A research team led by Dr. Seo Jae-hwa at Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) Advanced Semiconductor Research Center, working with Professor Yoon Young-jun's team at Kyungpook National University, has achieved Korea's first demonstration of a silicon carbide (SiC)-based betavoltaic cell designed to generate electricity for more than 50 years without recharging or replacement, even in extreme environments such as space and the polar regions. The findings have been published in the International Journal of Energy Research.

An estimated 100 Charles Darwin University students in the electrotechnology program have not been properly trained, Education and Training Minister Jo Hersey revealed in Parliament Thursday afternoon, which follows CDU's TAFE carpentry training bungle earlier this year that saw hundreds forced to…

# Expected to enable longer EV driving ranges and fast charging while demonstrating the commercialization potential of environmentally friendly battery manufacturing processes Newswise — CHANGWON, South Korea — Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), led by President Chul-jin Choi, announced that a research team led by Jihee Yoon of the Advanced Materials Research Division, in collaboration with a team led by Insung Hwang of Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), has developed Korea’s first shape-controlled graphite granule-based dry electrode manufacturing technology capable of producing high-performance batteries without using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a key material in conventional dry-electrode processes. The technology is expected to extend electric vehicle (EV) driving range, reduce charging time, and accelerate the commercialization of next-generation environmentally friendly battery manufacturing processes. As demand for electric vehicles and energy storage systems (ESS) continues to grow, competition to develop high-energy-density batteries with longer operating life and faster charging capabilities has intensified. In particular, dry-electrode technology, which minimizes the use of organic solvents and drying processes during battery manufacturing, has emerged as a promising next-generation production method. Although dry-electrode technology offers significant advantages in reducing manufacturing costs and carbon emissions, most existing approaches rely heavily on PTFE, making the development of alternative technologies...

A research team led by Jihee Yoon of the Advanced Materials Research Division (Korea Institute of Materials Science; KIMS), in collaboration with a team led by Insung Hwang of Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), has developed Korea's first shape-controlled graphite granule-based dry electrode manufacturing technology capable of producing high-performance batteries without using polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE), a key material in conventional dry-electrode processes. The work is published in the journal Energy Storage Materials. The technology is expected to extend electric vehicle (EV) driving range, reduce charging time and accelerate the commercialization of next-generation environmentally friendly battery manufacturing processes. As demand for electric vehicles and energy storage systems (ESS) continues to grow, competition to develop high-energy-density batteries with longer operating life and faster charging capabilities has intensified. In particular, dry-electrode technology, which minimizes the use of organic solvents and drying processes during battery manufacturing, has emerged as a promising next-generation production method. Although dry-electrode technology offers significant advantages in reducing manufacturing costs and carbon emissions, most existing approaches rely heavily on PTFE, making the development of alternative technologies a critical challenge. PTFE serves as a key binder material that holds together the various components of a dry electrode. However, it may cause performance...

A research team led by Jihee Yoon of the Advanced Materials Research Division (Korea Institute of Materials Science; KIMS), in collaboration with a team led by Insung Hwang of Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), has developed Korea's first shape-controlled graphite granule-based dry electrode manufacturing technology capable of producing high-performance batteries without using polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE), a key material in conventional dry-electrode processes.

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A research team led by Dr. Nam Ki-Hun at the Battery Materials and Process Research Center of the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has successfully developed a nano-tin (Sn) interlayer control technology to address interfacial instability between the lithium metal anode and solid electrolyte, a critical hurdle to the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries, often hailed as the next generation of batteries.

A research team led by Dr. Nam Ki-Hun at the Battery Materials and Process Research Center of the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has successfully developed a nano-tin (Sn) interlayer control technology to address interfacial instability between the lithium metal anode and solid electrolyte, a critical hurdle to the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries, often hailed as the next generation of batteries.

This video captures some activities on the journey of women and youth with the Vanuatu Green Transformation (VGET) Project — a project reshaping not only infrastructure in Pentecost Island of Vanuatu, but also mindsets. From the Leadership Training in July 2025, to the Green Skills Training in September, to the historic inclusion of women in the first Certificate I in Electrotechnology (Sept–Oct 2025), the VGET project as part of the regional GX Initiative with funding from the Government of Japan is breaking barriers and expanding opportunities across Pentecost Island. These milestones culminated in the launch of Vanuatu’s first Gender Study on the Green Energy Transition (Nov 2025) — a key step in mainstreaming gender inclusion across all aspects of renewable energy and community development.

Because of the financial insecurity of my youth, I never went to university. I did graduate from an Electrotechnology program at a provincial college level in Québec, which provided me with a great job at age 19. I had interviewed to become a servo-actuator tech on airplane simulators, but the union was on strike, so I was offered a non-unionized staff job instead: technical writer. “Technical writer? What’s that?” I’d asked. And that folks, was the beginning of a two-decade career. Throughout my adult life, I'd had “equivalent experience,” so I didn’t require a degree to do my job.