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R & D

Environmental Tech, R & D, Storage
Korean Engineers Improve Lithium Batteries Efficiency By 90%
11.12.08 | Permalink | 14 Comments

Its easy to go through life using your shiny new power hungry gadgets without ever giving a thought to the advances in battery technology that make it all possible. There has been growing concern over the years about batteries abilities to keep up with portable electronics demands. Lucky for us there are men like South [...]
R & D, Transportation
South Korean Rocket Unveiled
10.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Following up on the success of Korea’s first astronaut the scientist at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute are hard at work preparing for the launch of Korea’s ‘home grown’ rocket. The Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-1) has been designed to send domestically produced satellites into orbit.
The rocket is being developed in collaboration with Russia’s [...]
Display, R & D
Double Sided LCD Screen From LG Display
10.17.08 | Permalink | 30 Comments

Lg is showing off thier new double sided LCD display at this years IMID 2008 conference held in Goyang City, Korea. The displays are 15″ and have a 14:1 contrast ratio. From a technical standpoint this is very impressive, these are not simply two screens attached to each other, but rather the same screen displaying [...]
R & D, Robots
Robotic Plant, Least Useful Robot Yet?
10.16.08 | Permalink | 25 Comments

Perhaps sensing an over saturation in the market for useful robotics, researchers from Chonnam National University have developed a robotic plant. Much like traditional low cost, low maintenance, natural, abundant plants the robot plant can produce oxygen, emits aromas (hopefully pleasant ones), and does some sort of humidifying thing.
Since robotic plants obviously need some extra [...]
Military Tech Korea, R & D, Transportation
South Korean F-4 Phantom Fighter Jet In A Giant Freezer
09.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Technically South Korea is still at war with North Korea, providing the perfect excuse to test the operational capabilities of its military planes. Recently reporters were invited to view a F-4E Phantom fighter being tested in a state of the art climatic chamber at an air force R&D center in Seosan.
South Korea, with 25th [...]
Cameras, R & D
Samsung Touch Sight Camera For Visually Impaired
08.13.08 | Permalink | Comment?

There are many gadgets available in the market for visually impaired people to maintain their mobility and independence. An ever-growing array of devices can help people maximize their communication ability, and to some extend, compensate for what they’ve lost. Now the visually impaired people can enjoy photography with this [...]
R & D, UMPC
3rd Generation Q1 UMPC From Samsung
05.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Q1 owners and enthusiasts rejoice, a Samsung rep has announced the release of a next generation Q1 UMPC device in the first quarter of next year (just in time for CES 2009). Samsung has kept its commitment to bring new innovations to the UMPC concept that they launched in 2006. In what is [...]
Display, R & D
Dual Sided LCD Panel From LG
05.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

At SID 2008, LG unveiled a reflective LCD panel that can display different images on the front and back sides of the glass substrate. The Dual sided panel eliminates the need for backlight and gives higher visibility outdoors, which makes them ideal for mobile devices.
LG prototyped 2.2-inch and 15-inch LCD panels. Both [...]
Cell Phones, R & D
Samsung Promises Water Powered Cell Phones By 2010
04.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Samsung has announced it plans to deliver mobile handsets that can run on electricity generated through water. Wait a minute, what? Oh Yong-Soo, Vice President of Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ research center said that by the year 2010, water powered mobile phones will be available to energy-hungry markets. The engineers of Samsung’s research center [...]