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  [CES 2023] SKT simulates urban air mobility flight using VR system at CES LAS VEGAS -- SKT, South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, has mesmerized visitors to the Consumer Electronics Show, an annual electronics exhibition held in Las Vegas, through a virtual reality system that can simulate the flight of urban air mobility vehicles. South Korea launched a public-private consultative body called "Urban Air Mobility Team Korea" was launched in 2020 to commercialize flying taxis in Seoul by 2025 under a government roadmap that will enact a 2023-01-07
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  Nexon to pull plug on former bestseller online racing game 'Kartrider' SEOUL -- South Korea's major game publisher Nexon will pull the plug on the company's former bestseller online racing game "Kartrider" in March. A new racing game will be released to inherit the spirit of Kartrider, Nexon said. Kartrider released in 2004 is an online racing game featuring cute characters and powerful go-karts. The game garnered affection from all ages and genders at a breakneck speed to become one of the most popular online games in South Korea. 2023-01-06
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  [CES 2023] Samsung unveils smart home hub for 'super-connectivity' with multiple home devices SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics unveiled SmartThings Station, a smart home hub, which is designed to connect multiple devices like a TV, refrigerator, air conditioner, and power outlets, at the Consumer Electronics Show, an annual electronics show held in Las Vegas. Users can control connected smart home devices just by pressing a button on the SmartThings Station. A smart home system is a network of connected home appliances. Through a hub or server, users can access and control appl 2023-01-06
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  [CES2023] State institute's self-driving racing machines to compete in CES 2023 challenge SEOUL -- An autonomous racing machine developed by South Korea's state research institute will compete head-to-head against other self-driving vehicles in high-speed races at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, a four-day annual electronics show scheduled to be kicked off in Las Vegas on January 5. The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) is an annual self-driving racecar competition event where racing machines compete head-to-head at speeds of more than 190 miles per hour (3 2023-01-05
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  New five-minute PCR test technique developed using photothermal nanomaterial SEOUL -- A research team has developed a highly-accurate and ultra-quick polymerase chain reaction test technique that can obtain test results within 5 minutes, about three times faster than ordinary rapid antigen test kits that are commonly used for the testing of COVID-19. Ordinary test equipment using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method takes at least a few hours to detect a specific DNA strain type. The highly-accurate test technique also requires bulky testing equipment 2023-01-05
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  Researchers develop distorted video image restoration technique for autonomous driving SEOUL -- Researchers from a prominent state research institute have developed a video image restoration technique that can correct video images distorted or partially covered by fog. The technique can be applied to autonomous cars that use cameras to detect pedestrians and other on-road obstacles. Autonomous vehicles normally use light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensors or cameras to detect other cars, pedestrians, and other obstacles like animals to prevent accidents. Some car 2023-01-05
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  Seoul's northern district establishes smart data platform for real-time population density analysis SEOUL -- Seongdong District, a northern Seoul district, has established a smart platform that can provide access to various types of data. The information can be used for the real-time safety management of large floating populations in crowded shopping areas or to help government workers maintain their work continuity when searching for city data. Seongdong with some 281,000 residents is recognized by teenagers and young people in their 20s as the heart of fashion and cultural tren 2023-01-03
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  [CES 2023] S. Korean AI-based solution company DEEPNOID to showcase products at CES SEOUL -- DEEPNOID, a Seoul-based artificial intelligence solution company, will showcase various solutions including an AI medical image analysis solution at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest annual electronics show held in Las Vegas from January 5 until January 8. According to the AI solution developer, the company will showcase various AI medical image-based disease detection solutions linked with "DEEP:PACS PRO," a medical image storage 2023-01-02
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  Researchers develop smart electronic skin capable of recognizing hand movements SEOUL -- A joint team of researchers has developed a nanomesh-based electronic skin that can recognize hand movements and send collected data to a control tower using Bluetooth communication. The stretchable nanomesh can be used for inputting commands in a virtual reality environment using hand gestures. Artificial skin equipped with various sensors have been developed but the skin component with the ability to learn, categorize and recognize the movement of hands were bulky du 2022-12-29
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  Researchers develop photocatalyst-based peroxide production technique SEOUL -- South Korean researchers developed a low-carbon, highly efficient photocatalyst-based peroxide production technique that does not need expensive metals such as palladium. The researchers were able to achieve an unprecedented concentration of peroxide using the photocatalyst-based method. Peroxide, the core chemical material used for the production of various important products such as semiconductors, disinfectants, and pulp, is mainly generated through a complex thermoch 2022-12-28
