SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Fireflies, amongst many living organisms yet known to man, have the most efficient luminescence mechanisms. A domestic research team has taken advantage of this natural phenomenon to develop a technology that increases the efficiency of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) by more than 60 percent. A research team led by [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Mobile GS Shop, a Korean retail giant, announced on April 20 that computer software used to automatically recommend products has recently won an online competition against one of the retailer’s merchandisers. Of the more than 30,000 customers participating in the event, two-thirds of them favored the software. The promotion [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government will tap into the ‘design for good’ concept in its attempt to bring about social change, in particular curbing increasingly pervasive school bullying. After research into the factors behind school bullying, the city decided to launch what it calls “The Preventive Design to Build Violence-free [...]
DAEGU, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Daegu residents will soon be able to find out where wild boars frequently appear using a new smartphone application. According to the Daegu Environmental Protection Agency and KT’s Daegu Customer Service headquarters, an agreement was reached to establish a system to prevent damage from wild boars through IoT (Internet of Things) [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – New technology that gathers weather information from taxis operating in the city will soon be available. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), technology to collect weather data through vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) is currently being developed. OBD refers to a system that automatically saves diagnostic information of a running car. [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s ICT ministry said Monday it will allocate 100 billion won (US$87.2 million) to develop supercomputers, amid the rising awareness of the segment after Google Inc.’s AlphaGo posted a historical win against mankind in a board game last month. The Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning said it will invest [...]
SEJONG, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced the development of ‘smart farm’ technology, which equips existing dairy farms with information and communications technology (ICT). Equipment that helps enhance productivity in breeding farm animals, such as robot milking machines, automatic calf feeders, and self-regulation cattle bowls will be provided so [...]
SEJONG, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Statistics Korea has announced the launch of a new service called ‘Neighborhood I’d Like to Live in’, that makes use of statistical geographic information system (SGIS) data. The service provides useful information that can help homebuyers decide where to live. An individual know as ‘Lee’, who lived in Seoul for [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – While the retail sector in general is going through tough times amid the economic slowdown, convenience stores and online shopping websites — especially those dedicated to mobile users — are weathering the storm, with consistent double digit growth rates. Not surprisingly, there is a secret to their ability to outperform [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Even though the first day of school is already special and exciting, the number of schools offering unique ceremonies is increasing, making the day even more meaningful for new students. A school on Jeju Island, famous for its horses, had a special entrance ceremony for the eight children who [...]