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  Researchers develop highly effective 3D-printed solar evaporator for desalination SEOUL -- Researchers from a state research university have developed a 3D-printed solar evaporator that uses special light absorbent for maximized efficiency. Because the device is 3D-printed, it is very affordable. Desalination is a technique that separates freshwater from saltwater. The technique is widely used in many countries, especially in the Middle East where water resources other than the ocean are scarce. Saudi Arabia's Ras Al Khair, one of the world's largest de 2021-08-23
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  Busan to demonstrate AI-based safe crossing light system for old people SEOUL -- The southern port city of Busan will demonstrate an artificial intelligence-based system that will autonomously control the time a pedestrian crossing signal is lit. Crossing lights will stay green until all pedestrians have crossed the road. The new system is designed to help children, old people and the disabled cross the road safely. According to the National Police Agency, there were some 3,100 fatal road accident victims in 2020 and about 35 percent of them were pedest 2021-08-20
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  S. Korea develops technique to recycle discarded solar panels into high-performance solar cells SEOUL -- Researchers have developed a non-destructive technique to recycle discarded solar panels to create high-performance solar cells. The technique will become crucial in a few decades when solar panels that are currently being used are discarded after their operational life of about 20 years. A solar panel is a photovoltaic module made of materials such as glass, aluminum, silicon and copper. It uses sunlight as a source of energy to generate direct current electricity. A sol 2021-08-19
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  LG Electronics works with German researchers to demonstrate 6G communication signal transmission SEOUL -- LG Electronics, a major home appliance and smartphone maker in South Korea, has worked with German researchers for the successful demonstration of transmitting communication signals more than 100 meters by utilizing the 6G Terahertz frequency band that includes an enormous amount of available spectrums. Terahertz (THz) is a unit of frequency defined as one trillion cycles per second. The demonstration was conducted at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, an organizati 2021-08-19
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  Rescuers use drones to locate and rescue lost hikers SEOUL -- Rescuers used drones to find two hikers who were lost in the mountains. The drones were connected to a mobile control tower that can relay video feeds from drones and body cameras of rescuers. Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, have been widely utilized for fire-fighting operations in South Korea's mountainous areas. Drones can also help rescuers save shipwrecked victims using their advanced aerial search functions. The National Fire Agency (NFA) said in a statemen 2021-08-18
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  S. Korea localizes robot milking machine to help old dairy farmers SEOUL -- South Korea has succeeded in the localization of a milking machine that will use a robot arm to autonomously find a cow's nipples and extract milk. The domestic milking robot will help reduce labor burdens off old dairy farmers' shoulders and popularize autonomous robot machines in the farming industry. Dairy farmers need to milk their cows twice a day no matter what because milk can build up in a cow's udder if it is not milked daily. When there's too m 2021-08-18
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  KT data centers adopt AI-based management solution to save electricity SEOUL -- South Korea's telecom company KT will adopt an artificial intelligence-based data management solution to reduce electricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Through the solution, the company will effectively manage internet data centers where many servers, routers and switches are managed autonomously. With cutting-edge equipment and reliable security, an internet data center (IDC) manages server equipment that is burdensome for companies to operate. Greenpeace 2021-08-17
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  Researchers develop technology for color-changing chameleon high-polymer film SEOUL -- Researchers have developed a transparent, stretchable high-polymer film material that turns completely white to have zero light transmittance when it is stretched out. The technology can be used for the development of a color-changing "chameleon film." There are very few transparent films that can turn white or change their color available. However, such films use nanoparticles or other substances that are reactive to light or impact. They are used 2021-08-11
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  KT selected for defense project to upgrade military broadband communication network SEOUL -- South Korea's major telecom company KT has been selected for a defense project worth 1.2 trillion won ($1.05 billion) to upgrade a military communication network that will link more than 2,000 units with an integrated management system reflecting new technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud. KT has been selected as the preferred bidder for the project to establish the next-generation military-broadband convergence network (M-BcN) that would be completed in 2021-08-09
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  LG Uplus teams up with defense ministry to provide educational support for military families SEOUL -- LG Uplus, a mobile carrier that leads digital learning amid a COVID-19 pandemic, will offer an educational service for military families who have to move away frequently and spend their childhood near barracks in remote areas. Through non-face-to-face education services, the company aims to bridge the educational gap of school children in military families with their peers from ordinary households. LG Uplus (LGU+) said it signed an agreement with South Korea’s defense 2021-08-06
