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POSCO aims to operate eco-friendly steel production system using hydrogen in 2027
SEOUL -- South Korea's steel group POSCO aims to put an eco-friendly steel production system using hydrogen as a reducing agent into actual operation in 2027 as part of efforts to decarbonize and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Normally, furnaces use coal as a reducing agent to separate oxygen from iron ore. "We are considering a million-ton demo plant from 2023 as a national task and aim to actually operate it in 2027," POSCO's steel sector head Kim Hak
29 September 2021
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KEPCO subsidiary introduces robots to clean high radiation area of nuclear power plants
SEOUL -- KEPCO KPS, a South Korean public corporation providing plant solutions, has introduced a robot-based maintenance system to automatically clean the high radiation area of nuclear power plants. The new system increased safety and efficiency by using robots to reduce working hours and manpower. KEPCO KPS said its automatic cleaning system has been certified by the government as new excellent technology (NET) that would be protected to enhance national competitiveness. The c
29 September 2021
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FILA to launch shoes made with recycled materials
SEOUL -- FILA, a Seoul-based global apparel brand, will release eco-friendly shoes made with recycled materials. Recycled materials are widely used by South Korean apparel makers. K-pop band BTS gained public attention in September 2021 while delivering an inspirational speech at the 76th United Nations General Assembly for wearing "RE;CODE," a suit made with recycled fabric. The suit was produced by Kolon FnC, a fashion and lifestyle wing of South Korea's fabric maker
29 September 2021
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Nuclear experts resume activities to check feasibility of spent fuel processing technology
SEOUL -- South Korean nuclear experts resumed activities to check the feasibility of spent nuclear fuel processing technology after more than two decades of fruitless research that sparked a never-ending debate over how long taxpayers' money should be spent on acquiring unviable technologies. As a nuclear accord between Washington and Seoul effectively restricts the development of reprocessing facilities to acquire enriched uranium as fuel, South Korea has conducted research int
29 September 2021
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State researchers commercialize AI-based Korean phonics technology
SEOUL -- A state research institute has commercialized an artificial intelligence-based language learning app through IIR Tech, a domestic software developer. The phonics tech analyzes and evaluates the pronunciation and accents of foreign students using chatbots. According to DuoLingo, a smartphone language learning app with more than 300 million global users, the Korean language stood second in the list of fast-growing languages in the world as of 2020. It was the seventh-most p
29 September 2021
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Solus launches project to develop key biomaterial for mRNA vaccines
SEOUL -- Solus Advanced Materials, a South Korean provider of electronic components and biomaterials, has launched a project to develop a key biomaterial for the delivery of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. The project comes on the heels of active efforts by South Korean companies to acquire core technologies for COVID-19 vaccines. The novel coronavirus is studded with proteins that it uses to enter human cells. Spike proteins make a tempting target for potential vaccines and treatm
29 September 2021
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NHN launches AI fashion service for small shopping malls
SEOUL -- NHN, an information technology company in South Korea, has launched an artificial intelligence service specialized in fashion. With NHN's service developed by learning various shopping platform data at home and abroad based on image search technology, small and medium-sized shopping malls can easily provide sophisticated recommendation services without establishing their own AI services. NHN said its service called "AI Fashion" provides functions such as sea
29 September 2021
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S. Korea demonstrates ultra-fast public 5G Wi-Fi service in subway trains
SEOUL -- South Korea's science ministry teamed up with the country's three major mobile carriers to demonstrate a 28 gigahertz 5G public Wi-Fi service that can provide super-fast internet access inside subway trains in Seoul. The capital city's subway train operator said the new public internet service will ease the financial burden of communication costs among citizens who frequently use subway trains. South Korea has focused on installing wireless access points (AP) i
29 September 2021
