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  ​Samsung releases smart family care service capable of monitoring vulnerable elderlies living alone SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics released a smart family care service capable of monitoring family members living alone or far away by checking how often they use the refrigerator. The refrigerator can notify other family members through smartphone messages if the door of the fridge was not opened for a long time. The number of single-person households has been rapidly increasing in South Korea with a population of about 52 million. According to data released by the national statistics 2022-08-09
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  Researchers develop special electrode-coating technique to improve green hydrogen production performance SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed a coating technique that will grant electrodes used in green hydrogen production to have gas-repellant properties. The so-called superaerophobic characteristics can enhance the electrochemical performance of electrodes. The production of aerophobic material-coated electrodes is very simple and cheap compared to similar conventional techniques. Green hydrogen is produced through electrolysis using electricity generated from renewabl 2022-08-09
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  Resort island Jeju deploys safety drone capable of dropping rescue tubes in case of emergency SEOUL -- To prevent various safety accidents, South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju deployed a hydrogen fuel cell drone to a famous beach visited by about 200,000 people every year. The safety drone can notify visitors using a speaker in case of an emergency and drop a lifeguard rescue tube to save a drowning person. Hydrogen fuel cell drones are more advantageous in the operating time and flight distance than battery-powered unmanned flying vehicles because hydrogen f 2022-08-08
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  ​JLK's AI brain image analysis solution wins approval from Thai health department SEOUL -- JAD-02K, an artificial intelligence-based brain disease analysis solution created by South Korea's medical solution company JLK, obtained approval from Thailand, a medical tourism hub in Southeast Asia. The solution informs the degree of brain aging progression compared to other patients in the same age group. Data released by JLK showed that Thailand is the seventh biggest medical device market in the Asia-Pacific region. About 13.5 percent of the country's populat 2022-08-05
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  [INTERVIEW] Video editing app VLLO adopts aggressive marketing in U.S. SEOUL -- With the aim of becoming a global player, VLLO, an easy mobile video editing application created by South Korea's software company Vimosoft will adopt aggressive marketing in the United States. The strategy is not modest but reflects positive reactions from users. VLLO is an easy video editor that can be used by people who have no idea about video editing on their smartphones. The app has secured a bridgehead in Japan and Thailand following its successful settlement i 2022-08-05
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  NHN Edu releases AI pregnancy diagnosis solution to identify unclear pregnancy result SEOUL -- NHN Edu, the operator of a period tracking app called "Pink Dairy," released an artificial intelligence-based pregnancy test service that informs users whether they are pregnant when it is difficult to identify the result. Those who had unclear lines on the test can verify their result through the solution. "AI Pinkbot Pregnancy Test," a service that determines pregnancy based on the pregnancy test kit photo submitted by users, was released on the Pink 2022-08-04
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  S. Korean university hospital to set up virtual clinic in metaverse SEOUL -- A university hospital will build a metaverse clinic where patients can receive various medical services without visiting doctors in collaboration with Deltoid, a digital healthcare service provider in South Korea. Academic programs with foreign medical experts will be conducted in a virtual space that has no time or space restrictions. Chosun University Hospital, based in the southwestern city of Gwangju, partnered with Deltoid to set up a virtual hospital in the metaverse 2022-08-03
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  AI 'poet' SIA ready for debut with first collection of poems SEOUL -- SIA, an AI model that writes poetry, will make its debut in South Korea's literary world by releasing the first collection of 53 Korean-language poems through offline bookstores in what was described by trainers and engineers as a "dangerous" attempt to see how people would think and whether they can accept it as art or recognize AI as an artist. SIA will publish its first collection of poems, "The Reason for Writing Poems," on August 8, in a joint 2022-08-02
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  WeMade attracts U.S. crypto startup Blockdaemon as technology cooperation partner SEOUL -- WeMade, an online game developer in South Korea, has attracted Blockdaemon, a U.S. blockchain deployment facilitator, as a technology cooperation partner to strengthen its WeMix 3.0 ecosystem. A test net was launched on July 1 to create a secure mainnet fused with a stablecoin protocol to develop an ecosystem with partners. Blockdaemon manages nodes and payment rails for blockchain networks. Under a memorandum of understanding with WeMade, the American crypto startup wil 2022-08-01
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  Researchers develop simulation technology to identify radiation-induced DNA damages SEOUL -- South Korea's state nuclear energy research body has developed simulation technology that estimates the amount of damaged biological DNA depending on radiation dose. Doctors can prepare proper measures for various unexpected situations during radiation treatment. To identify the different effects of radiation use on the human body, follow-up research is usually conducted for about 40 to 50 years. However, some studies can take too long and may be difficult to encounter 2022-08-01
