OKCHEON, South Korea, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent Korean study has taken a more scientific approach to explaining Donald Trump’s unprecedented victory in the U.S. presidential election. Voice analyst Cho Dong-wook, a Chungbuk Provincial College professor, announced the results of a study Monday that said Trump’s voice was more stable and reliable during [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Google Inc.’s products were found to have the highest number of Internet security vulnerabilities, accounting for 22 percent of risks found in the third quarter, a report out Tuesday said. According to the Korea Internet & Security Agency, 155 of 694 reported common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE) were discovered [...]
YONGIN, South Korea, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Digital security startup EYL became the first Korean company to win a Diamond award at MassChallenge, the world’s leading startup accelerator program and competition held annually in Boston, Massachusettes. EYL developed a chip-shaped device that generates micro random quantum numbers using radioisotopes, for digital security. The numbers [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea Aerospace University scientists have discovered the fundamentals of insect flight, using a newly developed “insect robot”. According to the team, most insects use a flying method that creates spiraling vortices around the wings, which allows for stable flight even in sudden gusts. Although there have been scientific studies [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Pukyong National University announced Wednesday that graduate student Seonwoo In-young (26), recently succeeded in producing bioethanol using dead seaweed that washed ashore after a tropical storm. Seaweed plays an essential role as a food source, habitat, and spawning ground for marine organisms, but only when its alive underwater. Dead [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A sphygmomanometer is a quick and convenient way of measuring blood pressure. But it tends to lack accuracy when compared to measurements made by a doctor with a blood pressure pump and a stethoscope. To overcome these limits, a team of Korean scientists from Hanyang University applied deep learning [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Local telecommunications giant KT launched Tuesday a 360-degree GiGA VR Service for its Olleh TV IPTV service, allowing customers to enjoy VR content on a television without using a VR device. According KT, the service is offered for select VOD programs in full HD, for which viewers can use [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A joint team of scientists from Ewha Womans University and the University of Pennsylvania have developed technology using artificial DNA that could operate shape-changing micro-robots, announced the National Research Foundation of Korea Monday. Shape-changing micro-robots are made from flexible materials, including high molecule polymers or nanoparticles, functioning in response [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Big data is expected to help drive the growth of next-generation technological developments, including artificial intelligence and self-driving cars, Naver Corp. officials said Monday. The term “big data” generally refers to the use of analytics by extracting value from data sets for business or research purposes as online databases [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The latest product by Korean startup Luxrobo brings IoT to a whole new level. Unlike most IoT devices that come as a single complete product (i.e. robot vacuum), Luxrobo’s “MODI” allows users to turn electronics or household appliances of their choosing into IoT devices, using technology that the company [...]