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  Central to develop prototype for recycled battery packs SEOUL -- Central, an automotive parts manufacturer in South Korea, will develop a prototype model for a recycled battery pack. The battery pack will be made using parts collected from discarded batteries. The recycling process for batteries includes the breakdown, cleaning, maintenance and remanufacturing of discarded batteries. The performance of the recycled battery will be monitored to control the quality of the final products. Central said in a statemen 2021-09-16
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  SKT to develop 5G-based UHD broadcasting network SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, teamed up with Cast.era, a joint venture between the mobile carrier and Sinclair Broadcasting Group, a major American broadcasting company, to develop 5G-based convergence broadcasting services through a cloud-based system. Among the convergence systems, artificial intelligence technology will be used to restore old low-resolution TV series and movies to high-resolution content. South Korean broadcast 2021-09-16
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  Researchers ready to commercialize technology for mass production of liposomes SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed technology for the mass production of microfluidic chips which can, in turn, mass-produce liposomes, a key raw material for vaccines, protein drugs, and functional food products and cosmetics. The technology was transferred to a private company for commercialization. Researchers regard it as a potential game-changer in the pharmaceutical sector. A liposome is a spherical vesicle, a cell structure in which liquid or c 2021-09-16
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  Researchers develop eco-friendly denitrification technique to prevent green tide SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed an eco-friendly denitrification technique using a photocatalyst. The technique, which converts nitrate (NO3−) and nitrite (NO2-) into nitrogen gas (N2), can be used to prevent and reduce green tide, a phenomenon also known as algal bloom caused by the overgrowth of algae. The process of using a photocatalyst is very eco-friendly and requires no chemical reductants. Green tides occur in lakes and rivers durin 2021-09-15
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  GPS-based taximeter app to be commercialized through Kia's Niro EV taxi SEOUL -- A GPS-based taximeter app that was approved by the South Korean government in February 2021 will be commercialized through the electric version of taxis in 2022. The app will provide a GPS-based taxi fare calculating system. The app meter, integrated with the conventional taxi meter, will offer a hybrid service when the taxi passes through areas with no GPS signal such as a tunnel and underground parking lot. Through the new model equipped with the app m 2021-09-14
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  Volvo Cars Korea showcases SK Telecom's integrated in-vehicle infotainment service SEOUL -- Volvo Cars Korea, the South Korean branch of Swedish automaker Volvo Cars adopted mobile carrier SK Telecom's integrated in-vehicle infotainment service for the first time in South Korea. The integrated platform provides various features such as an artificial intelligence (AI)-based mobile navigation, AI voice assistant and online music service. Volvo had been focusing on the development of the integrated in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) serv 2021-09-14
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  ​Researchers develop easy technique to find microorganisms capable of breaking down plastics SEOUL -- A simple kit capable of finding microorganisms with plastic-digesting capabilities was developed by researchers from a state research institute. The kit will help researchers easily find plastic-eating microorganisms without having to go through time-consuming work such as digging, filtering and cultivating soils. Among countless microorganisms, only a very small number of kinds can digest plastics. To find such microscopic organisms, researchers have to 2021-09-14
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  LG Group units demonstrate autonomous robot driving using MEC and Amazon cloud SEOUL -- LG Electronics and LG Uplus have demonstrated the stable autonomous driving of a robot utilizing mobile edge computing and a 5G core network based on a cloud system from Amazon Web Services (AWS). The robot generated maps based on the surrounding environment such as walls and entrances and avoided moving obstacles. Through their demonstration at an LG R&D center in Seoul, LG Uplus (LGU+), a mobile carrier, and LG Electronics would try to commerci 2021-09-14
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  Shinhan's blockchain solution introduced for metaverse platform for business purposes SEOUL -- A blockchain solution developed by Shinhan DS, a financial IT service arm of South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group, will be combined with a metaverse platform to relieve concern about non-face-to-face transactions by providing protection from hacking and enabling the convenient authentication of ownership or originality. Vaiv Company, a developer of artificial intelligence data processing and analysis software, has signed a memorandum of unde 2021-09-14
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  KNHP adopts SKT's private 5G solution to counteract wired communication jam SEOUL -- South Korea's nuclear power plant operator has adopted a private 5G data communication solution developed by SK Telecom that will serve as an emergency hotline between a power plant and its control tower when the wired communication network is down due to various factors including natural disasters and machine breakdowns. Workers at different parts of a power plant communicate using wired networks. They have to visit locations suspected of malfuncti 2021-09-13
