced protein discovery may explain why leukemia drugs fail or succeed: A KAIST research team has identified the real reason why anticancer drugs kill cancer ...
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-protein-discovery-leukemia-drugs-succeed.html
AI blueprints can be stolen with a single small antenna: From smartphone facial recognition to autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI) has long been ...
techxplore.com/news/2026-04-ai-blueprints-stolen-small-antenna.html
A new video from South Korea showcases Humanoid v0.7, a robot developed at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), in action ... Show more
Watch this moonwalking humanoid robot impress with lifelike agility: A new video (above) out of South Korea features the field tests and interaction capabilities ...
digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/moonwalking-humanoid-robot-impresses-with-lifelike-agility/
interestingengineering.com Mar 20
Video: South Korea’s KAIST humanoid robot dances and shoots goals in field test demo
interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/south-korea-humanoid-robot-moonwalk-soccer
The Korea Times Mar 12
Major telecoms to overhaul leadership, AI strategy at upcoming shareholder meetings
koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20260312/major-telecoms-to-overhaul-leadership-ai-strategy-at-upcoming-shareholder-meetings
Carbon emissions now more than double the planetary boundary, analysis finds: Earth is not infinite. Pollution beyond certain levels threatens the climate and ...
phys.org/news/2026-03-carbon-emissions-planetary-boundary-analysis.html
futura-sciences.com Mar 03
They triggered a mechanism never before seen in mammals: Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have identified a ...
futura-sciences.com/en/they-triggered-a-mechanism-never-before-seen-in-mammals_26235/
businesskorea.co.kr Feb 04
‘HBM Father’ Say: “HBF Will Surpass HBM in Memory Demand by 2038”: A forecast has emerged that High Bandwidth Flash Memory (HBF), a next-generation NAND flash ...
businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html
KAIST’s WalkON Suit F1 lets users stay seated as the exoskeleton docks itself, then helps them stand and walk independently ... Show more
The Korea Times Jan 28
Ex-Constitutional Court justice joins KAIST to research law in age of AI: Moon Hyung-bae, former acting chief justice of the Constitutional Court ...
koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260128/ex-constitutional-court-justice-joins-kaist-to-research-law-in-age-of-ai
The Korea Times Jan 23
Korea to track English-taught university courses for 1st time: The Ministry of Education will begin tracking the number of English-taught courses at universities ...
koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260123/korea-to-track-english-taught-university-courses-for-1st-time
PEP.ph Jan 20
"Boys Over Flowers" Star Ku Hye Sun Earns Her Master's Degree: “Boys Over Flowers” actress Ku Hye Sun earns master’s degree early at KAIST ...
preview.ph/culture/entertainment/ku-hye-sun-masters-degree-a5158-20260113-dyn
trendforce Jan 16
[News] Expert Says HBF May Be Deployed in NVIDIA GPUs by 2027–28; Market Could Surpass HBM by 2038
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An AI-driven strategy to accelerate microbial gene function discovery: We know the genes, but not their functions—to resolve this long-standing bottleneck in ...
phys.org/news/2026-01-ai-driven-strategy-microbial-gene.html
Novel OLED design doubles screen brightness while preserving flat display structure
techxplore.com/news/2026-01-oled-screen-brightness-flat-display.html
Origin cells for common malignant brain tumor in young adults uncovered: IDH-mutant glioma, caused by abnormalities in a specific gene (IDH) ...
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-cells-common-malignant-brain-tumor.html
The Korea Times Jan 02
Korean team develops AI model for 'customized' cancer vaccine: A joint research team of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and ...
koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20260102/korean-team-develops-ai-model-for-customized-cancer-vaccine
The Korea Times Dec 28 25
SK Telecom to unveil hyperscale AI language model: SK Telecom will unveil a hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) model with more than 500 billion parameters ...
koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20251228/sk-telecom-to-unveil-hyperscale-ai-language-model
For lunar use: Fireproof and foldable wheel developed - | Golem.de: Korean engineers have presented a flexible wheel specifically designed for the robotic ...
