World, keep an eye out for Chaitanya Karamchedu, a senior at Jesuit High School in Oregon. From his school lab, the teenager has discovered an inexpensive method to make […]
Tag: Science
Can we read text inside a closed book? Scientists say yes
Can we read the text inside a closed book? Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say yes, we can – recent technology has proven able to identify letters on the […]
KCON LA: K-pop expands, and takes other K-goods along for the ride
G-Dragon, current King of K-pop, lays on your lap and flashes you that boyish grin of his before leaning in for a kiss on the cheek – wait, is […]
The Vilcek Foundation Honors 2 Koreans with Creative Promise Prizes
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Since 2009, the Vilcek Foundation has awarded its Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise annually to immigrants who have made lasting contributions to American society through […]
Korean Scientists Reconstruct Weird-Looking Dinosaur
by JAMES S. KIM The fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex had pretty much everything going for it — except for its itty bitty, poor excuses for arms that rendered its claws […]
Thomson Reuters Predicts Two Korean Researchers to Win Nobel Prizes
by REERA YOO Thomson Reuters, a multinational media and information firm, announced its 2014 Nobel Prize predictions earlier today and named two Koreans as top contenders to win Nobel […]
New Visions Award Contest Seeks to Add Diversity to Children’s Books
by HAEIN JUNG Children’s book publisher Tu Books, an imprint of Lee and Low, has announced it is now accepting manuscripts for a middle grade or young adult fantasy, […]
Young Scientists Break Down Plastics with Bacteria
Plastics have become an ubiquitous feature of modern life, but their convenience comes with a price. Because of the length of time it takes for plastic to decompose, it […]
This Girl is On Fire: Eesha Khare Makes a Device that Charges Cellphones in 30 Seconds
“Design and Synthesis of Hydrogenated TiO2-Polyaniline Nanorods for Flexible High-Performance Supercapacitors” – say what? Well, that was the name of the winning experiment of 18-year-old Eesha Khare who took […]
SK Scientists Create A Glowing Dog To Fight Diseases
Graphic by Kristy Lee by Hatt-Me Kim While Chicago and New York have perpetually been duking it out for the best hot dog, Seoul scientists have taken it to […]
Friday's Link Attack: Kimchi Chronicles, Lt. Dan Choi, North Korea
Lt. Dan Choi slams Obama volunteer for lack of support for marriage equality Washington Blade The former military officer kicked out due to the anti-gay “don’t ask, don’t tell” […]
It’s Not Rocket Science
For GenSpace’s Sung won Lim, it’s more like “do-it-yourself biology.” by David “Rek” Lee photograph by Randy Smith While many of us resent the road to scientific brilliance our […]
