For decades, people with curly or tightly coiled hair have faced the same challenge: how to achieve sleek, straight styles without damaging their hair. Traditional straightening treatments often rely on harsh chemicals, including formaldehyde, thioglycolates, and sodium hydroxide. While effective, these substances often come with serious downsides—scalp irritation, lasting damage to hair fibers, and even exposure to potentially toxic fumes. The beauty industry has long searched for a safer alternative.Polyphenol […]

Managing personal health today often means navigating scattered information. Annual medical check-ups, specialist consultations, wearable devices, and diet logs all generate valuable data, but these pieces rarely connect into a coherent picture. The result is duplication and blind spots for both patients and professionals.MYTHS—short for “My Total Healthcare Solution”—is Daesang Wellife’s attempt to unify this fragmented landscape. Designed around four values—exact, fast, easy, and engaging—it provides a single digital environment […]

It might sound surprising, but a quick look at your eyes can tell doctors far more than whether you need glasses. The retina is packed with tiny blood vessels and nerve fibers — and those act like mirrors of your overall health.Changes in retinal blood flow can hint at cardiovascular disease. Subtle damage to these vessels may point to chronic kidney problems. Even imbalances in your autonomic nervous system — […]

In today’s fast-paced urban life, even a short walk to a convenience store can feel like an inconvenience. Workers High, a Korean retail-tech startup, is tackling this problem with Flagshop, an AI-driven self-service retail solution that blends seamlessly into offices, residences, hotels, and campuses.Unlike traditional vending machines, Flagshop is designed as a digitalized micro-store. At its core is an AI curation engine that studies user profiles, purchase behavior, time, and […]

Clean water is one of the most precious resources we have; yet, checking its quality has always been a difficult, expensive, and sometimes hazardous task. In many countries, the current method involves sending people out on boats to collect samples manually and then transporting them back for testing. It’s slow, costly, and in some cases risky — workers have drowned while trying to take samples in rivers with strong currents […]

When someone goes missing in the wilderness or in mountainous terrain, time is the enemy. Traditional search and rescue operations rely on human teams, sometimes supplemented by drones equipped with cameras. But these methods are slow and often ineffective when the missing person is in a “radio shadow” area—a dead zone where cell towers cannot connect to phones and where E911 location services fail. In such cases, rescuers face vast, […]

We first met Warp Solution back at CES 2020, when the Korean startup was introducing its vision of wireless charging without pads or cables. At the time, the idea of powering devices through the air with RF (radio frequency) energy felt futuristic, especially compared to the familiar Qi pads that required phones to stay stuck on a surface.Most people are familiar with Qi wireless charging, the standard found in smartphones […]

Imagine a dentist placing an implant. It’s delicate work. One tiny mistake can lead to problems like numbness or nerve damage. To avoid such risks, most clinics rely on guides or freehand tools. But these traditional methods can be slow, inaccurate, or dependent on the surgeon’s experience. Patients deserve the best.Enter XAVE‑MINI, a new mini version of a surgical navigation system that’s making waves. A4Lab, a fast‑growing South Korean startup, […]

Immersive display technology has often promised to change how we learn, play, and communicate, but in practice, it has struggled with adoption. Virtual reality headsets can be heavy and uncomfortable. Augmented reality tools require special glasses. For many people, motion sickness and fatigue are barriers to using these devices for more than a few minutes at a time. The dream of interacting with lifelike, floating visuals has remained more science […]

Artificial intelligence thrives on data, but not just any data. For AI systems that need to “see” the world—like self-driving cars, surveillance cameras, or drone guidance systems—the challenge is collecting enough visual data to cover all the strange, rare, and dangerous scenarios that might occur. Gathering this in the real world is slow, expensive, and sometimes impossible.For years, the industry has leaned on 3D simulations as a substitute. These digital […]

Ear infections remain one of the most common health problems in young children. Studies show that up to 80% of cases occur in kids under nine, often forcing worried parents into long waits at crowded pediatric clinics. With a global shortage of doctors, these delays are becoming more frequent, while at the same time, the number of clinic visits continues to rise. The challenge is clear: families need a faster, […]

Bringing a new product to market has always been a gamble. Even the most experienced manufacturers can misread market demand, overproduce, or miss a critical pricing window. The result is a high failure rate for new products, wasted resources, and unsold inventory. Traditional forecasting methods—often based on a simple three-month rolling average—struggle to anticipate the fast-changing realities of global markets.For manufacturers, the lifecycle of a product—launch, production, sales, and eventual […]

When I walked into the meeting room with CIT Co., Ltd, I was expecting to be shown an advanced electronics product, like when I met them in 2024. Instead, I was handed a shining silver cup and told it was one of the most high-tech objects we’d see all year.At first glance, the Aethel cup (known in Korean as Eungyeol) looks like an exquisitely crafted luxury item. But the real […]

Mobil Sherpa+ from MobilWithUs is a one-stop embedded security software becoming popular in the automotive industry. As vehicles evolve into software-defined systems, manufacturers face strict regulatory requirements to integrate robust security features across numerous electronic control units (ECUs). Yet many OEMs and Tier 1/2 suppliers lack deep cybersecurity expertise and struggle with varying hardware and software environments. Mobil Sherpa+ tackles this by bundling diverse security requirements into a single, customizable […]

Every truly smart machine needs to perceive its surroundings, but today’s AI systems often rely on power-hungry hardware and constant cloud connections. That approach creates a gap between what’s technically possible and what’s practical for robots, autonomous vehicles, and other devices at the edge of the Internet of Things (IoT).Under the banner of “Physical AI,” developers are pushing intelligence out of data centers and into sensors, cameras, and tiny modules—so […]

Travelers, remote workers, and global app users frequently encounter difficulties with verification and payment when abroad. Each country has its own identity systems—such as driver’s licenses, national IDs, and resident registrations—that don’t match globally. Financial and local apps often reject foreign-issued cards or require local registration, causing friction and limiting access to otherwise great services.Crosshub’s flagship product, B‑Pay, tackles this core issue head-on by eliminating friction in both identity verification […]

Many AI-powered education tools today can generate answers in seconds, but do they help students think (Hint: no)? Futureduck, a rising EdTech startup from South Korea, believes AI should do more than just respond. Its latest product, Que:read, is a new kind of AI reading assistant built to spark curiosity and deepen student thinking through guided conversation, not shortcuts. Previously, the company had success with Quewrite a customized that teaches… […]

In the high-stakes world of logistics, space is money—and mobility is everything. Traditional warehouse robots often struggle in tight spaces, slowing down operations or forcing costly redesigns. Calmantech, a Korean robotics company, thinks it has a better way forward. At CES 2026, it will promote its new Ball Whell Technology robot series, the CMB Flow.AI: a compact, omnidirectional mobile robot platform built for the next generation of high-efficiency distribution centers and […]

Unseen threats can have serious consequences. In homes, schools or hospitals, small drones can slip past cameras or radar and invade privacy or safety. On factory floors and construction sites, hidden impacts or mechanical faults in vehicles may go unheard until it’s too late, leading to accidents or costly downtime.Traditional systems often leave blind spots: cameras need a clear line of sight, and radar systems struggle to spot small, low-flying […]

Working at height has always been one of the most dangerous tasks in construction, maintenance and industrial settings. When someone slips or trips on an elevated platform, the effect of gravity turns a minor stumble into a life-threatening fall.Noisy machinery, dust-filled air and sprawling work zones can all delay a site manager’s awareness of an accident, and every second counts in getting help to a fallen worker. Traditional systems like […]