SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seocho District announced on Wednesday that 149 eco-friendly buses equipped with fine dust filters began operation this month. The buses are equipped with fine dust filters that reduce the amount of emissions consisting of fine dust. The district reported that the filters led to the reduction of 2,721.6 [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A new “Smart Waterworks Management System” that measures tap water quality in real time from the government’s integrated control system and provides customized tap water management services to consumers will be introduced across the country sequentially starting this year. The Ministry of Environment said Tuesday that the smart management [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Seocho District in Seoul will introduce artificial intelligence (AI) CCTV technology, which uses criminal statistics information to predict possible crimes, as early as July. The district said Thursday that it is developing related technologies with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), and will apply the technology to some [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean military authorities have decided to add new food choices at military cafeterias based on a big data analysis of military food services. The Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday new plans to control the amount of food given out to service members, revamp menus, and better ensure [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Public attention is being drawn to eco-friendly artwork installed in the world’s first Adidas concept store in South Korea. The store, set up near Hongik University in Seoul on December 20, is decorated with paintings of the Han River, and an art wall filled with works related to various [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A newly developed technology uses material from recycled plastic bottles as components of pharmaceutical products. A joint research team from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Korea University, and Ewha Women’s University announced on Tuesday that they had developed a new technology that chemically disassembles plastic bottles [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic group has set up a special tree to spread awareness of environmental pollution in celebration of Christmas and the end of the year. On Monday, the Korea Federation for Environmental Movements launched a campaign to produce a large cigarette butt tree measuring 3 meters in diameter and [...]
INCHEON, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A “book drive-thru system” will be introduced in Incheon for the first time, allowing members to borrow or return books without having to leave the comfort of their car. The system, installed at Incheon Metropolitan City’s Michuhol Library, allows users to check out or return books while in a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — North Gyeongsang Province installed a smart traffic safety system for crosswalks in Gumi to prevent traffic accidents. The system, installed in the children’s safety zone at Gumi’s Okgye Elementary School, is comprised of a smart ground lighting system and traffic safety signs for crosswalks. The system detects pedestrian movement [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean scientists have developed a technology to wirelessly charge smart contact lenses for continuous operation, a development that could open new horizons for wearables, the National Research Foundation (NRF) said Sunday. The state-run foundation that supported the research said a team of scientists led by Park Jang-ung, a [...]