Lichen specimens donated to the Korea National Herbarium
Some of the major lichen samples such as Caloplaca bogilana were donated to the Korean National Herbarium.
A collection of 17,892 lichen samples was donated...
Browse 45,295 Korean species in 33 volumes
The National Species List, published in 33 volumes by the National Institute of Biological Resources, contains scientific information on 45,295 indigenous Korean species. The...
Korean enterprises dive into virtual reality
During the Samsung Galaxy S7 presentation at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) on Feb. 21, audience members using virtual reality headsets fail to realize...
Korea invests in ‘hologram’ technology
Korean experts and enterprises have invested heavily over the past four years in developing patent technologies in hologram, a field which has been dominated...
Plan to build AI-based immigration control system announced
Deputy ICT Minister Kim Jeong-won gives a speech on July 23 at the opening ceremony of an artificial intelligence-powered identification and tracking system verification at Nuriggum...
Smart bus shelters in Seoul cumulatively attract 1.2M users
Commuters last year on Aug. 3 wait for bus at a state-of the-art "smart shelter" located in Seoul's Seongdong-gu District. (Seongdong-du District Office)
By Lee Jihae
Cutting-edge "bus shelters" in Seoul's Seongdong-gu District,...
Content, technology convergence for ‘a better tomorrow’
Dennis Hwang, master art director for 'Pokemon Go' at Niantic, Inc., gives the keynote speech at the 2016 Next Content Conference, at the COEX...
Korea jumps 4 spots to 8th in digital competitiveness rankings
Korea this year is ranked eighth in the world in digital technology competitiveness among 63 countries surveyed. Shown is a man last year trying...
Korea’s new satellites about to take off
The new Chollian-2A geostationary weather satellite, to be launched from the Guiana Space Center at Kourou in French Guiana on Dec. 4 (local time),...
Mussel adhesive minimizes post-operation scars
Surgical thread and medical adhesives used to close wounds can now be replaced with a breakthrough adhesive made from mussel proteins.
A recent study has...
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...
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...
Korean-developed Nuri rocket’s 2nd launch set for June 15
The Ministry of Science and ICT on May 25 said a meeting of its Launch Management Committee approved June 15 as the date of the second...
Korea places third at International Junior Science Olympiad
Members of Team Korea, which came in third at the 12th International Junior Science Olympiad, pose for a photo with their medals.
Korea placed third...
Korean tech launches telemedicine in Peru
Remote medical checkups, developed using Korean information and communications technology (ICT), are making inroads at the National Hospital in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 16.
The...
Korea to export 18 FA-50 light attack aircraft to Malaysia
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) CEO Kang Goo-young (right) takes a commemorative photo with secretary general of Malaysia's defense...
Korea develops new strain of basmati rice
First, they smelled it. Then they tasted a spoonful of it. Finally, they wrote down their comments on a sheet of paper.
This rice-tasting was...
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 tops WorldSkills Competition
Korea has claimed victory in the 43rd WorldSkills Competition, an international factory and industrial skills contest, that was held in Sao Paulo this year.
Korea...
Young biologist wins first place
One of four students came in fifth place in the 26th International Biology Olympiad, an eight-day contest that ran from July 12 to 20...