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  Researchers find clues to identification of high-temperature superconducting mechanism SEOUL -- The electronic structure of liquid metals is a theoretical model devised in the late 1960s. However, no researcher has experimentally demonstrated their electronic structure. A South Korean research team has devised a unique method to understand the phenomenon and find a "pseudogap" in a crystalline insulator doped by disordered metals. In a government-funded project, a research team led by Kim Keun-su, a professor of physics at Yonsei University in Seoul, has c 2021-08-05
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  Research center demonstrates beamforming for smooth 6G tecommunication in THz band SEOUL -- Broadband wireless transmission using Terahertz frequencies is a key transmission technology to achieve high transmission speed and support many 6G mobile telecommunication subscribers. A South Korean research center has succeeded in demonstrating a broadband beamforming solution that can address the reduction in communication distance due to the use of Terahertz frequencies. Terahertz (THz) is a unit of frequency defined as one trillion cycles per second. The THz frequency 2021-08-03
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  Netmarble diversifies game portfolio thru acquisition of social casino company SpinX SEOUL -- Netmarble, a major mobile game developer in South Korea, has set the stage for a diversified game portfolio needed to expand its global presence through a $2.19 billion deal to take over SpinX, a Hong Kong-based company that provides a social casino service where users can play popular casino games like roulette, video poker, slots, and blackjack without betting real money. In a regulatory filing on August 3, Netmarble said it would borrow some 1.78 trillion won ($1.54 bi 2021-08-03
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  Naver invests $8.6 mln in online butcher’s shop SEOUL -- South Korea’s top web portal service operator Naver has made a strategic investment of 10 billion won ($8.6 million) in Jeongyookgak, an online butcher’s shop known for selling slaughtered pork in three or four days. The investment is aimed at strengthening the startup's fresh goods distribution capabilities. Jeongyookgak places more importance on taste than looks and utilizes special packaging techniques that can minimize the amount of oxygen inside the mea 2021-08-02
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  Grand AI consortium formed in S. Korea to develop artificial brain with high-performance computational capability SEOUL -- In a state-sponsored project to catch up with the United States and China in an international artificial intelligence hegemony war, South Korea has formed a grand consortium involving more than 200 companies, colleges and research bodies to develop an artificial brain with the world's best computational capability. With an injection of about 44.5 billion won ($28.8 million) for the next five years, the "K-Hub" consortium, launched on July 29, will focus on lar 2021-07-30
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  Researchers develop programmable, powerful, and ultra-fast water-driven self-operating soft actuator SEOUL -- Researchers have introduced a programmable, powerful, and ultra-fast water-driven self-operating soft actuator, inspired by the mutable collagenous tissue of sea cucumber that reacts with water and changes its form freely. The actuator can be used in various fields such as robot grippers, wound closures and artificial fingers. An actuator is a component of a machine that is responsible for moving and controlling a mechanism or system. It uses changes in electrical signals 2021-07-29
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  Seoul's eastern satellite city to adopt wearable robot for rehabilitation SEOUL -- An eastern satellite city of Seoul will adopt wearable robots to help the rehabilitation of patients with walking disorders. The rehab robot system can track and monitor the movement of patients to provide personalized programs. Some 300 million won ($250,000) in state money will be injected into the rehab robot project involving P&S Mechanics, a domestic wearable robot maker, Namyangju said in a statement on July 27. The robot training system will be set up at a state 2021-07-27
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  S, Korea develops heat-resistant material for spacecraft using specially treated carbon fiber SEOUL -- South Korea has developed the world's first core heat resistant material made of lyocell-based carbon fiber that is used for the propulsion system of space launch vehicles or guided weapon systems. The material is created by carrying out a continuous heat treatment process to convert lyocell fibers into carbon fibers. When commercialized, it will reduce South Korea's dependency on foreign products. Lyocell is a form of rayon, a fiber that can be created by using reg 2021-07-27
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  Hanhwa Techwin sets up CCTV to monitor Iceland’s volcanic eruptions SEOUL -- Hanwha Techwin, a leading surveillance and optoelectronics company in South Korea, has set up durable and high-performance closed-circuit televisions in Iceland’s Reykjavik region to observe volcanic activities that sometimes damaged the entire European economy, suspending major sporting events and airline operations. Hanwha Techwin's surveillance device would monitor volcanic activities without being affected by harsh environments full of ashes and fire. The CCTV 2021-07-27
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  State project launched to develop personal location call device for troubled fishermen SEOUL -- South Korea will develop a personal location call device to quickly rescue fishing sailors when they are in distress at sea due to collision, fire and other marine accidents. It will be developed in various forms such as watches, necklaces, or a type attached to life vests so that troubled fishermen can conveniently and effectively use personal location transmitters in an emergency situation and send locations automatically through water sensors or manually. The Ministry of 2021-07-27