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  [INTERVIEW] Metaverse expert advocates self-regulation and follow-up management SEOUL -- South Korea connected with super-fast communication networks is an ideal place for the commercialization of metaverse services that require stable and fast internet connection. An expert advocates self-regulation and follow-up management instead of comprehensive regulations that could lead to policy errors as common standards, interfaces, and communication protocols between and among virtual environment systems are still in development. The metaverse is a digital world th 2021-11-03
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  Researchers develop microrobot designed to deliver stem cells via intranasal pathway SEOUL -- Researchers have developed a stem cell-based microrobot called "cellbot" capable of delivering stem cells to the brain via intranasal passage using a minimally invasive method. The cellbot has the potential to become a key player in the treatment of neurological disorders such as brain cancer, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Stem cells are special human cells that can develop into many different cell types. In stem cell transplant therapy, s 2021-11-02
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  Research institute opens virtual factory in metaverse environment SEOUL -- A state research institute has opened a virtual plastic screw factory in a metaverse environment. The test model will play a pioneering role as a global sales channel window for small and medium-sized enterprises that have unique core technologies. The metaverse is a virtual environment that uses virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technologies to simulate virtual worlds. Uses can communicate, experiment, and interact with other users or en 2021-11-01
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  Naver Cloud releases SaaS AI work-assistance solution SEOUL -- Naver Cloud, a cloud computing service wing of South Korea's web service giant Naver, has released an artificial intelligence-based software as a service (SaaS) work-assistance tool that can quickly take care of repetitive chores. Naver Cloud will provide a globally popular robotic process automation system through a cloud system for the first time in South Korea. A robotic process automation (RPA) system is frequently used to take care of repetitive and standardized ch 2021-11-01
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  Researchers develop new solid-state quantum structure material operational at room temperature SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed a new solid-state quantum structure material using silicon carbide nanowires. The new material featuring a fast recombination time exhibit outstanding optical properties of high-brightness single photons and is operable at room temperatures. A solid-state quantum bit (qubit) system is an electronic circuit used to build blocks of quantum processors. Quantum computing is regarded as a breakthrough in computing because the quantum proce 2021-11-01
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  S. Korea starts demonstration for automated construction technologies at smart city SEOUL -- South Korea has started the six-month demonstration of automated construction technologies including 5G-based machine guidance and machine control techniques at the central city of Sejong. The administrative city was built on a massive smart city platform which is an ideal testbed for future connected technologies. A smart city is a city platform with its components connected via wireless networks using 4G, 5G, WiFi, and internet of things (IoT) mobile communication techn 2021-11-01
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  Seoul to demonstrate real-time traffic light information service thru popular navigation apps SEOUL -- For the first time in South Korea, a real-time traffic light information service will be provided for drivers traveling in central Seoul to reduce the chances of accidents. The service, scheduled for demonstration by the end of 2021, will display useful information such as the status of traffic lights and pedestrians crossing the road via smartphone navigation apps. South Korea has some 1.5 million monthly active users of smartphone navigation apps that offer useful infor 2021-10-28
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  Lotte Homeshopping works with cloud company to upgrade virtual human Lucy SEOUL -- The home shopping channel of Lotte Group teamed up with a domestic cloud company to upgrade its virtual human Lucy and expand the scope of her activities as a show host on a metaverse platform. Lucy is a 29-year-old model who has been working as an influencer on social networking services. Lucy was created by synthesizing a face with an image of a real person to work as a show host on the metaverse platform that Lotte Homeshopping. Through cooperation with Megazone Cloud, a 2021-10-28
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  S. Korea develops satellite communication-based smart buoyancy aids SEOUL -- Two types of internet of things-based buoyancy aids designed to help people adrift at sea were developed by a research institute and two domestic companies. In case of disasters including shipwrecks, the aids will help people stay afloat while transmitting location information using satellite communication. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said in a statement on October 28 that the smart buoyancy aids based on internet-of-things (IoT) technologies were developed by F 2021-10-28
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  Researchers develop accurate AI-based robot doctor service using data from different hospitals SEOUL -- South Korea's state research institute has developed an artificial intelligence-based robot doctor service that will analyze and diagnose a patient's condition based on medical records provided by different medical organizations and hospitals. The robot doctor is capable of creating personalized big data by integrating bits of medical information together. An integrated electronic medical record (EMR) system, which is a digitalized information system to prepare, c 2021-10-27
