BUSAN, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has succeeded in developing a portable electronic nose system that can sense the level of freshness of fruit at agricultural wholesale markets simply by smell. Pusan National University said Monday that researchers had developed a nano-bioelectronic nose system that can detect the level of [...]
DANGJIN, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest eco-friendly smart aquafarm, which uses hot wastewater from a thermal power plant, has opened in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province. Local aquafarm operator Dangjin Farmers kick-started operations on Monday after completing a smart aquafarm that uses the hot wastewater from a coal-fired power plant run by Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — At art museum Daelim Museum in central Seoul, a narrow piece of fabric is seen rolled up between white circular chairs. This piece of art is made of fabric waste and defective products thrown away from manufacturing plants that make protective masks, which have become essential in the pandemic [...]
DAEJEON, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has announced plans to develop new technology for a one-stop security inspection that uses terahertz waves to eliminate the need for individuals to take off their shoes. The technology would enable the inspection of dangerous materials such as explosives and deadly [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Grand Park has revealed a series of YouTube videos of lions playing with cardboard boxes. The park explained that the cardboard boxes were provided to enrich the animals’ natural behavior. Park officials were looking to prevent abnormal activities among zoo animals by offering a closely imitated wildlife environment [...]
GOYANG, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Goyang near Seoul said Sunday that it will alleviate the urban heat island phenomenon by creating a water circulation facility using rainfall and underground water. As a first step, the city government will spend 700 million won (US$620,400) to create a small brook 270 meters long [...]
CHANGWON, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The southeastern city of Changwon has announced plans to introduce a new traffic system that automatically extends the ‘walk’ signal when there is a pedestrian crossing the street at a crosswalk. This system uses artificial intelligence (AI) that recognizes pedestrians at a crosswalk. When pedestrians fail to cross the [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fiber manufacturer Hyosung TNC Co. has teamed up with a municipal government to release a new nylon textile made of abandoned fishing nets. The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Busan metropolitan government and a social venture Netspa on Wednesday to produce eco-friendly textile [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — As public schools continue to offer remote classes, Seoul’s education authorities are offering vouchers to prevent children from skipping meals and buy food from local convenience stores. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Monday that it will team up with the Seoul Metropolitan Government, its 25 districts, and [...]
DAEJEON, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a new air purification technology using water drops. The Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) said Tuesday that it had developed and successfully demonstrated a new electrostatic spray-based air purification technology. Electrostatic spray makes use of high voltage electricity when spraying water [...]