With its goal of enhancing the global competitiveness of the nation’s mechanical engineering, the lab serves as an information center related to mechanical design technologies, focusing on developing next-generation mechanical design technology, cultivating mechanical research experts, and retraining design professionals working in various industries.

The noble mission of this center is to promote the health and welfare of human society and create the world’s most innovative company in the medical field. To carry out this mission, NBRC dedicates itself to developing and commercializing innovative and original technologies for nucleic acid-based molecular diagnosis that precisely and quickly detect life-threatening cancer diseases and infectious viruses in clinical settings. Currently, seven leading professors in the fields of mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, and new material engineering and three top clinical experts in cancer and viruses are collaborating closely to take a step closer to turning the mission into reality. In addition, companies specializing in commercializing potential technologies are on board.

This research center was established to execute a new and renewable energy policy roadmap mandated by the government and develop corresponding innovative technologies (production/storage/conversion), ultimately constructing a plus-energy building that goes beyond a zero-energy building. It consists of four research institutions, including Korea University, and 17 participating companies. Its ambitious research vision is to achieve high efficiency in new and renewable energy production and conversion for energy-self-sufficient buildings, deliver effective methods to store high-density thermal energy, and develop and optimize passive and active core technologies. Going one step further, the center aims to secure the core element technology required to embody a plus-energy building, thus achieving 120% plus energy through technology linkages and verification.

SMBRC is committed to developing a world-class sense recognition technology that mimics human senses by closely emulating the structures, functions, and characteristics of the human somatosensory system (touch, temperature, and pain) at the molecular level. As such, the Center is dedicated to making significant breakthroughs in new materials, microstructures/nanostructures, and smart manufacturing technologies to engineer biological senses. Moreover, SMBRC has undertaken research endeavors to develop artificial somatosensory technology by combining artificial nerves and AI technology. The successful development of such technology will contribute to groundbreaking technological advancements in various fields, such as humanoid, prosthetic hands and legs, AR/VR, and surgical robots that replace human senses.