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  State research institute upgrades open-source R&D platform to accelerate research collaboration SEOUL -- A state research institute in South Korea has upgraded its open-source research and development platform to allow anyone to make changes to computer programming codes or participate in various R&D projects. Open-source applications and platforms are based on the participation of people and their collective intelligence. The free-to-use programming applications have become a new paradigm in the fields of R&D. Various R&D projects can be branched out from a sin 2022-05-10
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  Researchers develop spider-inspired frequency damper for biosignal sensors SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed a frequency damper that is capable of neutralizing vibration noise so that a bioelectric module can accurately read and monitor biosignals. The damper was inspired by cuticular pad spiders. A cuticular pad is an organ located at the final segment of a spider's leg. The special soft pad is used for filtering unwanted vibrations from a spider web or from the ground when a spider is stalking its prey. The cuticular pad absorbs low-f 2022-05-09
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  Kakao Brain develops new face-swapping technology with simplified architecture SEOUL -- Kakao Brain, the AI research unit of South Korea's web service company Kakao, has developed a new technology that would expand the capabilities of smooth and fast face-swapping through enhanced identity embedding and simplified architecture. The company predicts its new technology is expected to develop various kinds of digital humans. Face swapping refers to the task of swapping faces between images or in a video, while maintaining the rest of the body and environment 2022-05-09
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  Samsung Electronics proposes considering all available bands for 6G SEOUL -- In a white paper, Samsung Electronics has proposed considering all available bands for 6G, from the low band under one gigahertz (GHz) to the high band in the 24-300 GHz range, saying the era of 6G is set to connect as many as 500 billion devices, with vehicles, appliances and even buildings being connected to a super-fast communications network. GHz is a unit of frequency equal to one billion hertz. The mid-band within the 7-24 GHz range is a candidate that can support f 2022-05-09
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  SK Telecom's in-house alliance invests in game developer to strengthen AI-Verse competitiveness SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, and its sister company, SK Square made strategic investments in Haegin, a domestic game developer, to strengthen the competitiveness of their artificial intelligence and metaverse businesses and build an infrastructure for their expansion abroad. SK Telecom (SKT) and SK Square will invest a total of 50 billion won ($39 million) together to become the biggest strategic investor in Haegin. The size of their holdings was not 2022-05-06
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  Kakao promotes B2C2C as new catchword for open chat-based mobile messaging app SEOUL -- B2C2C is a new catchword promoted by South Korea's web service company Kakao to turn its popular mobile messaging app, Kakao Talk, into an open chat room. The ultimate goal is to target global markets through a metaverse platform. B2C2C combines B2C (business to consumer) with C2C (consumer to consumer). It simply means that a company can sell one product to one consumer who can in turn either sell or share the very same product with other consumers without the compa 2022-05-04
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  SKY Technology ties up with Intel to optimize game environment and promote joint marketing SEOUL -- SKY Technology, the developer of an easy non-fungible token (NFT) business platform in South Korea, tied up with U.S. technology giant Intel to optimize a game environment and promote global joint marketing. Under a memorandum of understanding, SKY Technology and Intel would promote technology cooperation to implement an optimal gaming environment on personal computers equipped with Intel's central processing units and graphics engines and provide industry-leading adva 2022-05-04
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  Researchers develop quick and accurate infectious disease diagnosis kit technology SEOUL -- Researchers have developed a quick and accurate diagnosis sensor kit technology that can effectively detect infectious diseases in 50 minutes. The rapid diagnosis technology is almost as accurate as the polymerase chain reaction technique that can detect diseases including COVID-19 with an accuracy rate of about 95 percent in about six hours. Polymerase chain reaction test equipment that uses blood samples is very bulky and requires many hours to come up with results. Rapi 2022-05-03
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  Seoul to adopt smart water meters for unmanned tap water usage monitoring SEOUL -- An internet-of-things-based smart water meter will be adopted by Seoul City to conveniently monitor and record tap water consumption at homes. Currently, government workers visit each house regularly to check and record water consumption regardless of weather conditions. Smart water meters are automated remote metering devices that measure water usage to enable accurate billing. As of December 2021, about 350 water metermen are deployed in the capital city to inspect some 2022-05-03
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  Seoul to expand IoT-based monitoring device for prevention of lonely death SEOUL -- Seoul will distribute more internet of things-based "smart plugs" to vulnerable single households. The smart monitoring device will monitor the electricity consumption of home appliances and notify human caregivers if the energy usage is too low. According to data released by the national statistics office in 2021, the number of South Korea's single-person households reached 6.64 million in 2020, accounting for 31.7 percent of total households. Some 50 perce 2022-05-02
