"This Won't Make Money"... Yet Talents Betting Their Lives Remain

Top-tier students are all heading to medical schools, and elite researchers are leaving for China and the United States.

While we are losing the "talent war," researchers who have staked their lives on the question, "Will solving the climate crisis make money?" are still out there.

From green hydrogen to "energy blocks" that generate electricity from vibrations, the Hyundai Chung Mong-koo Foundation has decided to set the stage for these "climate geeks."

We took a closer look at the reasons why.

(Reported by Yeo Hyeon-gyo | PD: Kim In-sun | Written by Lee Mi-sun | CG: Chae Ji-woo, Cho Seung-hyun | Filmed by Hwang Se-hoe, Kim Sang-yoon | Produced by Intellectual Content IP Team | Production Support: Hyundai Chung Mong-koo Foundation)
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