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  Germany persuades S. Korea to participate in Europe's 'Gaia-X' project SEOUL -- Germany has finally won South Korea over for its campaign to expand the influence of Europe's "Gaia-X" project which has been launched to foster digital sovereignty and help European companies develop algorithms and artificial intelligence without relying on foreign technology providers. South Korea would be the first non-EU country to set up a Gaia-X hub. Gaia-X could lower transaction costs by standardizing contracts and processes between cloud providers a 2021-11-04
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  SK C&C launches test platforms for audiobook production and distribution SEOUL -- Using a database that contains various audiobook-related information, SK C&C, the information technology wing of South Korea's SK Group, started a test operation of an online platform to help audiobook makers gain easy access to a pool of professionals including voice actors, producers and writers. Although audiobooks have been commonly used by schools and libraries in the western world since the 1970s, the idea of "listening" to books was first introduced 2021-11-04
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  LG Uplus develops small built-in subscriber identity module for devices SEOUL -- LG Uplus, a mobile carrier in South Korea, has teamed up with a transaction and security solution provider to develop a small built-in subscriber identity module featuring a physically unclonable function. The module, which is only 2mm wide and 3mm long, can be applied to various fields due to low production costs. A physically unclonable function (PUF) provides a physically defined "digital fingerprint" output that serves as a unique identifier. PUFs are most o 2021-11-04
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  Researchers develop AI-based network platform recognizing face and environment SEOUL -- For the first time in the world, South Korean researchers have developed and demonstrated a smart networking platform that uses edge computing technology converged with artificial intelligence. The platform can recognize faces and situations that take place around edge nodes to take appropriate actions and request emergency service or police support. Edge computing is a network technology that uses nodes located at the edge of a network as local servers that will primarily 2021-11-03
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  [INTERVIEW] Metaverse expert advocates self-regulation and follow-up management SEOUL -- South Korea connected with super-fast communication networks is an ideal place for the commercialization of metaverse services that require stable and fast internet connection. An expert advocates self-regulation and follow-up management instead of comprehensive regulations that could lead to policy errors as common standards, interfaces, and communication protocols between and among virtual environment systems are still in development. The metaverse is a digital world th 2021-11-03
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  Researchers develop microrobot designed to deliver stem cells via intranasal pathway SEOUL -- Researchers have developed a stem cell-based microrobot called "cellbot" capable of delivering stem cells to the brain via intranasal passage using a minimally invasive method. The cellbot has the potential to become a key player in the treatment of neurological disorders such as brain cancer, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Stem cells are special human cells that can develop into many different cell types. In stem cell transplant therapy, s 2021-11-02
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  Research institute opens virtual factory in metaverse environment SEOUL -- A state research institute has opened a virtual plastic screw factory in a metaverse environment. The test model will play a pioneering role as a global sales channel window for small and medium-sized enterprises that have unique core technologies. The metaverse is a virtual environment that uses virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technologies to simulate virtual worlds. Uses can communicate, experiment, and interact with other users or en 2021-11-01
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  Naver Cloud releases SaaS AI work-assistance solution SEOUL -- Naver Cloud, a cloud computing service wing of South Korea's web service giant Naver, has released an artificial intelligence-based software as a service (SaaS) work-assistance tool that can quickly take care of repetitive chores. Naver Cloud will provide a globally popular robotic process automation system through a cloud system for the first time in South Korea. A robotic process automation (RPA) system is frequently used to take care of repetitive and standardized ch 2021-11-01
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  Researchers develop new solid-state quantum structure material operational at room temperature SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed a new solid-state quantum structure material using silicon carbide nanowires. The new material featuring a fast recombination time exhibit outstanding optical properties of high-brightness single photons and is operable at room temperatures. A solid-state quantum bit (qubit) system is an electronic circuit used to build blocks of quantum processors. Quantum computing is regarded as a breakthrough in computing because the quantum proce 2021-11-01
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  S. Korea starts demonstration for automated construction technologies at smart city SEOUL -- South Korea has started the six-month demonstration of automated construction technologies including 5G-based machine guidance and machine control techniques at the central city of Sejong. The administrative city was built on a massive smart city platform which is an ideal testbed for future connected technologies. A smart city is a city platform with its components connected via wireless networks using 4G, 5G, WiFi, and internet of things (IoT) mobile communication techn 2021-11-01
