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  Seoul to demonstrate smart street poles to charge electric vehicles and drones SEOUL -- Seoul City will demonstrate smart street poles that can charge electric vehicles (EVs) and drones. The smart poles are part of Seoul's effort to build a city-wide infrastructure for EVs. There were 135,000 electric vehicles registered in Seoul as of January 2021 but there were not enough chargers for every electric car. There are less than 8,500 chargers, meaning that there is about one charger for every 15 EVs. Smart poles can identify risk factors by detecting unusua 2021-09-09
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  Researchers succeed in real-time measurement of pressure inside all solid-state battery SEOUL -- Researchers have succeeded in the real-time measurement of stack pressure inside a lithium solid-state battery. By attaching a pressure sensor, they were able to monitor life-shortening side reactions that take place inside the battery. The study proved that commercialized sulfide-based batteries need to be checked for performance and side reactions in real-time to maintain their full lifecycle. Sulfide-based solid-state batteries use lithium metal as anode material to en 2021-09-07
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  State researchers develop AI capable of understanding word-processing documents SEOUL -- To help office workers quickly analyze and selectively collect information from word-processing documents using artificial intelligence, researchers have developed application programming interfaces that are capable of answering questions based on information included in digital documents and compare sentences to see if they both have the same meaning. There are AI-based document-comparing solutions that analyze the text in multiple documents and compare to see if they have 2021-09-07
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  State researchers develop 3D printing-technique for pea-sized thermoelectric module SEOUL -- A state research body has developed a 3D printing technique that can create thermoelectric modules that are about the size of a small pea. The tiny thermoelectric generating unit is very affordable and can be used in small devices. A thermoelectric generator is a solid-state device that converts heat flux (differences in temperatures) directly into electrical energy and enables the collection of lost heat energy to create electricity. Thermoelectric modules are largely 2021-09-02
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  Researchers develop AI-based automated tapping system in steel manufacturing facility SEOUL -- Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based automated system for tapping, the process of pouring molten steel, using smart cameras. The automated technique will help steelmakers to safely pour molten steel from a converter into a torpedo ladle car which carries hot metal from an iron-making section of a facility to a steel-making facility. Steel, which is an alloy of iron and carbon, is produced through complicated steps involving extreme heat and pressure. 2021-09-02
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  [INTERVIEW] Naver tests '5G brainless robot' in world's first robot-friendly building SEOUL -- Naver, a top web portal operator and IT company in South Korea, will test "5G brainless robots" in what was called the world's first robot-friendly building where robots controlled by a cloud system coexist with human workers through the combination of new technologies such as autonomous driving, cloud and artificial intelligence. Naver will use the robot-friendly building as a global reference space where 5G-specific networks, cloud, robots, autonomous driv 2021-09-01
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  Game publisher Nexon holds metaverse recruitment fair for internship program SEOUL -- South Korea's major game publisher Nexon will hold a metaverse recruitment fair to look for interns. Applicants can gain information using self-created characters and communicate with other participants in virtual spaces. Nexon said in a statement on August 31 that the recruitment fair would take place through its metaverse platform on August 31 and September 1. The virtual job fair will show a virtualized office building and a map from Nexon's massively multiplayer 2021-09-01
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  Seoul Semiconductor takes over business rights from Japanese partner about new LED technology SEOUL -- Seoul Semiconductor, a developer of light-emitting diodes in South Korea, took over business rights, including patents and trademarks, from its Japanese partner, Toshiba Materials, which has co-developed a new packaged LED technology called Sunlike that produces light with a spectrum similar to sunlight. The transfer of business rights from Toshiba Materials, which manufactures electronic components, will enable stable production and active investment, Seoul Semiconductor s 2021-08-31
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  SK Group test-applies POSCO's smart safety ball to detect harmful gases at worksites SEOUL -- A smart safety ball developed by South Korea's top steel group POSCO to detect harmful gases at industrial sites will be test-applied to SK Group's manufacturing subsidiaries. The waterproof tennis ball-sized sensor can detect the saturation level of three types of gases -- oxygen, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen sulfide -- and instantly send results to smartphones or tablet PCs. The ball-type gas sensor with a diameter of 60 millimeters (2.3 inches) has a built-in 2021-08-30
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  [INTERVIEW] AI startup Deepbrain aims to become global player with differentiated synthetic human technology SEOUL -- As a leading conversational artificial intelligence startup specialized in deep learning and video synthesis in South Korea, Deepbrain AI expressed confidence in its goal to become a global player based on proven technologies in synthetic humans that respond to natural language questions, as well as a steady inflow of capital from investors. Founded in 2016, Deepbrain provides video and speech synthesis and chatbot solutions, along with AI kiosks and conversational soluti 2021-08-27
