The Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP) recently announced its list of ten promising green technologies to help address issues like Korea's aging society, information gap and infectious diseases.
The selected environment-friendly technologies include fast-recharging electric car batteries, one-touch healthcare services, flexible tablet computers, lithium air batteries, low-priced LED lighting, quantum cryptography to prevent hacking and carbon dioxide capture and storage materials.
As new, environmentally friendly car technologies emerge, there has been increased demand for batteries for electric cars that can charge more quickly and run longer than the current generation. For this reason, KISTEP chose to recognize the development of the lithium air battery. KISTEP predicts that lithium air batteries will become the standard battery in the future, since it has ten times the capacity of the lithium ion battery many people use in their laptop computers and mobile phones.
Along with the spread of electric cars, KISTEP also expects that the spread of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) devices will make the air cleaner. CCS technology is thought to be one of the most realistic carbon-reduction technologies, collecting carbon dioxide in the air. The Korean government built the first CCS plant in the world last year.
KSTEP also forecasts that the spread of LED lights will help contribute a "low-carbon" economy, saving electricity by using less power and producing less heat. Another promising technology KISTEP praises is flexible tablet PCs with flexible display. KISTEP hopes that the spread of low-priced tablet PCs w will help narrow the information gap in society.
Health issues are among the most important issues facing the world today, and KISTEP predicts that people will benefit from robotic medical services. It also predicted that advanced IT services would allow for remote diagnosis of patients, helping people avoid hospitals and instead have their conditions monitored from home. The information can be sent via smartphone to their doctor, who can then review the data and even write prescriptions.
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