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  KT establishes data lake for S. Korea's super-fast internet backbone test network SEOUL -- South Korea's biggest telecom company KT has developed a data lake portal system for the Korea Advanced Research Network (KOREN), a super-fast nationwide internet backbone network specially designed to test future network technologies. The data lake portal will provide information about network malfunctions, abnormal internet data traffic, and irregular optical signals. A data lake is a centralized data storage area that collects structured and unstructured data genera 2022-12-26
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  ​Hospital in Seoul treats 16-month-old leukemia patient with self-produced CAR-T treatment SEOUL -- Using chimeric antigen receptor T-cells, autologous white blood cells genetically modified after being obtained from the patient's blood, pediatricians saved a 16-month-old leukemia patient. The child treated at one of the largest hospitals in Seoul became the youngest patient who recovered through CAR-T therapy in South Korea. Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells attack tumors' antigens by genetically manipulating and culturing T cells, white blood cells 2022-12-26
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  Researchers develop four-legged robots capable of climbing steel plate walls SEOUL -- Researchers developed a four-legged robot capable of traveling on rough and uneven surfaces made of steel. The robot with magnetic feet can climb up walls and freely move around on ceilings to help human workers who inspect large facilities such as vessels, bridges, and storage tanks. Existing climbing robots that move on wheels and caterpillar tracks are limited to travel on rugged surfaces, while legged robots that can climb over such surfaces are extremely slow or unabl 2022-12-26
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  S. Korean rehabilitation device wins FDA approval for medical device SEOUL -- A South Korean-made rehabilitation device designed to help degenerative knee arthritis patients manage and improve their lower body muscle strength was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a medical device. The FDA approval will help the device's maker accelerate overseas sales. Degenerative arthritis in knee joints sometimes causes muscle atrophy in patients due to pain that hinders patients from walking and stimulate the lower muscles i 2022-12-26
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  ​Lunit's AI solution for breast cancer to be provided in Hong Kong and Mongolia SEOUL -- "Lunit INSIGHT MMG," a solution specializing in detecting breast cancer created by South Korea's medical artificial intelligence company Lunit, was adopted by a medical diagnostic imaging center in Hong Kong and a state-run hospital in Mongolia. The adoption of AI solution can increase work efficiency by replacing human experts who are prone to making mistakes. Lunit's AI-based solution uses software robots to compare and analyze x-rays and medical images 2022-12-22
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  Marine research foundation develops pet dental care products using algae material SEOUL -- Jeonnam Marine Bio Research Center operated by Jeonnam Bioindustry Foundation, a private research foundation based in Naju City some 280 kilometers (173 miles) south of Seoul, developed a pet dental care product using antibiotic material extracted from kelp, a type of brown algae commonly found in coastlines. Kelp is a brown algae seaweed that grows up to dozens of meters. The type of seaweed is very abundant on the coastlines of the world. They are widely used in Korean a 2022-12-21
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  Researchers develop low-cost silicon photonics technique for super-fast data transfer SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed a silicon photonics chip and modules for optical semiconductors. The chip that uses infrared light signals to send and receive data at the lightning speed of 100 gigabits per second can be applied to many sectors including optical communications, optical routers and processors, and long-range telecommunications. For ordinary communication processing equipment, silicon chips that receive and send electrical signals through metallic ca 2022-12-21
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  State research institute localizes core software for metal 3D printers SEOUL -- A South Korean research institute has localized core software for metal 3D printers to improve the quality of products. The software based on the opinions of 3D printing engineers can create codes and routes which decide the output of lasers and the course they move to create metal 3D-printed objects. Metal 3D printer shoots lasers into a base of powdered metals to weld them. Exact coordinates and the power of lasers must be calculated in order to create fine-quality print 2022-12-20
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  State agency localizes glasshouse plastic cover film to reduce reliance on Japanese products SEOUL -- A state agricultural technology development agency has localized plastic cover films for greenhouses in an effort to reduce South Korea's dependency on foreign raw materials, especially from Japan. The new film's durability is equal to Japanese counterparts and it can be used for more than four years. Cover films for greenhouses are basically durable plastic films that protect crops from ultraviolet light, rain, hail, and other harmful environmental aspects. Becaus 2022-12-20
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  ​State institute opens joint green etching tech research platform SEOUL -- In an effort to reduce the effect of global warming and look for greener ways to create semiconductors, South Korea's prominent state research institute has opened a joint research platform with Foosung, a domestic fluoro chemical gas maker. Various types of fluoro gases, also called fluorinated gases or F-gases, are mainly used for refrigerators, cooling systems, and electronics. Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) is used for etching in the microelectronics sector. The etchin 2022-12-20