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  Researchers develop compact, high-power artificial muscle actuator for wearable devices SEOUL -- In a joint study with college scholars, Samsung's research team has developed a lightweight and high-power artificial muscle actuator that can be applied on augmented reality glasses and naturally fit haptic gloves, based on a shape-memory alloy. It is durable enough to lift a weight that is 800 times heavier than itself. Shape-memory alloys, or memory metals, can be deformed when cold but return to their pre-deformed shape when heated. Actuator and sensor technologies 2022-08-01
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  Researchers develop technology capable of simultaneous communication with 1,100 IoT devices SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed a new technology that can communicate with more than 1,000 large-scale internet of things using ultra-low power. Through millimeter-wave backscattering technology, communication can work properly even in an environment with too many obstacles and reflectors installed. Millimeter-wave communication that utilizes the frequency band of 30-300 gigahertz (GHz) is a technology to be adopted for 5G and 6G and provides high scalability by se 2022-07-29
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  FNS Holdings seeks global expansion with digital fashion content SEOUL -- In the era of digital fashion where clothes are sold and purchased in virtual spaces, FNS Holdings, a fashion metaverse mall platform startup based in South Korea, revealed fearless aspiration to foster a global platform with digital fashion content targeting young people. A prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the introduction of virtual experience shopping based on new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (A 2022-07-29
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  Hanwha Group leads state project to develop unmanned reusable spacecraft SEOUL -- Through cooperation with university research teams, South Korea's Hanwha Group jumped into the development of uncrewed reusable spacecraft technology that can significantly reduce costs as they can re-enter space several times after returning to Earth. Reusable spacecraft can fly in space for a long time with their own propulsion and perform various missions. Unmanned space vehicles are emerging as a game-changer in the global space industry as they can drastically red 2022-07-28
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  HL Klemove partners with mobility platform provider to develop technology for level 4 autonomous shuttle SEOUL -- HL Klemove, a self-driving solution wing of South Korea's Halla Group, partnered with INAVI, a domestic mobility platform company, to develop an ultra-precision positioning technology for a self-driving shuttle scheduled to operate in a town district in a satellite city south of Seoul. The shuttle will secure level 4 autonomous driving functions. A level 4 self-driving vehicle navigates around places by communicating with on-road structures such as traffic lights and 2022-07-27
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  KT partners with 3D spatial information company 'EGIS' for digital twin technology SEOUL -- KT, a top telecom company in South Korea, will create a digital twin platform that enables various simulation tests such as flood predictions through collaboration with EGIS, a domestic company with three-dimensional spatial information processing technology. A digital twin is a virtual clone of an object or an infrastructure. Digital twins are frequently used as testing grounds for new technologies or other elements to find out the results of real-life situations simulat 2022-07-26
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  KAI teams up with KAIST to develop super-resolution technology for satellites SEOUL -- Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the sole aircraft maker in South Korea, will work with a national research university to develop a super-resolution technology that converts photos transmitted by satellites from low resolution to high resolution. Super-resolution imaging enhances the resolution of an imaging system. The partnership between KAI and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) will focus on a system that can not only convert big data-bas 2022-07-25
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  Ground X forms business alliance to expand NFT use in real life SEOUL -- Ground X, the blockchain service wing of South Korean web service giant Kakao, has established a business alliance to expand the use of n non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in real life such as online and offline communities and stores. Some 50 companies are involved in the NFT alliance called "GRID" which is aimed at establishing a corporate collaboration model in the fields of distribution, entertainment and finance. Ground X pledged full support so that companies can 2022-07-21
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  Ericsson and SK Telecom commercialize new core network with bare metal cloud-native technology SEOUL -- Through cooperation with Ericsson, a Swedish networking and telecom company, South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom has commercialized a new core network that can greatly improve the distribution of new applications and the efficiency of traffic processing, securing the foundation for 6G evolution. A core or backbone network connects together different networks to transfer traffic at high speeds. Core networks focus on optimizing the performance and reliability o 2022-07-21
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  KT releases multilingual AI voice synthesis service capable of emotional expression SEOUL -- KT, a top telecom company in South Korea, released a multilingual artificial intelligence-based voice studio where users can create video and audio content capable of delivering human emotions using 100 synthesized voices. The service is available in Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese. Using an AI voice function, users can express five different emotions -- joy, calm, neutrality, sadness and anger. Emotional dubbing technology was applied to enable dubbing emotions into 2022-07-19