In this blog post, we’ll take a look at how web app technology enables seamless use across platforms with a consistent user experience. If you enjoy surfing the web on your computer, chances are you’re having a pretty exciting time these days. There’s so much more you can do with just a web browser. Writing documents, watching videos, listening to music, and playing games...
In this blog post, we’ll discuss the differences between materials engineering and new materials engineering, as well as the different career opportunities that materials engineering offers. As universities and colleges change their majors to be more competitive and appealing to the masses, many schools are now using the name “Materials Science and Engineering” rather than “Materials...
In this blog post, we take a closer look at the causes of knee pain during exercise, how it can be diagnosed with an MRI, and the principles and benefits of MRI technology. Pain signals from the knee, revealed with an MRI I was exercising when the sole of my shoe got caught in the grass and my knee stopped following my body. There was a momentary pain, but I didn’t think much of it...
This blog post explores how altruistic behavior contributes to human survival and prosperity, and what its limits are, using the group selection hypothesis. On September 8, 2016, police in Busan, South Korea, handed out plaques of appreciation to 11 citizens and a kindergarten teacher who rescued kindergarten students from a school bus rollover accident in the Gomnae Tunnel. These people...
In this blog post, we discuss the potential for the Korean shipbuilding industry to overcome the crisis and secure new growth engines through offshore plants and new industry transformation. In recent years, China has been experiencing rapid economic growth. Industries that have been ranked first in Korea and other countries in the past are also showing rapid growth in line with that...
In this blog post, we’ll explore the problem of social inequality that gene modification technology could bring, and discuss ways to address it. The movie Gattaca tells the story of a time when genetic technology has become so advanced that a little bit of genetic information about a person can tell you everything about them. In this era, genetic information plays a major role in...
In this blog post, we’ll discuss the ethical controversies and technical limitations facing stem cell research and its potential to revolutionize medicine in the future. Even if you’re not a science nerd, you’ve probably heard the term “stem cell” at least once. In 2004, a South Korean scientist made a groundbreaking discovery about stem cells that sent the world reeling...
In this blog post, we’ll explore how social media has revolutionized our daily lives and relationships, and how it has become a social force to be reckoned with. Social media is one of those things that has infiltrated our lives and become indispensable. The term “social networking” is used all around us, but we often don’t know exactly what it means or the categories of...
In this blog post, we’ll explore how materials engineering transforms everyday materials and how it impacts our lives. When many people meet college students and ask them about things they’re curious about, they often ask about the university and the department they’re majoring in. When I met other people after I entered the School of Materials Science and Engineering at...
In this blog post, we will discuss the revolutionary changes that the convergence of biotechnology and stem cell research has brought to 21st century medical technology. The convergence of biotechnology and medicine has allowed medical technology to advance by leaps and bounds in the 21st century. This is because the ability to treat diseases at the cellular level, rather than simply...