From flexible touchscreens to stealth technology blocking infrared exposure, 'nano technology at a glance'
Published2017.07.12 18:08Nano technology applied to advanced future industrial fields at a glance
NanoKorea 2017, one of the world's top three nano conferences, will be held for three days starting Wednesday the 12th at KINTEX. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, this event brings together 243 nano companies from domestic and abroad to showcase nano-related products in one venue.
Domestic companies including Samsung Electronics and LG Chem participated, along with representatives from 12 countries including the United States, China, Germany, and Japan, showcasing laser nano-processing, nano-measurement, advanced ceramics, and smart sensors. The NRF and KEIT booths, where R&D projects from the Ministry of Future Planning and Ministry of Industry can be viewed at a glance, displayed cutting-edge technologies and applied products in future industrial fields.
A special exhibition hall prepared to commemorate the 15th anniversary of NanoKorea featured theme zones for past, present, and future under the theme "Nano that Changed Korea." On the other hand, a job fair to recruit talent and provide employment opportunities in the nano industry, as well as business programs for product transactions and technology transfer with overseas buyers from Canada, India, and other countries were held.
NRF- High-sensitivity multimodal electronic skin that can be applied to flexible display touchscreens
When wearing a band on the left hand and touching the sensor (thin line), you can control Mario in the game like a keyboard
NRF- Stealth technology not exposed to infrared, enabling military applications
The metamaterial with stealth applied displays light similar to the background color
NRF- Silica aerogel with nano-pore structure usable as ultra-heat insulation material
Measured at 54 degrees on a heating plate at 200 degrees. Regular glass measured at 112 degrees
KETI- Composite material technology that is flexible, stretchable, does not break, and can be diversely applied to wearable devices
Professor Franco Nori from the University of Michigan and Park Sung-wook, Vice Chairman of SK Hynix, delivered keynote speeches on "Nano-Electronics using Quantum Circuits as Artificial Atoms on a Chip" and "The Future of Memory: Driven by Materials," respectively.
In addition, symposiums were held on the following topics: ▲Status and outlook of nanotechnology commercialization in the automotive industry ▲Fourth Industrial Revolution and micro-nano systems ▲Advent of the fourth industrial revolution era, challenges and responses in high-functionality materials.
Jung Dae-jin, Creative Industry Policy Officer of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, said in his congratulatory remarks, "We expect this event to be an opportunity to elevate the global competitiveness of our companies to the next level in the nano convergence industry field. The government will actively support enhancing industrial competitiveness by converging nanotechnology, a core technology of the fourth industrial revolution, with existing leading industries."
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