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  Game developer Com2uS invests in regional partner of play-to-earn gaming guild YGG SEOUL -- Com2uS, a game development and publishing company in South Korea, has become an initial investor in Ola GG, a regionally focused partner of Yield Guild Games (YGG), a play-to-earn gaming guild, which has raised $8 million to acquire yield-generating non-fungible tokens and the creation of Spanish-language educational content. Ola GG has raised $8 million from Com2uS and other investors to acquire yield-generating non-fungible tokens and the creation of Spanish-language 2022-04-29
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  Researchers develop highly efficient technique to retrieve rare metals from discarded EV batteries SEOUL -- Researchers from a state geoscience research institute have found a technique to retrieve rare metals from discarded electric vehicle batteries. Lithium-ion batteries contain rare metals such as nickel, cobalt, and lithium which can be recycled into new products. According to data released by French market research firm Yole Developpement, the global lithium-ion battery recycling market capacity is projected to grow at an annual average growth rate of 30 percent to reach 4 2022-04-28
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  Researchers develop technique to reduce inflammatory tissue reaction by implantable bioelectrodes SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed a technique that can be used for reducing inflammatory tissue reactions caused by bioelectrodes used in medical implants. When a body shows a foreign body reaction to implants, tissues that come in direct contact with electrodes can become inflamed or thick with scar tissues to lower the performance of the medical device. Bioelectrodes are conductive devices implanted or adhered to the tissue or other organs. They can sense ion distr 2022-04-28
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  Hanwha Aerospace to develop integrated avionics system through government space program SEOUL -- Hanwha Aerospace, an aircraft parts maker in South Korea, will participate in a government space program to develop and acquire core space technologies, which are required to send rockets and satellites into space. The company will develop an integrated avionics system that is one of the key elements in space programs. An avionics system platform is a combination of software and electronics for aircraft, rockets, drones, and spacecraft. The platform serves as the control t 2022-04-28
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  Pilot SBAS service set for December for safe aircraft flight with corrected GPS signals SEOUL -- South Korea will provide a pilot service for the safe flight of aircraft by correcting GPS errors in real-time probably in December 2022 using the first satellite dedicated to its independent satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS). It is an international standard system that provides accurate location information by satellite. Malaysia's MEASAT-3d communication satellite has been leased for 15 years. European heavy-lift space launch vehicle Ariane 5 carrying the MEA 2022-04-28
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  Southern city to build digital twin-based disaster monitoring infrastructure SEOUL -- South Korea's southern city of Daegu will build a disaster monitoring infrastructure using digital twin technology to test virtual disaster situations and make preparations for real-life disasters. Through collaboration with government agencies and research institutes, a local disaster monitoring system will be developed. Digital twins are virtual clones of machines, equipment and infrastructures. They are used to identify problems and the results of real-life situ 2022-04-25
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  SK ecoplant partners with Singapore's Digital Edge to build large commercial data center in S. Korea SEOUL -- SK ecoplant, affiliated with South Korea's conglomerate SK Group, partnered with Digital Edge, a data center operator headquartered in Singapore, to build a large commercial data center. The partnership is part of SK ecoplant's strategy to expand its business area to South Korea's fast-growing data center market. SK ecoplant and Digital Edge launched a joint venture after signing a business agreement to jointly develop a hyperscale data center in a state indust 2022-04-25
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  Researchers develop electrochemical catalyst capable of producing ethylene from carbon dioxide SEOUL -- A joint team of researchers has developed an electrochemical catalyst using a copper-aluminum alloy that can create ethylene from carbon dioxide. Normally, ethylene is produced using fossil fuel but greenhouses gases are also generated in the process. Ethylene is a hydrocarbon regarded as the world's most important chemical. The hydrocarbon containing carbon-carbon double bonds is produced by heating natural gas. Ethylene is a starting material for polyethylene that is 2022-04-25
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  Kakao Games invests $15 million in Playable Worlds to boost game-developing capabilities SEOUL -- In an effort to boost game-developing capabilities and expand its influence abroad, the game publishing wing of South Korea's web service giant Kakao has invested $15 million in Playable Worlds, an American company that creates cloud-native online games. The strategic investment was made through the European branch of Kakao Games to develop differentiated cloud-native games and metaverse platforms. Cloud-native games use the cloud to process certain parts of the game, 2022-04-21
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  Seoul's civil complaint call center to upgrade AI-based civil complaint service SEOUL -- Seoul's civil complaint call center will upgrade its artificial intelligence-based customer service to take care of waves of inquiries. Chatbots and voicebots will carry out simple and repetitive tasks so that human assistants can focus on complicated inquiries. AI-based customer services are used in various sectors due to their efficiency. Chatbots communicate with customers through text conversations and voicebots specialize in verbal conversations. Customers can c 2022-04-21