Tropical, rare birds visit Korea
Starting several years ago, endangered and rare birds have been found in Korea, perhaps due to higher temperatures caused by global warming. These birds...
Goesan-gun County seeks green future with organic farming
Chungcheongbuk-do Province (North Chungcheong Province) is the nation's only landlocked province, situated inland and away from the three coasts of the Korean Peninsula.
Among its...
Scientists to release hair transplantation machine in 2-3 years
The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute plans to commercialize the hair transplantation machine that it's currently developing in two or three years. The photo...
Nation to send first lunar orbiter Danuri into space on Aug. 5
The nation's first lunar orbiter Danuri undergoes final checks at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute's Satellite Integration Test Center before its transfer to the launch...
Korea’s greenhouse measurements found to be accurate, reliable
One of Korea's Global Atmosphere Watch observatories on Anmyeondo Island in Chungcheongnam-do Province samples and measures the causes of climate change.
Recent air quality tests...
Korea unveils world’s 1st geostationary environmental satellite
The world's first geostationary environmental monitoring satellite Chollian 2B, which monitors fine dust and the marine environment, is unveiled on Dec. 4. The photo shows...
Think tank develops eco-friendly uranium extraction tech
The leading researchers of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) who created a green technology to extract...
Mountain village goes high tech
A farming village nestled along the slopes of Jirisan Mountain in Cheonghak-dong, Hadong-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province (South Gyeongsang Province), has transformed itself into an...
Shooting stars on a midsummer night
A special guest has paid a visit to our heavens for the first time in a long, long while. The Perseids are a meteor...
Free Wi-Fi on all city buses nationwide marks world first
Minister of Science and ICT Choi Kiyoung (left) on Dec. 14 tests free Wi-Fi on a bus at a bus terminal in Seoul's Yeouido district at...
German president pushes for ‘innovation through society’s engagement’
German President Joachim Gauck delivers his greetings during the Science and Innovation conference.
German President Joachim Gauck attended the seventh Joint Korean-German Conference on Science...
Seoul to launch self-driving buses next year
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announces that it will build a cooperative intelligent transportation system (C-ITS) across downtown Seoul, in Seoul on...
Homegrown KF-21 fighter jet succeeds in 1st test flight
The domestically developed KF-21 Boramae fighter jet on July 19 at 3:40 p.m. takes off from the runway of the 3rd Air Force Training Squadron...
New underwater mining technology pulls up more ore
Korea has discovered an effective way by which a high volume of manganese, often called the “deep sea bonanza,” can be loaded safely onto...
Korea launches world’s 1st satellite to monitor oceans, environment
The world's first geostationary satellite for monitoring oceans and the environment, the Cheollian-2B, on Feb. 18 is launched from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana at 7:18 a.m....
Apartments evolve with information technology
When apartment residents park in their parking spot, an elevator will automatically arrive and wait for them. When they head out afterward, a mirror...
Content, entertainment fair opens in Gwangju
Visitors try out some virtual reality goggles at the 2016 Asia Content & Entertainment Fair at the Kimdaejung Convention Center in Gwangju on Sept....
High-tech robots for responding to nuclear disaster released
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute on Dec. 7 said it is developing an unmanned robot system for response to a nuclear disaster. The photo...
Research team develops world’s first foldable battery
No, it is not a paper crane -- it is a battery. A research team led jointly by Lee Sun-young at the Korea Forest...
Scientists push high-tech farming
An AI discriminator can check the ripeness of each tomato. (Ministry of Science and ICT)
By Kim Tae Won and Kim Young Shin
The Ministry of Science and ICT...