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  Seoul to demonstrate real-time traffic light information service thru popular navigation apps SEOUL -- For the first time in South Korea, a real-time traffic light information service will be provided for drivers traveling in central Seoul to reduce the chances of accidents. The service, scheduled for demonstration by the end of 2021, will display useful information such as the status of traffic lights and pedestrians crossing the road via smartphone navigation apps. South Korea has some 1.5 million monthly active users of smartphone navigation apps that offer useful infor 2021-10-28
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  Lotte Homeshopping works with cloud company to upgrade virtual human Lucy SEOUL -- The home shopping channel of Lotte Group teamed up with a domestic cloud company to upgrade its virtual human Lucy and expand the scope of her activities as a show host on a metaverse platform. Lucy is a 29-year-old model who has been working as an influencer on social networking services. Lucy was created by synthesizing a face with an image of a real person to work as a show host on the metaverse platform that Lotte Homeshopping. Through cooperation with Megazone Cloud, a 2021-10-28
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  S. Korea develops satellite communication-based smart buoyancy aids SEOUL -- Two types of internet of things-based buoyancy aids designed to help people adrift at sea were developed by a research institute and two domestic companies. In case of disasters including shipwrecks, the aids will help people stay afloat while transmitting location information using satellite communication. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said in a statement on October 28 that the smart buoyancy aids based on internet-of-things (IoT) technologies were developed by F 2021-10-28
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  Researchers develop accurate AI-based robot doctor service using data from different hospitals SEOUL -- South Korea's state research institute has developed an artificial intelligence-based robot doctor service that will analyze and diagnose a patient's condition based on medical records provided by different medical organizations and hospitals. The robot doctor is capable of creating personalized big data by integrating bits of medical information together. An integrated electronic medical record (EMR) system, which is a digitalized information system to prepare, c 2021-10-27
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  S. Korea tests information-sharing platform for biotechnology research data SEOUL -- South Korea has started the test operation of a massive information-sharing platform for biotechnology research data designed to boost the country's research and development capacity in the life and bioscience sectors by narrowing the information gap between companies and organizations regardless of their sizes. A master plan to create "Korea-Bio Data Station" (K-BDS), a data dam that collects, filters and manages life and bioscience information, was unveiled 2021-10-26
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  Researchers develop world's first contactless elevator button sensor SEOUL -- Researchers from an aerospace university have developed a contactless elevator button sensor that detects three-dimensional hand movements. The sensor capable of detecting finger movements in the air was developed to reduce indirect contact between people inside an elevator. Medical researchers stress that the chance of being infected with a coronavirus by touching a contaminated surface, such as the face of an elevator button, is not very high but it is important to eliminate 2021-10-26
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  LG Uplus demonstrates four-legged 5G remote control robot at road construction site SEOUL -- LG Uplus, a mobile carrier in South Korea, has teamed with a domestic builder to demonstrate a remote control robot equipped with 5G routers and a 3D laser scanner that filmed narrow passages that could not be accessed by humans at a road construction site. The robot was based on Spot, a four-legged robot developed by Boston Dynamics acquired by South Korea's Hyundai auto group. The demonstration took place at a road construction site in Siheung, a coastal city southw 2021-10-25
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  S. Korea launches home-made 3-stage rocket into space SEOUL -- 10… 9… 8… The countdown for the launching of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 (KSLV-2), known as "Nuri" rocket, started at a rocket launch site located in Goheung some 330 kilometers (205 miles) south of Seoul at 5 p.m. (0800 GMT) on October 21. Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans watched the countdown through a live feed broadcast through YouTube channels operated by South Korean broadcasters. "Nuri" is a three-stage rocket equip 2021-10-21
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  Demonstration launched in city park to verify performance of outdoor service robots SEOUL -- A demonstration project was launched to verify the advancement and safety of autonomous outdoor service robots for food delivery, quarantine, and patrol at the main central part of South Korea's central administrative city of Sejong which has a smart city network to test connected cars, autonomous driving and other innovative technologies. The project is aimed at improving the production capacity of integrated platforms such as driving departments and chargers, Sejong 2021-10-20
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  KT demonstrates VR-based job education program for people with developmental disabilities SEOUL -- South Korea's major telecom company KT has developed and demonstrated a virtual reality-based job education program to help people with developmental disabilities adapt to job environments and improve work skills. According to government data, about 2.6 million South Koreans were registered as people with developmental disabilities as of 2020. About 24 percent have simple labor jobs mainly at small and medium-sized enterprises including fast-food restaurants and mecha 2021-10-19