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LG Uplus' entertainment tool app to provide five foreign language services
SEOUL -- An entertainment tool app developed by South Korea’s mobile carrier LG Uplus will provide five foreign language services including English, Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Indonesian, to meet growing demands for K-pop content overseas. The app that has provided some 35,000 K-pop idol-related content was effectively used to broadcast online performances in real-time amid COVID-19. LG Uplus (LGU+) released a K-pop performance broadcasting platform tentatively named "U
August 24, 2022 -
S. Korean researchers find treatment of potato virus Y
SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed the treatment of potato virus Y (PVY), which is one of the most important plant viruses affecting potato production. They will push for the transfer of technology to a private company after increasing efficacy and safety by 2024. PVY is transmitted through grafting, plant sap inoculation and mostly through aphid transmission. Global warming has led to an increase in aphid numbers and viral distribution. A research center affiliated w
August 24, 2022 -
Seoul's southern district to distribute AI companion robots to elderly and disabled living alone
SEOUL -- A district in Seoul will distribute 100 artificial intelligence-based robots to cope with a steady rise in lonely deaths. The care robots will help people become emotionally stable by asking them how they are faring while monitoring their conditions and notifying human caregivers in case of an emergency. In Gwanak, a southern district in Seoul, about 26.1 percent of the elderly and 27.5 percent of disabled people live alone at the end of July 2022. The district has provide
August 23, 2022 -
Researchers develop eco-friendly method to slow down embankment collapse caused by unexpected flood
SEOUL -- Due to climate change, unexpected torrential rains are more frequent than before, heightening the risk of floods. To slow down or prevent the collapse of river and stream embankments, South Korean researchers have developed a technology to reinforce the surface of embankments by mixing aggregates and eco-friendly biopolymers extracted from plants. Biopolymers act as an adhesive and coating agent to secure strength and prevent soil loss even at high water pressure and fast
August 23, 2022 -
KT commercializes quantum cryptography-based virtual private network (VPN) technology
SEOUL -- KT, a major telecom company in South Korea, has commercialized a quantum cryptography-based virtual private network (VPN) technology to increase security in a wireless environment in cooperation with AhnLab, a cybersecurity solution developer. Quantum cryptographic security, which used to be wired-oriented, has been expanded to wireless. KT said its technology encrypts the section where the client and server are connected, enabling quantum cryptography security regardles
August 23, 2022 -
Lotte Chemical launchs pilot production of chemically recycled polyethylene terephthalate
SEOUL -- Lotte Chemical, a major chemical company based in South Korea, has launched the pilot production of chemically recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as part of efforts to covert its PET production plant into an outpost for chemical recycling that breaks down and returns plastic to its pure, raw material form. It is an attractive way to address the explosive growth of plastic waste and disposal problems. polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most common thermoplastic p
August 23, 2022 -
LG Innotek's thermoelectric material wins state green certification
SEOUL -- A thermoelectric material developed by LG Innotek, the electrical component wing of South Korea's LG Group, won government approval as green technology. The material mainly used for industrial power generation such as ships is capable of saving 892 tons of fuel per ship every year. Because nano-polycrystalline materials are 2.5 times stronger than single crystal materials, they can replace conventional vehicle materials that are easily broken by vibration. When thermoe
August 23, 2022 -
SK Geo Centric and SABIC make new investment to boost polyolefin elastomer production
SEOUL -- A joint venture between SK Geo Centric, a chemical company in South Korea, and SABIC, a Saudi chemical manufacturing company, will boost the production of polyolefin elastomer through additional investments to preemptively respond to a surge in demand for high-value eco-friendly materials in finished cars and solar power. SK Geo Centric (SKGC) said that the joint venture named "SABIC SK Nexlene Company (SSNC)" would invest some 200 billion won ($149 million) to bu
August 23, 2022 -
Hanwha Aerospace secures $165 million contract to supply electromechanical actuators for Vertical's eVTOL vehicle
SEOUL -- Hanwha Aerospace, an aircraft parts maker affiliated with South Korea's Hanwha Group, has secured a 10-year contract worth about $165 million from Britain's electric aviation company Vertical Aerospace to supply high-performance electromechanical actuators for an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle. An electromechanical actuator that converts electricity to mechanical force is a core component for personal air vehicles. Vertical's eVTOL model,
August 23, 2022 -
Researchers develop high-efficiency fluorescent glass material capable of reducing light loss
SEOUL -- Researchers have developed the world's first fluorescent glass material with a refractive index of 1.7 capable of reducing light loss in manufacturing light-emitting diodes and increasing light emission efficiency. The technology can be applied to ultra-mini mobile devices, wearable devices and smart lighting equipment. The refractive index shows how a material affects the speed of light when passing through it. A refractive index of 1.7 for a medium means that light t
August 22, 2022
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Seoul unveils new slogan for iconic landmark 'Dongdaemun Design Plaza'
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VIDEO: Dongdaemun Design Plaza celebrates 10th anniversary
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Korean e-commerce firms vying to lure customers quitting Coupang over fee hike
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N. Korean leader inspects test-firing of new multiple rocket launcher shell
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Korean football team fails to qualify for Olympics for first time in 40 years
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Seoul aims to revitalize Han River into leisure, tourism hub
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Education startup Mathpresso makes TIME's top edutech company list
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Vietnamese schools adopt AI-based Korean learning platform
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VISUALS: Premier electric vehicle fair underway in Seoul
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HYBE takes legal action against NewJeans agency CEO amid management control feud