Electromagnetic wave absorbers with strong absorption and broad effective bandwidth! Dr. Hee-jung Lee's research team from the Department of Functional Composites in Composites Research Division at KIMS has successfully developed a metal-organic framework(MOF) that enhances dielectric and magnetic loss in the gigahertz (GHz) high frequency band. They have compounded this MOF to create a high-performance, broadband absorption material. Previous research focused on developing electromagnet...

Electronic device thermal management made simpler and slightly better! Dr. Cheol-Woo Ahn, leading a research team at the Department of Functional Ceramics within the Ceramic Materials Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS), has developed the world's first heat dissipation material. This material reduces hydrophilicity through a chemical reaction that forms a nanocrystalline composite layer and increases thermal conductivity by controlling point defects. This process occurs...

Established a Self-Reliant Foundation for Localizing Rare Earth Permanent Magnets A research team led by Dr. Jung-goo Lee from the Department of Magnetic Materials in the Powder Materials Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS) has successfully assisted STAR GROUP IND Co., Ltd. in localizing heavy rare earth-reduced rare earth magnets. This support included access to high-priced R&D facilities, which are challenging for small and medium-sized enterprises to est...

Fuel Cell-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Successfully Flies for Over 11 Hours! A research team led by Dr. Cheol-nam Yang from the Aerospace Materials Center of the Materials Digital Platform Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS) designed and manufactured a 1kW polymer electrolyte fuel cell. They applied this fuel cell to an unmanned aerial vehicle with a wingspan of 7.2 m and successfully conducted an aerial demonstration, achieving a flight distance of 770 km over 11...

Break free from dependence on Japan by developing core electric vehicle components! A research team led by Dr. Jae-woong Ko from the Department of Engineering Ceramics at the Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS) has succeeded in localizing silicon nitride bearing ball manufacturing technology for electric vehicle drive modules. KIMS is a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT. This achievement is significant because it overcomes the limitations of ...

Detecting microplastics(MPs) with light! A research team led by Dr. Ho Sang Jung of the Department of Nano-Bio Convergence at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, in collaboration with the KOTITI Testing & Research Institute, has developed the world's first technology to rapidly and highly sensitively detect microplastics(MPs) in the field, which are well known to cause human and genetic toxicity ...

Easier and faster materials microstructure analysis through human-AI collaboration! The research team led by Dr. Se-Jong Kim and Dr. Juwon Na of the Materials Data Management Center in the Materials Digital Platform Division together with the research team led by Professor Seungchul Lee of POSTECH has developed a technology that can automatically identify and quantify materials microstructure from microscopic images through human-in-the-loop machine learning. KIMS is a government-funde...

Low cost, high efficiency, multiple colours at the same time! A research team led by Dr. Jung-dae Kwon from the Department of Energy & Electronic Materials at the Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS) has succeeded in realizing the world's first transparent thin-film solar cell on a flexible substrate that exhibits different reflective colours and does not significantly reduce solar cell's efficiency. KIMS is a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and I...

Localization of core titanium parts for power generation turbines! A research team led by Dr. Sang-won Lee at the Department of Titanium in Advanced Metals Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science succeeded in localizing the technology for manufacturing titanium compressor blades, a core component of the next-generation complex gas turbine, through joint research with HANSCO, Pusan National University, S&W, and JINYOUNG TBX. Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS) is a gov...

Securing growth engines for the recycled materials market! The Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, and Kumho P&B Chemicals Co., Ltd. (CEO Shin Woo-sung), an organic compound manufacturing company, are set out to secure eco-friendly composite material manufacturing technology. On June 22 (Thursday), KIMS agreed to transfer the ‘recyclable thermosetting resin manufacturing technology’ to Kumho P&B Ch...

Wearable AI sensors are not far away! A research team led by Dr. Yong-hun Kim succeeded in creating the world’s first neuromorphic semiconductor devices with high integration and high flexibility by applying lithium-ion thin films to transparent flexible substrates. The researchers are in the Department of Energy & Electronic Materials at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT. To develop a next-gen...

Tech to absorb electromagnetic waves in the 6G band, got a business partner! The Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT joins EG Co., Ltd., the world’s best company in the high-grade iron oxide market, to conquer the 6G band. KIMS held a technology transfer agreement ceremony with EG Co., Ltd. on June 14 (Wednesday) in the main conference room at KIMS in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, and agreed to transfer the ‘e...

KIMS redefined the role of the current collector! A research team led by Dr. Ji-Hoon Lee of the Department of Hydrogen Energy Material at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) developed a three-dimensional porous carbon-based current collector material and applied it to secondary batteries and supercapacitors to improve energy density and lifespan at the same time with Prof. Insuk Choi at Seoul National University and Prof. Jungho Shin at Gangneung-Wonju National University. KIMS i...

Solar cell power generation efficiency greatly increased! A research team led by Dr. Jung-dae Kwon of the Surface & Nano Materials Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, together with Professor Pung-keun Song of Pusan National University and Professor Myung-hun Shin of Korea Aerospace University, developed a flexible substrate incorporating light-scattering structures through a transfer pro...

Localizing the ceramic parts used for the semiconductor etching process! A research team led by Dr. Ho Jin Ma and Dr. Young-jo Park of the Department of Engineering Ceramics at the Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, succeeded in developing Korea’s first plasma-resistant nanocomposite ceramic with new composition and its processing technology, which reduces contaminant particles inside semiconductor manufac...