golem.de/news/fuer-mond-einsatz-feuerfestes-und-faltbares-rad-entwickelt-2512-203488.html
Can AI read humans' minds? A pedestrian behavior model is shockingly good at it
techxplore.com/news/2025-12-ai-humans-minds-pedestrian-behavior.html
S. Korea uses AI to show what missing children might look like years on: SEOUL: Over 90 per cent of missing people in South Korea are found within a year, but 1 ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2025/12/08/s-korea-uses-ai-to-show-what-missing-children-might-look-like-years-on
Ceramic electrochemical cell production temperature drops by over 500°C with new method
techxplore.com/news/2025-12-ceramic-electrochemical-cell-production-temperature.html
Nature-inspired hydrogel offers power-free thermal management: The poplar (Populus alba) has a unique survival strategy: when exposed to hot and dry conditions ...
techxplore.com/news/2025-11-nature-hydrogel-power-free-thermal.html
The Korea Times Nov 20 25
New gov’t AI for farmers to hike earnings by 20%: RDA: The Rural Development Administration (RDA) on Wednesday announced an ambitious plan to boost the incomes ...
koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20251119/new-govt-ai-for-farmers-to-hike-earnings-by-20-rda
The Korea Times Nov 12 25
K-beauty won’t last without brand philosophy, varied distribution: Taga founder: Taga’s founder and CEO believes the global popularity of Korean cosmetic ...
koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20251111/k-beauty-wont-last-without-brand-philosophy-varied-distribution-taga-founder
The Korea Times Nov 11 25
Korea Foundation brings art, architecture lectures to US, UK in November: The Korea Foundation, a government-affiliated nonprofit that fosters cultural exchange ...
koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/arts-theater/20251111/korea-foundation-brings-architecture-digital-art-lectures-to-us-uk
The Korea Times Aug 02 25
KAIST student named runner-up at Merck Innovation Cup: A Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) student was named runner-up in this year’s ...
koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20250802/kaist-student-reaches-runner-up-at-merck-innovation-cup
The Korea Times Jun 23 25
KAIST’s Lee Sang-yup honored with 2025 Gregory N. Stephanopoulos Award for metabolic engineering - The Korea Times
koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20250622/kaists-lee-sang-yup-honored-with-2025-gregory-n-stephanopoulos-award-for-metabolic-engineering
The Korea Times Mar 03 25
KAIST researcher wins Best Paper Award at DesignCon : A 28-year-old postdoctoral researcher from KAIST was recognized for the excellence of his paper at a ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2025/03/133_393287.html
The Korea Times Jan 28 25
Foreign students struggle to stay in Korea despite dreams of settling: A Vietnamese student who studied in Korea expressed frustration about spending most of his ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/01/281_391164.html
Key FactsChallenges Faced by Foreign Students in Korea
Jan 28, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: koreatimes.co.kr
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: koreatimes.co.kr
- International students in Korea report difficulties in finding opportunities relevant to their fields of study.
- Many experience being assigned tasks unrelated to their qualifications during internships, hindering their professional growth.
- The majority of foreign Ph.D. graduates in STEM fields do not remain in Korea, indicating a lack of long-term employment options.
- There is an urgent need for reforms in government policies and a shift in corporate attitudes towards international talent.
noypigeeks.com Jan 13 25
Korean scientists restore cancer cells back to normal: For years, scientists have been working closely in the medical field to try and find different treatments ...
noypigeeks.com/science/korean-scientists-restore-cancer-cells-normal/
Scientists unveil next-gen battery tech that could revolutionize EVs: 'This represents a foundational technology'
yahoo.com/tech/scientists-unveil-next-gen-battery-104525107.html
South Korean team develops ‘Iron Man’ robot that helps paraplegics walk: South Korean researchers have developed a lightweight wearable robot that can walk up to ...
reuters.com/technology/south-korean-team-develops-iron-man-robot-that-helps-paraplegics-walk-2024-12-23/
South Korean team develops ‘Iron Man’ robot that helps paraplegics walk
reuters.com/technology/south-korean-team-develops-iron-man-robot-that-helps-paraplegics-walk-2024-12-23/
South Korean team develops Iron Man robot that helps paraplegics walk: DAEJEON, South Korea — South Korean researchers have developed a lightweight wearable ...
asiaone.com/asia/south-korean-team-develops-iron-man-robot-helps-paraplegics-walk
Iron Man-inspired exoskeleton helps paraplegics walk again: The researchers are from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology's (KAIST) Exoskeleton ...
techspot.com/news/106073-iron-man-inspired-exoskeleton-helps-paraplegics-walk-again.html