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  Battery

  L&F, CIS Chemical to Partner on Battery Recycling

  L&F LFP subsidiary L&F Plus Daegu plant overview. Provided by L&F L&F announced on the 21st that it has signed a strategic investment agreement with CIS Chemical, a company specializing in battery recycling. The move is aimed at expanding its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and nickel cobalt manganese

  2026.07.21
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  AI Tech

  HD Hyundai, Naver Cloud Team Up on Shipbuilding AI

  Kim Hyeong-gwan, CEO of HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (right), and Kim Yu-won, CEO of Naver Cloud, pose for a commemorative photo after signing a “Business Agreement on Shipbuilding Business Innovation Based on Physical AI.” Provided by HD Hyundai HD Hyundai and Naver Cloud have joine

  2026.07.21
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  AI Tech

  Rebellion, FuriosaAI Challenge Nvidia and Gain Lifeline

  As global rivalry for supremacy over advanced technologies intensifies, a growing number of Korean startups are distinguishing themselves in the “deep tech” sector. This is seen as a result of more companies overcoming the “valley of death” (the insolvency risk faced by early-stage firms that fail t

  2026.07.21
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  AI Startup

  AI Startup Bidraft Releases ‘Aether-7B-5Attn’ on Hugging Face

  Source = Bidraft Korean AI startup Bidraft (CEO Kim Min-sik) announced that it has released its self-developed open-source foundation model “Aether-7B-5Attn” on the global AI platform Hugging Face under the Apache-2.0 license. This model aims to be an open-source model that includes not only the wei

  2026.07.20
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  FoodTech

  Yuil Robotics, Samsung Welstory Partner on F&B Automation

  Samsung Welstory Division Head Kim Heon (left) and Yuil Robotics Executive Director Jeong Seong-do. Photo courtesy of Yuil Robotics Yuil Robotics’ industrial robots and automation technology and Samsung Welstory’s food and beverage business infrastructure have come together to generate synergies in

  2026.07.20
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  Advanced Materials

  Water-Based Process Challenges LFP Battery Makers

  On the 15th, executives and employees hold an idea meeting at the Remplir Co., Ltd. research institute in Songsan-ri, Yanggam-myeon, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi Province. Provided by Remplir From electric vehicles and energy storage systems (ESS) to drones and electric forklifts, batteries are now core co

  2026.07.16
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  Startup

  Korean Unicorns Fueled by Venture Capital Rise to 29

  As the government has unveiled a blueprint to become one of the “world’s top four venture powerhouses,” the number of domestic unicorns (unlisted companies valued at KRW 1 trillion or more) is expected to exceed 30 this year. Venture capital, which plays the role of risk capital, has been effectivel

  2026.07.16
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  Advanced Materials

  Spaceship-Grade Titanium Moves Into Foldable Phones

  Flex Titanium display image. Provided by Samsung Electronics On the 15th, Samsung Electronics unveiled a new display technology, “Flex Titanium,” for its next-generation Galaxy foldable devices. The key features are enhanced screen durability using titanium material and reduced creasing at the fold.

  2026.07.16
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  AI Company

  Ten’s GPU Optimizer AIPub Named SME Innovation Product

  TEN, a company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure optimization solutions, announced that its hardware resource efficiency solution “AIPub” has passed the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ review for “First Half of 2026 Innovative Products” and obtained designation approval. Ami

  2026.07.15
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  HealthTech

  AI Helps Spot Easily Missed GI Perforations in ER

  Professors Kim Dong-jin and Park Shin-hye. Gastrointestinal perforation, in which a hole forms in the gastrointestinal tract, is a representative surgical emergency that requires prompt surgery. However, the key imaging finding of perforation, “free air,” is often present only in a small amount or c

  2026.07.15