South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT will hold Quantum Korea 2026 from July 2 to 4 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul. The event will bring together governments, researchers and quantum companies to share technology and policy. Participants include 56 companies and institutions from 12 countries, such as IBM, IonQ, Quandela and PASQAL. Exhibits and talks will cover quantum computing, communications and sensing, alongside an international conference and public programmes.

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a technology that cuts the cooling energy needed to remove heat from artificial intelligence semiconductors to one-tenth of current levels. The method combines a coolant manifold and microchannels inside a chip to improve liquid cooling efficiency and reduce energy loss. KAIST said the design delivered a coefficient of performance of 106,000 using room-temperature water and can be applied without major new production-line investment.