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  State researchers develop new chip for satellite communication in disaster sites SEOUL -- A state research institute has developed a small modem chip that enables mobile communication in disaster situations and mountainous areas, based on a mesh topology connection. The 1.3 cm by 1.3 cm chip only contains functions that are needed for satellite communication. The institute has finished a test through satellites before transferring technology to private companies. Star topology reduces the imp 2021-02-09
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  Kakao's cloud service partners with intellectual property office to provide smart keyword search feature SEOUL -- The cloud service wing of Kakao, a major web service company involved in technology-related businesses in South Korea, has forged a partnership with a state intellectual property office to provide a smart keyword search feature that will help patent judges to efficiently look for similar patents and compare documents. Kakao Enterprise said in a statement on February 7 that the company would apply an AI-based keyword search service to the onli 2021-02-08
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  Naver's AI wing to test on-road autonomous robot platform at test field SEOUL -- South Korea's artificial intelligence technology developer Naver Labs will test an on-road autonomous robot platform at a self-driving vehicle testing ground near Seoul. The platform's service will be interlinked with Naver's other robot services to deliver parcels inside a tech campus scheduled to open in late 2021. Naver Labs said in a statement on February 8 that the on-road autonomous robot platform called "ALT" was put to 2021-02-08
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  Drones to be used for heat map in populated city areas SEOUL -- Drones will be utilized to create a heat map in densely populated city quarters to protect citizens from heat waves during summer. The map will help city dwellers avoid hot places or take shelter during extreme heat by using a smartphone app. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 4,536 were hospitalized and 48 people died due to heat illnesses when an unusually long hot season swept across South Korea in 2018, torturing field 2021-02-05
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  Researchers develop high contrast ultrathin light‐field camera SEOUL -- A light field camera captures information about the light field emanating from a scene and the direction that the light rays are traveling in space. It has attracted much attention with a simple configuration without external light sources or additional cameras, often comprising a single objective lens, microlens arrays and a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor image sensor. Such a simple configuration samples all the spatial and directional 4D data w 2021-02-04
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  S. Korea to build facility for secondary battery testing and pilot production SEOUL -- To incubate small and medium-sized battery makers, South Korea will build a test and evaluation center for secondary batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. It will have a pilot production line to help reduce time and costs in manufacturing a prototype. Current test centers can just test and evaluate small-sized batteries for smartphones and internet of things (IoT) devices. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said in a statement 2021-02-03
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  [INTERVIEW] Naver's freeware web browser aims to provide open education platform SEOUL -- As a novel coronavirus pandemic boosted the demand for smart education and the expansion of digital textbooks and online classes, Naver, a leading portal service operator in South Korea, competes with foreign technology giants to propagate an open education platform by using its freeware web browser. "We want to be an alternative, and we want to be a better option," Kim Hyo, who heads Naver Whale, a freeware web browser, said, vowing to 2021-02-03
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  SK C&C unveils AI solution for factory quality control, water quality management SEOUL -- SK C&C, the information technology wing of SK Group, unveiled a universal package solution based on artificial intelligence that can be used in quality control to eliminate defects in parts and finished products or in water quality management. Self-training is possible to find defect characteristics from large amounts of data. The solution called "I-FACTs Smart Vision" can learn information quickly by reading up to a minimum unit of 2021-02-03
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  Daejeon City adopts AI-based civil service kiosk capable of recognizing sign languages SEOUL -- The central city of Daejeon has adopted artificial intelligence-based digital mirror civil service kiosks that can recognize sign languages and interact and communicate with citizens to lower the entry barrier for hearing-impaired citizens seeking administrative support. Daejeon said in a statement that the operation of "Nuriview," the AI-based digital mirror kiosk, will begin on February 3. Kiosks will be deployed at public places incl 2021-02-02
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  LIG Nex1 ties up with research university to secure quantum defense capabilities SEOUL -- LIG Nex1, a defense contractor in South Korea, tied up with a state research university to secure future defense capabilities based on quantum technology that could have significant implications for security touching everything from extremely secure communications to the better detection of aircraft and submarines. Advanced quantum information technologies may affect important national security tools and tasks, such as intelligence collection, soluti 2021-02-02
