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KERC News

• The KERC supports the research career development of young talents (UGENT students Conference with Korean Embassy)

International Cooperation

• South Korea to Establish its own ‘NASA’; Korean Aerospace Administration
• K-Water Signs Business Agreement with German Aerospace Agency
• Hanyang University participates in CHIASMA project funded by Horizon Europe as an associated partner 

Policy & Stats

• Korea's National Quantum Strategy
• Science ministry to spend $3.7 bil. on key strategic technologies this year
• Nation tops OECD's digital gov't index for 2nd straight time
• Korea to foster AI-led manufacturing to boost productivity, cope with worker shortage

Research Trends

• UNIST Research Team Develops World’s Most Efficient Quantum Dot Solar Cell
• KAIST Develops New Material for ‘Bone Bandage’ that Adheres to Fractures
• Dankook University Professor Han Kwan-young Develops World’s First High-speed Measurement Equipment for Display Nano Film Surfaces
• KAIST professor becomes first Korean to win Thurlow Award
• KAIST and Hyundai Motors Collaborate to Develop Ultra-Fast Hydrogen Leak Detection within 0.6 Seconds
• KAIST Research Team Develops Sweat-Resistant Wearable Robot Sensor​

Industry R&D

• Hanwha Systems leads development of S. Korea's homemade rotary-wing unmanned aircraft 
• Nara Space's nanosatellite conducts Earth observation mission
• “We will strengthen our innovation capabilities, make Korea a leading pharma-bio country”
• LG CNS develops coding service based on generative AI
• Samsung Electronics opens new research lab for next-gen 3D DRAM development

Technology

• Hyundai Mobis develops smart in-vehicle lighting system
• LG supports AI art program at Guggenheim Museum

In Case you missed it

• The KERC visits Paris to support space cooperation between Korea and Europe
• KIER to Participate in Horizon Europe Program’s Carbon Neutralization Technology Development