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  Ulsan finishes construction of virtual solar power plants on idle rooftops SEOUL -- In an effort to reduce carbon emissions and help utilize idle spaces, Ulsan has built a 1.5 megawatt-class virtual solar power plant on the rooftops of 18 buildings. The virtual power plant can power some 1,500 households. Unused electricity will be sold to state power companies and profits will be shared among local citizens. A virtual power plant (VPP) system was designed to integrate various medium-scale power generating units such as solar and wind po 2021-09-10
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  Researchers developed world's smallest chip for beta quantum random number generators SEOUL -- Researchers from South Korea's two leading state research bodies have developed a core chip for quantum random number generators that provide true random numbers at high speed to fundamentally prevent hacking. They opened the path for commercialization by miniaturizing a beta quantum random number generator into a 1.5mm chip. A joint research team from the state-run Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) and 2021-09-09
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  S. Korea develops AI-based web search system to stop distribution of illegal porn SEOUL -- A state research institute has developed an artificial intelligence-based web search system that can crawl about online spaces to find harmful websites containing illegal materials including revenge porn and illegally filmed explicit content. The smart system will stop the distribution of illegal content and protect the victims of online sexual crimes. Revenge porn refers to an act of distributing sexually explicit images or videos of individuals without c 2021-09-09
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  Seoul to demonstrate smart street poles to charge electric vehicles and drones SEOUL -- Seoul City will demonstrate smart street poles that can charge electric vehicles (EVs) and drones. The smart poles are part of Seoul's effort to build a city-wide infrastructure for EVs. There were 135,000 electric vehicles registered in Seoul as of January 2021 but there were not enough chargers for every electric car. There are less than 8,500 chargers, meaning that there is about one charger for every 15 EVs. Smart poles can identify risk factors b 2021-09-09
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  Researchers succeed in real-time measurement of pressure inside all solid-state battery SEOUL -- Researchers have succeeded in the real-time measurement of stack pressure inside a lithium solid-state battery. By attaching a pressure sensor, they were able to monitor life-shortening side reactions that take place inside the battery. The study proved that commercialized sulfide-based batteries need to be checked for performance and side reactions in real-time to maintain their full lifecycle. Sulfide-based solid-state batteries use lithium metal as an 2021-09-07
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  State researchers develop AI capable of understanding word-processing documents SEOUL -- To help office workers quickly analyze and selectively collect information from word-processing documents using artificial intelligence, researchers have developed application programming interfaces that are capable of answering questions based on information included in digital documents and compare sentences to see if they both have the same meaning. There are AI-based document-comparing solutions that analyze the text in multiple documents and compare t 2021-09-07
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  State researchers develop 3D printing-technique for pea-sized thermoelectric module SEOUL -- A state research body has developed a 3D printing technique that can create thermoelectric modules that are about the size of a small pea. The tiny thermoelectric generating unit is very affordable and can be used in small devices. A thermoelectric generator is a solid-state device that converts heat flux (differences in temperatures) directly into electrical energy and enables the collection of lost heat energy to create electricity. Thermoelectric m 2021-09-02
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  Researchers develop AI-based automated tapping system in steel manufacturing facility SEOUL -- Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based automated system for tapping, the process of pouring molten steel, using smart cameras. The automated technique will help steelmakers to safely pour molten steel from a converter into a torpedo ladle car which carries hot metal from an iron-making section of a facility to a steel-making facility. Steel, which is an alloy of iron and carbon, is produced through complicated steps involving extrem 2021-09-02
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  [INTERVIEW] Naver tests '5G brainless robot' in world's first robot-friendly building SEOUL -- Naver, a top web portal operator and IT company in South Korea, will test "5G brainless robots" in what was called the world's first robot-friendly building where robots controlled by a cloud system coexist with human workers through the combination of new technologies such as autonomous driving, cloud and artificial intelligence. Naver will use the robot-friendly building as a global reference space where 5G-specific networks, cloud, 2021-09-01
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  Game publisher Nexon holds metaverse recruitment fair for internship program SEOUL -- South Korea's major game publisher Nexon will hold a metaverse recruitment fair to look for interns. Applicants can gain information using self-created characters and communicate with other participants in virtual spaces. Nexon said in a statement on August 31 that the recruitment fair would take place through its metaverse platform on August 31 and September 1. The virtual job fair will show a virtualized office building and a map from Nexon's ma 2021-09-01