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  Quantum-resistant cryptography technology applied to medical information system SEOUL -- Quantum-resistant cryptography technology has been applied to a medical information system at a general hospital to strengthen security in a project led by LG Uplus, a mobile carrier in South Korea. LG Uplus (LGU+) has commercialized post-quantum cryptography (PQC) technology, which refers to cryptographic algorithms that are thought to be secure against an attack by a quantum computer. Cryptographers are designing new algorithms to prepare for a time 2021-02-01
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  Advanced maritime navigation service makes debut for safe sailing in S. Korea SEOUL -- An advanced maritime navigation service that helps the safe operation of ships in coastal waters made its debut in South Korea, based on a high-speed digital network that can communicate even at sea up to (62 miles) away from the coast. Government officials predict it can reduce marine accidents by 30 percent. The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries would kickstart the new service from January 30 to provides sea traffic conditions and information on 2021-01-28
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  Hanmi Global ties up with SK C&C to develop business platform for digital transformation SEOUL -- Hanmi Global, an engineering and project management company in South Korea, will work with SK C&C, the information technology wing of SK Group, to develop a new business platform that connects the demand and supply of technologies such as digital twin, artificial intelligence and business intelligence in the construction industry. A digital twin is a virtual clone of an object or an infrastructure. Researchers use digital twins as testing groun 2021-01-27
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  Kimchi refrigerator maker develops portable ultra-low temperature freezer for vaccines SEOUL -- Winia Dimchae, the leading maker of refrigerators specially designed to store Kimchi, a traditional fermented vegetable dish, has developed a portable ultra-low temperature freezer capable of keeping COVID-19 vaccine doses for up to 18,000 people. Winia Dimchae's refrigerator is a simple but complicated home appliance that should delicately control temperatures to manage the taste of Kimchi and match the fastidious appetite of customers. K 2021-01-27
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  KT launches trial service for 5G commercial network based on standlone stardards SEOUL -- KT, a major telecom company in South Korea, launched a trial service for 5G standalone following the establishment of an integrated core network that can accommodate standalone technology without installing new equipment. Standalone services can be realized only by upgrading software for non-standalone core equipment. South Korea has pushed hard for the rollout of a 5G network that can improve efficiency in massive data traffic and enable ultra-low latency 2021-01-27
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  LG Uplus joins project to upgrade 5G-based user location tracking system SEOUL -- LG Uplus, a mobile carrier in South Korea, will participate in a joint project to upgrade a tracking system that can precisely track user locations even indoors. Combined with a 5G network, it can respond to various situations such as the location tracking of emergency patients and quarantined people for infectious disease. LG Uplus (LGU+) said it has tied up with the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency (BIPA) to cooperate in 5G-based ICT virtual convergenc 2021-01-27
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  SK C&C partners with domestic blockchain company to interlink services SEOUL -- SK C&C, the information technology wing of South Korea's SK Group, partnered with a domestic blockchain company to interlink services and develop new blockchain models for businesses. The partnership will strengthen their foothold in South Korea's blockchain scene where competition is getting fierce. Blockchain is a virtual ledger service that is virtually unhackable. It is ideal for managing important corporate information or personal data tha 2021-01-27
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  Researchers use AI to localize technology for face recognition system SEOUL -- A South Korean research team has developed a face recognition and entrance management system that used artificial intelligence to achieve a recognition rate of up to 99 percent. With localized technologies, the team aims to roll out a perfect system targeting foreign clients through additional research into algorithms. The government-funded Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) said that its research 2021-01-26
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  Researchers develop anti-cancer material with striped beakfish's genetic information SEOUL -- South Korea's state research body claimed to have developed an anti-cancer material candidate called "CDP-A2" by decoding the entire dielectric of striped beakfish. An evaluation of anti-cancer activity showed that the material acted selectively on colon cancer cells, inducing the death of cancer cells or suppressing growth. The National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS) said that CDP-A2, a small molecule protein, was found to have supp 2021-01-26
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  Samsung's low-power OLED technology applied to new flagship smartphon SEOUL -- The largest model of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S21 family was equipped with a new low-power organic light-emitting diode display to improve the efficiency of light emitting and smartphone usage time in the 5G era that requires big screens, high-speed driving, and high resolution. Samsung Display said the new OLED panel can lower consumption power by more than 16 percent by applying new organic materials that improved the speed of electro 2021-01-26