Trends Identified
Smart food packaging
(Definition) Monitor temperature, pH, pressure, light and other external environmental changes and adapt to protect food. (Application) The technology will maintain and improve the quality of food during the process of delivery, therefore, increase the safety profile of food. (Impact) This packaging method can maintain the food and its freshness, therefore, reduce the risk of food poisoning as well as changing the food industry and distribution. Packaging industry is expected to have the market size of $ 43.3 billion.
2014
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2014
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Paper-based Lab-on-a-Chip
(Definition) The technology uses nano-chip on papers to diagnose the causative organism of the disease immediately and precisely on site. (Application) At medical sites, the technology can quickly and exactly diagnose the organism from the infected patients. (Impact) The technology can create new medical services within households through a simple diagnostic method. In addition, at a national level, early measures can be made against infectious disease, reducing social costs. Molecular diagnosis market has the market size of $ 70 million in Korea and $ 5.8 billion world wide.
2014
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2014
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Green vaccine
(Definition) The technology uses genetic engineering technology to insert useful genetic trait into plants where they can create mass production of useful proteins (vaccines).(Application) The technology can help mass production of economic vaccines without the risk for pathogenic infections and with simple cultivation condition. Therefore, when there is a large scale of the epidemic, vaccines can be provided quickly and easily (Impact) The plants can be consumed for treatment of diseases, and through mass production, it will cut the social and economical costs. Vaccine market has the market size of $ 12.5 billion world wide.
2014
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2014
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Smartphone Diagnosis
(Definition) The technology can measure biometric information and send the result instantly through sensors, camera and simple accessories for collected blood sugar level, blood pressure and heart rate. (Application) The technology can replace expensive medical devices which make it easier to supply them at low price. In addition, it will improve health service accessibility and allow giving feedback simply with smartphone application.
2015
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2015
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Bigdata Analytics for Healthcare
(Definition) The technology collects patients’ hospital service use, medication, treatment and other various data including medical records to analyze useful information. (Application) Based on the result, the technology can provide prevention of diseases and personal healthcare which in turn reduces the medical cost.
2015
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2015
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Bio Stamp
(Definition) The technology is a sensor which can be attached to skin in order to monitor the person’s health. (Application) The technology allows the elderly to simply monitor their health as when the device is attached to the skin it can automatically monitor live the blood pressure, temperature, brain activities and so on, then send the data.
2015
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2015
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Li-Fi
(Definition) Wireless communication technology which combines high efficiency light LED and wifi using light. (Application) The technology provides high speed communication service at low price at the intensity of LED where we cannot visualize without crossing of frequencies. It can majorly improve internet accessibility.
2015
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2015
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Tactile Display
(Definition) The technology allows the user to actually feel certain objects from the surface that they touch. (Application) Improve the elderly and the disabled’s use of touchscreen, therefore, improve the convenience via reproducing the sense of touching virtual hand.
2015
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2015
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Beacon Technology
(Definition) Local area network technology which allows useful information to the users automatically in a limited area. (Application) The technology provides adverts, convenient information, payment information and so on automatically within a short distance, therefore, those who are not familiar with browsing can receive useful information.
2015
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2015
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Vacuum Insulation
(Definition) Insulation material technology using vacuum in order to minimize the heat loss. (Application) The technology can reduce the causes of energy poverty through minimizing heat loss both in heating and cooling energy.
2015
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2015
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)