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Researchers to demonstrate eco-friendly hydrogen combustor for thermal power plants
SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed a hydrogen combustor unit for liquefied natural gas turbines used at thermal power plants. The combustor, which will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 10 percent, will be demonstrated in 2023. Power plants using liquefied natural gas (LNG) turbines emit about 40 percent less carbon dioxide than their counterparts that use coal as their main fuel. Other than renewable energy sources, LNG is the fuel with the lowest level of
18 October 2022
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LG Electronics joins hands with Unity to develop digital human and meta home technologies
SEOUL -- LG Electronics joined hands with Unity Technologies, a video game software development company based in San Francisco, to develop technologies for realistic digital humans and a meta home that would allow customers to control home appliances in real time through a virtual space that looks exactly like their home. LG Electronics' voice recognition, natural language processing, situation understanding technology will be combined with Unity's cross-platform game engin
17 October 2022
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Researchers develop polyesters capable of biodegrading in ambient natural condition
SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed a biodegradable polyester material using fertilizer ingredients. The plastic can be degraded in ambient natural conditions at a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit). Developers regard the new material as ideal for the production of mulching films, also known as mulch films, which are used in farms to stop the contamination of crops and soils. There is high global attention to eco-friendly plastic materials, but
17 October 2022
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Professional baseball and basketball games to be broadcast live on SKT's AI video service
SEOUL -- All professional postseason baseball and basketball games will be broadcast live on "A.tv," a video service created by SK Telecom, a leading mobile carrier in South Korea. The video service will add a function that automatically organizes games which mainly show teams and players favored by viewers. A. is a video service of an artificial intelligence-based voice recognition assistant that recommends channels or programs based on viewing history and preferences. F
13 October 2022
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Researchers develop skin-attachable, untethered telehaptic system for vivid tactile experience
SEOUL -- Telehaptics refers to the transmission of computer-generated tactile sensations over networks. Telehaptic systems transmit a sophisticated and near-realistic sense of touch from one user to another. The core capability of telehaptic transducers depends on precisely monitoring the spatiotemporal and physical deformations occurring on soft skin surfaces and reproducing them from a distance. Telehaptic systems must satisfy the collection and reproduction performance of soph
13 October 2022
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SK Telecom works with virtual production companies to expand media ecosystem through VFX studio
SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, formed a consortium with three virtual production companies to expand a domestic media ecosystem through its visual effects studio featuring two LED wall stages that can create realistic graphics to remove the need for location shooting. Visual effects (VFX) is the integration of live-action footage and computer CG elements to create realistic imagery. SK Telecom (SKT) opened the studio named "Tech-driven Entertainment f
12 October 2022
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SK gas develops world's first AI-based chemical process yield prediction system
SEOUL -- SK gas, a natural gas provider affiliated with South Korea's SK Group, claimed to have developed the world's first artificial intelligence-based chemical process yield prediction and simulation system that can replace the conventional method of detecting failure factors through numerous hypotheses. The system can optimize propane dehydrogenation (PDH), a process to make propylene, by removing hydrogen from propane. Traditionally, chemical processes have used Excel a
12 October 2022
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[INTERVIEW] Naver regards visual localization as key to connecting virtual and real worlds
SEOUL -- Naver, a top web portal operator and IT company in South Korea, regards advanced visual localization as a key to connecting virtual and real worlds as it can be used in creating digital twins and linking real-life services. The immediate goal is to commercialize a multi-robot intelligence system that acts like a shared brain for robots. Naver's artificial intelligence, robot and autonomous technology wing, Naver Labs, has upgraded its technology, which integrates arti
12 October 2022