SEJONG, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Autonomous vehicles approved for temporary operation in Korea have so far proven safe, after nine months of road testing. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Monday, the 11 self-driving cars – from Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors, Hyundai Mobis, Seoul National University, Hanyang University, and the [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Patents for outdoor advertising making use of digital technology are becoming extremely popular. According to the Korea Intellectual Property Office, the average annual number of such patents, which stood at less than 50 prior to the 2000s, rose to some 300 from 2001 to 2010, and to 600 since [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea may face a series of lawsuits from U.S. companies over local taxation of their patent income after a Seoul court recently ruled in favor of an American patent management firm in a drawn-out case, watchers said Monday. In a landmark ruling on Dec. 9, the Seoul Administrative [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Robot-assisted surgery is becoming increasingly more common on the back of technological developments but is still more expensive than conventional surgery, doctors said Friday. The robots allow doctors to conduct detailed operations with minimal incisions, leading to less complications and pain, as well as quicker recovery times, surgical doctors [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of Korean scientists led by KAIST professor Bae Hag-youl announced Thursday that it has developed a water-disposable, non-volatile resistive random access memory (RRAM) chip using a water soluble SSG (solid sodium with glycerine) paper. In a nutshell, the device dissolves in a matter of seconds once it [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service recently teamed up with the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning to establish a big data-based early detection system for infectious diseases using DUR – Drug Utilization Reviews. DUR refers to the constant review of prescriptions, pharmacy dispensing, and patient medication [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government announced Sunday that it will invest 15 billion won ($12.65 million) to develop technology that can help to quickly and efficiently realize indoor maps, by 2021. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the move is aimed at generating indoor spatial information, which [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials has developed a VR simulator that provides preventive training sessions for employees at industrial complexes. The system is a combination of VR content, a treadmill, and the virtual operation of equipment, where trainees can walk around on the treadmill and use their [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Electronic and Telecommunications Research Institute is developing a mobile application that allows users to create 3D content using smartphones, announced the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. Producing 3D content usually requires professional knowledge of equipment and software, making the process highly complicated for daily use. However, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The global standard for ultra-fast fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks, which is being developed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), includes KT Corp.’s homegrown network management technology, the company said Friday. The decision to include KT’s technology in the 5G standard was made at a meeting of the ITU in [...]