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S. Korea develops diagnostic technology to detect Omicron within four hours
SEOUL -- The world's first polymerase chain reaction reagent that can detect five major coronavirus variants including the Omicron variant was developed in South Korea. The adoption of the new reagent can identify the Omicron variant within three to four hours. At the end of December 2021, local governments will be able to detect all five major coronavirus variants including the stealth version of Omicron through a single polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that uses the new r
24 December 2021
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Coastguard introduces surveillance helicopter-type drones to stop illegal Chinese fishing
SEOUL -- Seven helicopter-type drones were deployed to South Korean coastguard vessels of more than 1,500 tons for a pilot operation to test their applicability in searching for those missing in the sea or cracking down on illegal fishing by Chinese boats that have caused diplomatic trouble. The battery-based unmanned helicopter can fly for up to 75 minutes using, the Korea Coast Guard said, adding that it can return to its mother ship using an automatic flight function, even if
24 December 2021
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State-run land information company demonstrates drone-based smart farming technology
SEOUL -- Drone-based smart farming technology was demonstrated at an eastern port city to accurately monitor the growth of cabbages in high-altitude areas. The information collected by drones will be used to establish a network of ultra-precision agricultural data. Precision agriculture is a big data-based smart farming technique designed to reduce operational costs and maximize production. Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporation (LX Corporation) demonstrated the precisio
23 December 2021
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S. Korea to recycle coffee grounds into odor-controlling products in livestock farms
SEOUL -- Using the microbiome group fermentation technique, South Korea's environment ministry will carry out a pilot project to recycle coffee grounds as odor-controlling products for livestock farms. Currently, farmers use sawdust that is leftover during the process of coffee brewing to reduce the bad smell. According to data released by the National Assembly, the amount of discarded coffee grounds significantly increased by about 37 percent from 93,397 tons in 2012 to 149,03
21 December 2021
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S. Korea constructs discarded solar panel recycling center to reduce greenhouse emissions
SEOUL -- Through an 18.8 billion won ($15.8 million) project, a solar panel recycling center was constructed in the southern county of Jincheon to effectively deal with environmental problems caused by discarded solar modules. The center can recycle up to 3,600 tons of discarded panels every year. A solar panel is made of materials such as glass, aluminum, silicon and copper. It generates direct current electricity using sunlight as a source of energy. The total generation capacity
21 December 2021
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Seoul creates metaverse-based safety education center for teenage bicyclists
SEOUL -- Seoul created a metaverse-based safety education center for teenage users of the city's public bicycle rental service through Roblox, a metaverse platform mainly used by young people. By creating avatars, users can learn about road safety while riding a bicycle in the virtual space. Government data showed that a total of 5,555 bicycle-related safety accidents took place between 2018 and 2020. 21.4 percent of the total accidents involved young cyclists aged between 10 a
20 December 2021
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State gas company sets up anti-drone task force to protect LNG reservoir
SEOUL -- Korea Gas Corporation, a state gas company, has set up a state-military-civil task force to establish an anti-drone system for liquefied natural gas reservoirs. The system will help the gas company defend facilities against drone attacks and help related organizations including the emergency headquarters quickly dispatch personnel. The establishment of the anti-drone defense system was prompted by an incident in November 2021 in which gas company officials found a downed d
16 December 2021
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State research body unveils real flight model of home-made nanosatellites
SEOUL -- After five years of development, South Korea's state space research body has unveiled the real flight model of four homemade nanosatellites weighing less than 10 kilograms that will be launched in 2022 to observe changes in space weather through formation flight. The flight model called SNIPE was disclosed by the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) on December 15. Nanosatellite refers to an artificial satellite with a wet mass between 1 and 10 kg. Multipl
16 December 2021
