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Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology

Samsung Electronics established ‘Particulate Matter Research Institute‘ in SAIT to contribute in reducing particulate matter.

 

- Understanding the mechanism of particulate matter, identifying its source, and acquiring basic technology

- Improving social competence in particulate matter issue and developing new technology to apply on products

- Collaborating with top experts in "Open Innovation"

- Measures to help resolve social problems and fulfill corporate social responsibilities  

 

Samsung Electronics established Particulate Matter Research Institute in SAIT to study and develop underlying technology to cope with growing national concerns toward particulate matter. Sung-woo Hwang, deputy head of SAIT, was appointed as the head of the research center.  

 

Samsung Electronics plans to invest about 60 billion Korean won in Particulate Matter Research Institute (PMRI) over the next 5 years to support comprehensive study on particulate matter and to find technical resolutions on its health risk. This decision is based on Samsung Electronic's long term concern on public health and its passion to fulfill its corporate social responsibility.  

 

In recent years, concerns regarding health problems due to particulate matter have rapidly grown as public awareness of environments and safety has been raised and domestic particulate matter standard has been increased to the level of developed countries.  

 

In particular, ultrafine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 μm (PM 2.5) is more harmful to health as it is hardly filtered by respiratory tract. Ultrafine particulate matter can penetrate the lungs into blood vessels and cells. Currently, scientific identification of the cause and the resolution is insufficient.

 

Particulate Matter Research Institute plans on securing a technology to understand the whole cycle of particulate matter, from its generation to its measurement, analysis, collection, and disassembly.

 

Based on the technology possessed by SAIT, Particulate Matter Research Institute will develop low cost/high-precision/ultra-small sensor technology that helps the study of particulate matter.  Additionally, PMRI will develop new technology to apply on products such as filter and decomposition through innovative materials.  

 

Samsung will also use external resources. Through SAIT's Open Innovation program, Samsung will collaborate with top experts in various fields like chemistry, physics, biology, and medicine to systematically identify and study the cause of particulate matter and its risk. 

 

Sungwoo Hwang, the deputy head of SAIT, said “We hope that the establishment of the Particulate Matter Research Institute will promote the application of new technology to Samsung products, and contribute to improve social competence in particulate matter issue.