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LG Display's transparent OLED solution applied to floor of SM Entertainment store
SEOUL -- A transparent organic light-emitting diode (OLED) solution developed by LG Display, a major flat panel maker in South Korea, has been applied to the floor of an SM Entertainment store to maximize the efficiency of promotion effect and space utilization. Various graphic effects and product information were implemented like holograms to provide customers with an unprecedented shopping experience. LG Display said that its "T-floor" solution can be expanded indefinite
November 30, 2022 -
Government initiative launched to establish biofoundry infrastructure in S. Korea
SEOUL -- A government initiative was launched to establish South Korea's biofoundry infrastructure aimed at fostering synthetic biology, which is a multidisciplinary area of research that seeks to create new biological parts, devices, and systems, or to redesign systems that are already found in nature. Bofoundry standardizes and automates the entire process of synthetic biology by combining digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and robots. The initiative was ann
November 30, 2022 -
New landmine detector with export competitiveness ready for field use
SEOUL -- South Korea's new homemade landmine detector with price and export competitiveness is ready for field use. The detector capable of finding anti-personnel metal and non-metallic land mines used ground penetrating radar and metal detector composite sensors under a supply contract involving Hanwha Systems, a defense contractor affiliated with Hanwha Group. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), a state arms procurement agency controlled by the defense mini
November 30, 2022 -
KT allies with subscription service company to launch smart home service
SEOUL -- South Korea's top telecom service provider, KT, has partnered with Coway, a leading home appliance subscription service provider, to develop an artificial intelligence-based smart home service targeting the global market, which is projected to reach $195.3 billion by 2025. A smart home solution is basically a network of home appliances and internet of things (IoT) sensors hooked onto a home network managed by AI. All devices interact with human masters and themselves t
November 30, 2022 -
Government approval for development of next-generation space launch vehicle
SEOUL -- The proposed development of a next-generation launch vehicle capable of thrusting bigger payloads for lunar or Mars exploration secured government approval after President Yoon Suk-yeol unveiled a space roadmap to land a spacecraft on the moon in 2032 and on Mars in 2045. The Ministry of Science and ICT said that the development of a two-stage projectile codenamed "KSLV-III" passed a preliminary feasibility study on November 29. The KSLV-III project would cost som
November 30, 2022 -
Hanwha Aerospace demonstrates UGV performance at U.S. military base
SEOUL -- Hanwha Aerospace, a defense solution flagship of South Korea's Hanwha Group, demonstrated the performance of its advanced multi-purpose electric unmanned ground vehicle at a U.S. military base, proving the vehicle’s mature robotic and unmanned technologies. Hanwha Aerospace said that the demonstration of its unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) codenamed Arion-SMET was made at the request of the U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center at a U.S. military base in
November 29, 2022 -
Samsung releases ultra-wideband-based door lock service on digital wallet service platform
SEOUL -- Using Ultra-wideband technology that uses radio waves to measure the distance of an object, South Korea's tech giant has released a "Digital Home Key" service feature that allows users to open selected digital door locks using the smart wallet feature of Samsung smartphones without having to input passcodes or physically touching the lock. Family members are notified when someone has entered and left the home. Ultra-wideband (UWB) accurately measures the dist
November 29, 2022 -
ADD's research center works with Satrec Initiative to localize satellite electric propulsion system
SEOUL -- A research center run by South Korea's defense technology development agency has localized a small high-efficiency electric propulsion system capable of adjusting the orbit of about 150 kilograms (330 pounds) of satellites. It can be used for bigger satellites through improvement in propulsion power. Spacecraft electric propulsion uses electrostatic or electromagnetic fields to accelerate mass to high speed and generate thrust to modify the velocity of a spacecraft in
November 29, 2022 -
SKT partners with Singtel to popularize virtual content in Asia Pacific market using metaverse platform Ifland
SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, joined hands with Singapore's telecommunications conglomerate Singtel to create various metaverse content tailored to Singaporeans. Using a popular metaverse platform called "Ifland," the South Korean company will promote its virtual content in the Asia Pacific region. Singtel has about 770 million users in 21 countries are using including India, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia. Ifland has become one of the t
November 29, 2022 -
Seoul receives state approval to build tram network by 2025
SEOUL -- A tram line that connects a planned new town area in southeastern Seoul to a satellite city of Seongnam will be built to reduce traffic congestion and popularize urban trams that disappeared in 1968. Wirye, a new town area with a population of some 100,000, was established to solve the capital city's overpopulation problems. Trams powered by batteries will run on a track near parks and other greenbelt zones in the area. After the first tram line started its operation i
November 29, 2022
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PHOTOS: Exhibition brings Disney's 'Mickey & Friends' to Deoksugung Palace
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Samsung envisions AI integration across product lines
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North Korean Leader threatens to use nuclear weapons, denounces Yoon in verbal tirade
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Yoon to hold talks with Japan's new prime minister in Laos next week
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India, U.S. join hands for battery mineral supply chain cooperation
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Peruvian singer lights up autumnal night with fusion concert in Seoul
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Korea Zinc begins share buyback amid control battle
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Former Singapore minister jailed for corruption
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Avian influenza outbreak kills 48 big cats in Vietnamese zoos
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Junior doctors go on strike in India following rape, murder case