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Art college in Seoul to be recreated in metaverse to provide virtual training courses
SEOUL -- A Seoul-based private college specializing in music, culinary arts, and makeup arts will be recreated into a metaverse world targeting young students familiar with virtual online activities. The virtual campus created through collaboration with South Korea's major telecom company KT and Dot-mill, a domestic immersive content producer, will enable students to take classes and participate in various online college events. Metaverse, which allows users to engage in social
20 February 2023
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Seoul's satellite city to provide smart care solutions for 543 vulnerable residents living alone
SEOUL -- Three different smart care solutions -- the internet of things-based monitoring devices, artificial intelligence-based care robots, and Bluetooth-based robot psychologists -- will be distributed to middle-aged and older people with a high possibility of dying alone. The solutions, already used by some 300 residents in 2020, will be provided to additional 543 residents. The total number of single-person households in Seongnam is 122,461. About 38.5 percent of them are aged
16 February 2023
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State research institute develops 'Electronic nose' sensor for real-time gas analysis
SEOUL -- A team of researchers developed a low-power-consuming "electronic nose" sensor that can detect and analyze gases in real-time. Because the sensor uses micro light emitting diodes (LEDs) for the detection of gases, the sensor consumes about 0.01 percent of electricity compared to conventional gas sensors. Normally, gas sensors use integrated heaters to change the conductivity of sensor materials so that they can detect different types of metallic oxide substances
15 February 2023
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Researchers develop film-like soft robot actuator capable of detecting methanol in water
SEOUL -- Researchers from a prominent state research institute have developed a film-like soft robot composed of chiroptical photonic crystals, which are optical nanostructures, that can detect methanol (CH3OH) in water. The robot can also fold, bend, and twist in response to external stimuli. Chiroptic is a term referring to the optical technique that uses refraction, absorption, or emission of anisotropic radiation for investigating chiral substances including methanol (CH3OH), 2
15 February 2023
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Researchers find possibilities of agricultural contaminants speeding up human aging
SEOUL -- Researchers developed a smart technology capable of predicting how agricultural contaminants can damage the environment and the human body. It was discovered that contaminants generated during crop production can accelerate the aging process of mammals including humans. It's been difficult to identify how harmful factors from crop production affect the ecosystem and human health. However, accurate analysis and prediction are essential as farm contaminants can be leaked
14 February 2023
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SK Telecom to provide virtual effects-related educational program for film production experts
SEOUL -- South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom (SKT) have teamed up with the Korean Film Council and a domestic virtual production company called XON Studio to provide virtual film production-related educational programs. Film producers can learn how to create films through virtual effects technology. Virtual effects (VFX), which incorporates computer graphics (CG) elements, is often used by filmmakers to produce imagery that is difficult to be filmed or doesn't exist
10 February 2023
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Lunit provides AI-based breast cancer diagnosis solution to Dubai's public health facility
SEOUL -- An artificial intelligence-based image analysis solution jointly developed by South Korea's medical AI-based solution developer Lunit and Belgium-based medical imaging company Agfa HealthCare will be used at Dubai's public health center to boost human radiologists' work performance. Lunit aims to make a foray into other regions in the Middle East. According to market research firm Data Bridge Market Research, the medical imaging market in the Middle East is exp
9 February 2023
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AI care speakers to be provided in western coastal city for dementia patients
SEOUL -- South Korea's western coastal city of Boryeong will provide artificial intelligence-based speech recognition speakers for mild dementia patients. The care robots will monitor patients and offer personalized services such as playing music and providing memory tests. In case of emergency, the solution will notify human caregivers. Dementia is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to degenerate and die. Patients often suffer from memory decline. Government data s
7 February 2023
