Gapado goes green
Residents on Gapado Island, a small outcropping 5.5 kilometers south of Jeju Island, rely on wind turbines and solar panels for their energy.
After a...
Korea Pavilion at CES 2024 to be biggest in event’s history
This year's Consumer Electronics Show of the U.S., the world's largest trade fair for household electronics and information and...
Nat’l library section offers high-tech look at historical documents, books
By Kim Yeojin and Lee Jihae
Video = National Library of Korea
A copy of Donguibogam (Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine), the classic textbook on traditional Korean medicine and national treasure written by...
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...
Project launched to develop self-driving ships by 2025
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on June 17 announced the launch of a joint working group to...
Sea squirts emerge as good dental solution
When your teeth smart, you can now rely on sea squirts to help ease the pain.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries...
Domestically developed Nuri rocket to see 2nd launch in June
The domestically developed Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II (KSLV-2), also known as Nuri, on Oct. 21 last year lifts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung-gun...
Success of Nuri rocket’s 3rd launch hailed by President Yoon
https://www.youtube.com/embed/hyZa0IwV4hk
By Xu AiyingVideo=Ministry of Science and ICT's official YouTube channelThe country has successfully launched its domestically developed space...
Global warming causes ants to move uphill
On Nov. 29, the NIFoS announced that ant habitats are gradually moving on average 4.9 meters in altitude up mountain slopes every year due...
Jeju volcanic caves declared Natural Monument
Lava bridges are found in the Utsanjeongul Cave, part of the Volcanic Caves of the Upper Geomunoreum Lava Tube System, Natural Monument No. 552.
The...
New technology locates untapped gold deposits
A researcher tests out a spectral induced polarization (SIP) machine near a gold deposit in Moisan in Haenam, Jeollanam-do Province. Developed by the Korea...
World’s first late-night self-driving bus debuts in Seoul
The world's first late-night self-driving bus starts service in the wee hours of Dec. 4 in Seoul. (Seoul Metropolitan...
Space industry to get almost KRW 1T in investment this year
Nuri (KSLV-II), a space launch vehicle developed entirely with domestic technology, on May 25 last year blasts off...
Curling robot vs. humans
By Jung Joo-ri and Yoon Jihye
Video = Park Jang-bhin
Icheon l March 8, 2018
A high-tech curling match recently took place between a human team and a specially designed curling...
Nation’s 1st hydrogen-powered vessel unveiled in southern area
Attendees at the launching ceremony for the nation's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered vessel on Dec. 18 pose for a group photo...
Foreign media dub PyeongChang Games as ‘most high-tech Olympics ever’
Media outlets are praising the state-of-the-art tech that was showcased at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The above photo shows a drone delivering the Olympic...
President hails nation’s 7th straight win at int’l tourney for disabled
The national team on March 25 waves the national Korean flag Taegeukgi at the closing ceremony of the 10th International Abilympics...
KFS to restore 120 hectares of mangrove forests in Guyana
Mangrove forest in Guyana (Korea Forest Service)
By Koh HyunjeongThe Korea Forest Service (KFS) will...
Korean-made AI curling robot beats skilled human team
The artificial intelligence robot Curly in March 2018 prepares its stone for a test match at the Icheon Training Center of the Korea Paralympic Committee. At...
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...