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  Korea Seven partners with robot developer to commercialize autonomous delivery robots SEOUL -- Korea Seven, the South Korean operator of global convenience store franchise 7-Eleven, has teamed up with Neubility, a domestic autonomous robot startup, to adopt and commercialize short-range delivery services using autonomous robots equipped with multiple cameras and sensors. When commercialized, the robots could help store owners save operating costs. In South Korea, major convenient stores provide delivery services to customers through food delivery apps. Data released 2021-08-26
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  Researchers succeed in production of wrinkle-free 'perfect graphene' SEOUL -- In a crucial technological breakthrough, researchers have opened a new way for the production of high-performance large-area graphene-based materials by succeeding in the creation of single-crystal graphene that has no wrinkles, folds, or adlayers. Graphene seen as a "dream material" by many industries is a single layer of carbon atoms bound in a honeycomb-like hexagonal lattice. Graphene layers stacked on top of each other are called graphite. It is the thinnest 2021-08-26
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  SK Telecom involved in study to monitor pollution with underwater communication network SEOUL -- A pilot study involving SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, has been conducted to monitor sea pollution in real-time by connecting an underwater base station and detection sensors to a communication network. The study would provide an opportunity to quickly check for seawater contamination and replace the method of collecting seawater samples manually for lab analysis. SK Telecom (SKT) teamed up with Hoseo University and the state-run Korea Atomic Energy Rese 2021-08-26
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  Naver partners with Sungkyunkwan University to set up AI academic information platform SEOUL -- Naver, a top web portal service operator in South Korea, teamed up with Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul to establish an artificial intelligence-based integrated academic information platform. The platform will be used to connect more researchers globally as well as integrating more academic information. Naver said in a statement on August 25 that the company signed a cooperation agreement with Sungkyunkwan University, to set up an integrated platform called "Scholytic 2021-08-25
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  Experts join hands to speed up delayed installation of home-grown heavy ion accelerator SEOUL -- South Korean experts in ion accelerators joined hands to speed up the delayed installation of a home-grown heavy ion particle accelerator in a state-sponsored project to build a research facility that ionizes and accelerates heavy elements such as uranium to collide with target materials, creating new rare isotopes that do not exist naturally. RAON is a particle physics laboratory being constructed in the outskirts of Daejeon by the state-run Institute for Basic Science ( 2021-08-25
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  Hanam to operate AI cameras to monitor illegal activities SEOUL -- Artificial intelligence cameras will be operated in Hanam some 21 kilometers (13 miles) southwest of Seoul to effectively monitor criminal activities. The high-performance closed-circuit television cameras can collect and analyze accurate information in real-time thanks to their deep learning techniques that classify images and detect objects just like humans. Hanam City said in a statement on August 23 that the city will install 68 artificial intelligence (AI) closed-circu 2021-08-23
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  Researchers develop highly effective 3D-printed solar evaporator for desalination SEOUL -- Researchers from a state research university have developed a 3D-printed solar evaporator that uses special light absorbent for maximized efficiency. Because the device is 3D-printed, it is very affordable. Desalination is a technique that separates freshwater from saltwater. The technique is widely used in many countries, especially in the Middle East where water resources other than the ocean are scarce. Saudi Arabia's Ras Al Khair, one of the world's largest de 2021-08-23
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  Busan to demonstrate AI-based safe crossing light system for old people SEOUL -- The southern port city of Busan will demonstrate an artificial intelligence-based system that will autonomously control the time a pedestrian crossing signal is lit. Crossing lights will stay green until all pedestrians have crossed the road. The new system is designed to help children, old people and the disabled cross the road safely. According to the National Police Agency, there were some 3,100 fatal road accident victims in 2020 and about 35 percent of them were pedest 2021-08-20
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  S. Korea develops technique to recycle discarded solar panels into high-performance solar cells SEOUL -- Researchers have developed a non-destructive technique to recycle discarded solar panels to create high-performance solar cells. The technique will become crucial in a few decades when solar panels that are currently being used are discarded after their operational life of about 20 years. A solar panel is a photovoltaic module made of materials such as glass, aluminum, silicon and copper. It uses sunlight as a source of energy to generate direct current electricity. A sol 2021-08-19
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  LG Electronics works with German researchers to demonstrate 6G communication signal transmission SEOUL -- LG Electronics, a major home appliance and smartphone maker in South Korea, has worked with German researchers for the successful demonstration of transmitting communication signals more than 100 meters by utilizing the 6G Terahertz frequency band that includes an enormous amount of available spectrums. Terahertz (THz) is a unit of frequency defined as one trillion cycles per second. The demonstration was conducted at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, an organizati 2021-08-19