In this blog post, we’ll explore the background behind the emergence of multi-core processors, the limits to performance improvements, the challenges facing parallel processing technology, and future directions for development.   The Emergence of Multi-Core Processors If you look at recent computer advertisements, you’ll easily come across terms like dual-core, quad-core, hexa-core, and octa...

In this blog post, we’ll explore the operating principles and advantages of rotary engines, the reasons for their failure to gain commercial traction, and their ongoing technical potential.   Engineering is a discipline specialized in commercializing innovations that benefit human life, based on accumulated scientific and technological knowledge. Among these, automotive engineering can be...

In this blog post, we’ll take an easy-to-understand look at the difference between analog and digital, as well as the principles behind how hard drives store and read information.   LP records that evoke a sense of nostalgia just by looking at them, videotapes crammed into the cabinet under the TV, and dozens of encyclopedias that made you feel somehow smarter when they filled your...

In this blog post, we’ll take an easy-to-understand look at the operating principles of diesel and gasoline engines, the differences in their combustion methods, and how their performance characteristics—such as fuel economy, torque, and noise levels—differ.   The 4-Stroke Cycle: The Basic Principle of Engines Most cars use 4-stroke engines. A single 4-stroke cycle consists of four stages:...

In this blog post, we’ll take an easy-to-understand look at the principles behind how a two-wheeled bicycle without training wheels maintains stability while riding, focusing on the movement of the center of gravity, steering, the gyroscopic effect, and modern bicycle design elements.   A Question Born from Observation When you see middle and high school students on buses or walking to...

In this blog post, we examine the phenomenon of South Korea’s science and technology research funding being concentrated on specific trends and policy directions, and explore why a research funding system with a long-term perspective is necessary.   Scientific Progress and Capital During the Age of Discovery, the major European powers provided massive funding to explorers with the goal of...

In this blog post, we’ll examine the secrets of speeches that move people’s hearts and strategies for persuasive speaking through examples from Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.   Presidential Speeches: Capturing People’s Hearts Through Oratory Whether it’s love, business, or politics, everything humans do is accomplished through “words.” To effectively convey...

In this blog post, we’ll take a look at the manufacturing processes behind the smartphones we use every day, as well as the roles, responsibilities, and efforts of the engineers involved in those processes.   What is the smartphone you’re holding made of? Is it metal, plastic, or glass? And what processes did these materials undergo to become the smartphones we use today? The term “process”...

In this blog post, we’ll examine why cigarettes are still legally sold despite causing health damage comparable to that of some illegal drugs, and why strong regulations are necessary.   When people think of drugs, they usually conjure up intense and dangerous images. Furthermore, since drugs are legally prohibited, social awareness of their dangers is relatively well-established. In...

In this blog post, we’ll explore how sweet desserts and cafés have established themselves as spaces for healing and comfort in the daily lives of modern people.   These days, it’s not hard to spot a café while walking through the city. In fact, it’s common to see several cafés lined up side by side on a single alley. Unique cafés are steadily popping up not only in Seoul’s Seongsu-dong...