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  S. Korea tests information-sharing platform for biotechnology research data SEOUL -- South Korea has started the test operation of a massive information-sharing platform for biotechnology research data designed to boost the country's research and development capacity in the life and bioscience sectors by narrowing the information gap between companies and organizations regardless of their sizes. A master plan to create "Korea-Bio Data Station" (K-BDS), a data dam that collects, filters and manages life and bioscience information, was unveiled 2021-10-26
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  Researchers develop world's first contactless elevator button sensor SEOUL -- Researchers from an aerospace university have developed a contactless elevator button sensor that detects three-dimensional hand movements. The sensor capable of detecting finger movements in the air was developed to reduce indirect contact between people inside an elevator. Medical researchers stress that the chance of being infected with a coronavirus by touching a contaminated surface, such as the face of an elevator button, is not very high but it is important to eliminate 2021-10-26
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  LG Uplus demonstrates four-legged 5G remote control robot at road construction site SEOUL -- LG Uplus, a mobile carrier in South Korea, has teamed with a domestic builder to demonstrate a remote control robot equipped with 5G routers and a 3D laser scanner that filmed narrow passages that could not be accessed by humans at a road construction site. The robot was based on Spot, a four-legged robot developed by Boston Dynamics acquired by South Korea's Hyundai auto group. The demonstration took place at a road construction site in Siheung, a coastal city southw 2021-10-25
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  S. Korea launches home-made 3-stage rocket into space SEOUL -- 10… 9… 8… The countdown for the launching of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 (KSLV-2), known as "Nuri" rocket, started at a rocket launch site located in Goheung some 330 kilometers (205 miles) south of Seoul at 5 p.m. (0800 GMT) on October 21. Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans watched the countdown through a live feed broadcast through YouTube channels operated by South Korean broadcasters. "Nuri" is a three-stage rocket equip 2021-10-21
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  Demonstration launched in city park to verify performance of outdoor service robots SEOUL -- A demonstration project was launched to verify the advancement and safety of autonomous outdoor service robots for food delivery, quarantine, and patrol at the main central part of South Korea's central administrative city of Sejong which has a smart city network to test connected cars, autonomous driving and other innovative technologies. The project is aimed at improving the production capacity of integrated platforms such as driving departments and chargers, Sejong 2021-10-20
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  KT demonstrates VR-based job education program for people with developmental disabilities SEOUL -- South Korea's major telecom company KT has developed and demonstrated a virtual reality-based job education program to help people with developmental disabilities adapt to job environments and improve work skills. According to government data, about 2.6 million South Koreans were registered as people with developmental disabilities as of 2020. About 24 percent have simple labor jobs mainly at small and medium-sized enterprises including fast-food restaurants and mecha 2021-10-19
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  Researchers develop chemoenzymatic technique to extract precursor for biofuel from agricultural waste SEOUL -- For the first time in the world, researchers from a state-run institute have found a chemoenzymatic technique to convert a material extracted from biomasses into an important eco-friendly precursor for biofuel and bioplastic. The method uses agricultural wastes such as rice straws and corncobs as feedstock. Bio-refinery technologies concentrate on the extraction of renewable materials for biofuel and bioplastic from biomass including wastes and byproducts produced in the ag 2021-10-15
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  S. Korea to release Minecraft-based metaverse game to promote smart ports SEOUL -- South Korea's maritime ministry will release metaverse content based on a globally popular "Minecraft" game. The metaverse game provides virtual tour experiences of a smart port's major facilities such as yards and inner walls while performing missions. Minecraft is an open-world exploring game for PC and consoles. More than 200 million copies were sold worldwide as of 2020. To commemorate Children's Day in May 2020, South Korean President Moon Jae-in 2021-10-15
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  Naver's startup accelerator wing invests $9.52 mln in audio tech startup SEOUL -- D2SF, a startup accelerator operated by South Korea's top web service company Naver, has invested 11.3 billion won ($9.52 million) into Gaudio Lab, a domestic audio tech startup specialized in metaverse-based technologies, to attract global metaverse users with immersive audio technologies. The metaverse is a digital world that connects physical reality to virtual spaces. Users can have firsthand experiences through virtual reality (VR) using their own avatars. Naver ha 2021-10-14
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  Researchers develop detector capable of capturing signals from high-performance hidden cameras SEOUL -- A state-sponsored research body in South Korea has developed a new device that can capture data transmission signals from high-performance hidden cameras installed in places such as hangers and desk clocks for candid shooting, an act of taking photographs without consent in private and public places, that has been an annoying social problem. Instead of detectors being used to detect lenses with infrared rays, researchers at the Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) 2021-10-14