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UTM-02
UTM-02 is a South Korean maglev train developed for the continuous research of magnetic levitation trains. The vehicle development was undertaken by the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials. It was used on the National Science Museum Maglev line. History In 1989, South Korea began developing a maglev train at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials as a national research and development project. Hyundai Rotem, a company participating in the development project, succeeded in developing a 30 km/h vehicle for the Expo '93 exhibition in Daejeon. Afterwards, 43.5 billion won was invested in research and development to develop the pre-commercialization prototype UTM-01 in 1998 and UTM-02 in 2006. By developing UTM-02, the country secured the core technology for maglev trains. UTM-02 were managed by Hyundai Rotem until 2011, but after the contract expired, the National Science Museum took over management of the vehicles. Technology It was manufactured by Hyundai Rot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maglev
Maglev (derived from '' magnetic levitation'') is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by electromagnets rather than rolled on wheels, eliminating rolling resistance. Compared to conventional railways, maglev trains have higher top speeds, superior acceleration and deceleration, lower maintenance costs, improved gradient handling, and lower noise. However, they are more expensive to build, cannot use existing infrastructure, and use more energy at high speeds. Maglev trains have set several speed records. The train speed record of was set by the experimental Japanese L0 Series maglev in 2015. From 2002 until 2021, the record for the highest operational speed of a passenger train of was held by the Shanghai maglev train, which uses German Transrapid technology. The service connects Shanghai Pudong International Airport and the outskirts of central Pudong, Shanghai. At its historical top speed, it covered the distance of in just over 8minutes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Science Museum Maglev
The National Science Museum Maglev () was a maglev line in Daejeon, South Korea that opened on 21 April 2008 and closed on 31 December 2020. It was a long line that connected the National Science Museum to the Expo Science Park in Yuseong District. It was the first maglev train line to begin commercial operation in the country. History The National Science Museum carried out installation work on infrastructure such as bridge piers, tracks, and stations from 2005 to May 2007. In June 2007, Hyundai Rotem and the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials completed the comprehensive test run after installing UTM-02. On April 21, 2008, the line was opened, running 16 round trips daily on the track between the National Science Museum and Expo Science Park. As part of the 2014 Expo Science Park re-creation project, half of the section was demolished, leading to a sharp drop in visitors, and operations were completely suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was demolis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyundai Rotem
Hyundai Rotem Company, often referred to as Hyundai Rotem (), is a South Korean manufacturer of railway rolling stock, railway signalling, defense products and plant equipment. It is a member of Hyundai Motor Group and has presence in more than 50 countries worldwide. As of 2023, Hyundai Rotem has more than 3,900 employees. History As part of the Government of South Korea, government-led restructuring in the wake of 1997 Asian financial crisis, Korea Rolling Stock Corporation (KOROS, ) was founded on 1 July 1999 as a result of the merger between three major rolling stock divisions of Hanjin Heavy Industries, Daewoo Heavy Industries, and Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Precision Industry. In 2000, Hyundai Precision Industry sold its defence and plant businesses to KOROS, effectively making KOROS an affiliate company of Hyundai Motor Company. Hyundai Precision Industry was renamed as Hyundai Mobis in the same year. In August 2001, in an aftermath of Daewoo Group's dissolution, Daewoo He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ECOBEE (Maglev)
ECOBEE () is a South Korean Maglev train developed by the Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials. History Ecobee was developed in 2006 as an advanced version of the UTM-02 to create a vehicle that could be operated by metropolitan city-level local governments. On December 21, 2006, the Ministry of Construction and Transportation signed an agreement with the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials for a maglev train. On January 31, 2007, the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials Urban Maglev Train Commercialization Project Group was launched. On June 26 of the same year, the construction of a demonstration line in Incheon Metropolitan City was decided. In December 2009, Hyundai Rotem completed the production of a test train. In July 2013, the name of the vehicle was officially decided as Ecobee. On February 3, 2016, the Incheon Airport Maglev using Ecobee as a demonstration line opened. Technology It was developed by Hyundai Rotem and the Korea Institute of Machine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. Like North Korea, South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has Demographics of South Korea, a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the List of largest cities, ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world; other major cities include Busan, Daegu, and Incheon. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Gojoseon, Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early seventh century BC. From the mid first century BC, various Polity, polities consolidated into the rival Three Kingdoms of Korea, kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Research And Development
Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in some countries as OKB, experiment and design, is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products. R&D constitutes the first stage of development of a potential new service or the production process. Although R&D activities may differ across businesses, the primary goal of an R&D department is to new product development, develop new products and services. R&D differs from the vast majority of corporate activities in that it is not intended to yield immediate profit, and generally carries greater risk and an uncertain return on investment. R&D is crucial for acquiring larger shares of the market through new products. ''R&D&I'' represents R&D with innovation. Background New product design and development is often a crucial factor in the survival of a company. In a global industrial landscape that is changing fast, firms must continually revise their design and range of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expo '93
Taejon Expo '93 was a three-month international exposition held between 7 August 1993 and 7 November 1993 in the central South Korean city of Daejeon (at the time spelled "Taejŏn"). Theme The theme of the exposition was "The Challenge of a New Road of Development", with various other sub-themes around sustainable and 'green' development. The exposition was an officially endorsed Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) specialized exposition commemorating the centenary of the first-ever representation of the "Hermit Kingdom" (Korea) to a world exposition, namely the 1893 Columbian Exposition of Chicago. It claimed to be the first exposition held in a developing country, although both the BIE-sanctioned Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince in 1949 and Shanghai's Expo 2010 could also claim this title. Site zoning The exposition site consisted of three main areas – the international zone, the corporate zone and the fun park zone. Being a specialized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daejeon
Daejeon (; ) is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of nearly 1.5 million. Located in a central lowland valley between the Sobaek Mountains and the Geum River, the city is known both as a technology and research center, and for its close relationship with the natural environment. Daejeon serves as a hub of transportation for major rail and road routes, and is approximately 50 minutes from the capital, Seoul, by Korea Train Express, KTX or Suseo high-speed railway, SRT high speed rail. Daejeon (along with Seoul, Gwacheon and Sejong City) is one of South Korea's administration hubs. The city is home to 23 universities and colleges, including KAIST, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Chungnam National University, as well as government research institutes, and research and development centers for many chaebols such as Samsung, LG, mostly located in the city's ''Daedeok Innopolis, Daedeok Yeongu Danj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonhap News
Yonhap News Agency (; ) is a major news agency in South Korea. It is based in Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap provides news articles, pictures, and other information to newspapers, TV networks and other media in South Korea. History Yonhap was established on 19 December 1980, through the merger of Hapdong News Agency and Orient Press. The Hapdong News Agency itself emerged in late 1945 out of the short-lived Kukje News, which had operated for two months out of the office of the Domei, the former Japanese news agency that had functioned in Korea during the Japanese Japanese colonial era. In 1999, Yonhap took over the Naewoe News Agency. Naewoe was a South Korea government-affiliated organization, created in the mid 1970s, tasked with publishing information and analysis on North Korea from a South Korean perspective through books and journals. Naewoe was known to have close links with South Korea's intelligence agency, and according to the British academic and historian James Hoar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Science Museum, South Korea
The National Science Museum is a national science museum in Daejeon, South Korea. History It opened in Seoul in 1926 and became a national museum in 1949. It relocated in 1990 near Expo Park. It welcomed 1,795,076 visitors in 2017. The National Science Museum was established in Seoul, Jung-Gu, Yejang-Dong in 1945 to promote scientific development in everyday life and to encourage scientific creativity amongst youth. In 1983, the expansion and relocation of the Science Museum took place at Daejeon's Daedeok Science Complex. The compound was to have total space of 176,232 m2 and the interior space of 43,384 m2. After 5 years of construction, the building opened on 9 October 1990. Exhibition * Science & Technology Hall * Future Tech * Natural History Hall * Science Alive Discovery Center * KkumAty Hall * Human Evolution Hall * Outdoor Exhibits * Planetarium * Botanical Garden * Astronomical Observatory * Children's Science Museum See also * Gwacheon National Science M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segye Ilbo
''Segye Ilbo'' () is a Korean-language newspaper published in South Korea. The newspaper is owned by News World Communications, which was established by the Unification Church. It is considered right-leaning and conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza .... References External links Official website Korean-language newspapers Daily newspapers published in South Korea Conservative media in South Korea Discrimination against LGBTQ people in South Korea Unification Church affiliated organizations {{SouthKorea-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
