Korea shares DNA tech with 12 African countries
Participants from 12 member countries of the Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative learn about how genetic resources are managed, at the Rural Development...
Gov’t pushes 3-D printing as game changer for medicine
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (second from left) browses prosthetics that were developed with the use of 3-D printing technologies, at the...
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...
Electric vehicle expo shows off green tech
The opening ceremony for the fourth International Electric Vehicle Expo was held at the Yeomiji Botanical Gardens in Seogwipo-si, Jeju Island, on March 17.
Blue...
Seed potatoes developed in Korea flourish in Cambodia
Students from the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) harvest potatoes grown at a farm in Sen Monorom, in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia, on Feb. 3....
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...
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...
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...
Seoul, Paris discuss future cooperation in space
Experts and government officials in the space sector from Korea and France discuss cooperation measures at the Korea-France Space Forum on Dec. 12 at...
Korean made nuclear reactor begins operation in Jordan
The first Korean made nuclear reactor, the Jordan Research and Training Reactor (JRTR), began operations in Irbid, northern Jordan, on Dec 7. The national...
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...
Korea pushes forward with ‘Li-Fi’ development
These days, most people are preoccupied with maintaining a constant state of internet connection, expecting Wi-Fi in a moving subway car, a bustling cafe...
Forest service helps restore Aral Sea
The Aral Sea has shrunk to one tenth of its size due to large-scale irrigation and has been turned into a huge saline desert...
New variety of flatfish exported to China
A new breed of flatfish developed in Korea has been exported to China for the first time.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on...
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...
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...
Millet proven to have anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory properties
Studies show that a certain type of millet, Echinochloa frumentacea, has anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory properties. Pictured is a new variety of this millet, borajik...
Korean aquaculture in Sahara yields 5 tons of shrimp
Over five tons of shrimp have been produced at a research center in the middle of the Sahara Desert in Ouargla Province, southern Algeria.
The...
Dokdo ecological survey reveals 594 new species
Scientists have recently revealed that a total of 594 new organisms, including three species previously not found in Korea and 124 species previously not...
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....
