The smart film that generates electricity and controls brightness of light A research team led by Dr. Soyeon Kim and Dong Chan Lim in the Korea Institute of Materials Science developed Korea’s first organic material-based smart window film. The researchers improved the efficiency and transparency of the organic solar cell and verified its excellent performance after making it a large-area flexible module as well as conflating with an electrochromic film. The team is in the Department of Ener...

Contaminant particles an obstacle to miniaturization of Semiconductor line width, can be resolved! A Korean research team succeeded in developing manufacturing technology for plasma-resistant nanostructured composite ceramics for the first time in Korea. With this technology, the particle issue, an obstacle to miniaturization of semiconductor line width, can be resolved. The research team, led by Dr. Young-Jo Park, conducted the research jointly with MiCo Ceramics Ltd. (CEO ...

KIMS developed an alloy which can simultaneously increase strength and its trade-off together A research team, led by Dr. Seung-zeon Han of the Department of Special Alloys at the Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS), was awarded the minister's prize from MSIT since their technology has been selected as 2020 excellent research accomplishment of the 25 GRI's. KIMS is a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT. The selected technology ...

KIMS succeeded in developing Korea's first water electrolysis stack demonstration technology A Korean research team succeeded in developing Korea's first water electrolysis stack demonstration technology, which can bring to the commercial level the anion exchange membrane water electrolysis technology that produces green hydrogen without using precious metals. ​ ​Led by Dr. Sung-mook Choi, the research team in the Department of Energy & Electronic Materials at the Korea Institut...

KIMS developed and verified a COVID-19 antiviral filter material A Korean research team, led by Dr. Sung-Hoon Jung and Seung-Hoon Lee of the Department of Nano-Bio Convergence at the Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS), succeeded in developing a COVID-19 antiviral mask coated with thin films of copper nanoparticles, which was enabled by applying ion beam technology. KIMS is a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT. ​ The team solved the ...

 KIMS developed the World's first on-site rapid detection technology for respiratory infection pathogens KIMS, a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT jointly developed a plasmonic isothermal recombinase polymerase amplification(RPA) array chip with Samsung Medical Center. This is the world's first on-site PCR technology which can detect 8 pathogens(4 bacteria and 4 viruses) that cause acute respiratory infectious diseases in 30 minutes, led by Sung...

 KIMS developed a new technology to produce hydrogen energy using seawater Led by Dr. Sungmook Choi, a research unit from the Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea developed a new technology that makes it possible to produce hydrogen energy using seawater electrolysis. ​ Seawater electrolysis is a promising technology​ for the production of hydrogen energy and seawater desalina...

 KIMS developed exceptionally flexible and patchable optoelectronic devices Researchers at KIMS have successfully developed a rollable optoelectronic sensor for the first time in Korea. Led by Dr. Yonghun Kim, the research unit is part of the Korea Institute of Materials Science, a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea. ​ This newly developed technology uses next-generation 2D nanomaterials, which are gaining popularity r...

 KIMS developed an optical sensor material for drug detection in sweat Researchers at KIMS have successfully developed a wearable sensor that can detect illegal drugs in sweat by using nanomaterials technology that amplifies the optical signal of narcotics to flexible, body-worn material. Led by Dr. Ho Sang ​Jung, the research unit is part of the Korea Institute of Materials Science, a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT. The techn...

 High sensitive sensor chips allow early diagnosis of myocardial infarction The research unit led by Dr. Sung-gyu Park from the Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS), government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT have successfully developed a three-dimensional nanobiosensor chip that can diagnose acute myocardial infarction within two hours by utilizing three-dimensional gold(Au) nanowire additive technology.​ ​ The research team once ...

 KIMS set up and started remote meeting platform to assist SMEs Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea set up and started an online meeting platform to assist SMEs remotely. KIMS, the only institute specializing in comprehensive materials science in Korea, has contributed to Korea industry by carrying out wide range of activities related to materials technology including R&am...

 KIMS starts localizing heat-resistant materials for high-efficiency gas turbines! Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS), a non-profit government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT has successfully transferred its newly developed alloy technology, KIMS Titanium-aluminide alloy(KIMS TiAl#16) for gas turbines to Airgen Co.,Ltd. ​ ​KIMS held this signing ceremony on Jan 5th(Tue) in a conference room at SAMJEONG TURBINE, a manufacturing company l...