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South Korea approves AI-based medical device for the first time
When people hear the word "medical", an image of a doctor, a nurse, or a hospital usually comes to mind. However, artificial intelligence based "medical" technology is a different story. South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has recently approved an AI-based medical softwa...
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Recent study by local researchers offers treatment to liver cancer
Cancer of the liver is the fifth most deadly kind of cancer in the world. And in Korea, data collected since 2016 show it's the second deadliest here. And it has a high rate of recurrence. In fact, experts say up to 70 percent of patients who are successfully treated for liver cancer, get it again. Those...
2018-05-20 12:10:35 KST -
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Korean government to provide free test sites, test-beds for water firms
This technology can accurately monitor water pipes for leaks and can respond immediately. The company that developed the technology is now able to test it at government-owned water facilities for free. Starting this year, Korea's state-run water company K-water is providing domestic companies with private test si...
2018-05-19 12:10:37 KST -
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New industries and technologies for country's ecosystem
What will the future of South Korea's industrial ecosystem look like?. Kim Dong-yeon, the Minister of Strategy and Finance, reported on the progress of plans that have been implemented in the past six month to nurture new industries and create more small and mid-sized enterprises. During the presenta...
2018-05-18 10:43:24 KST -
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S. Korea's ICT export volume jumped 10.9% on year in April
Last month the nation's exports of information, communications and technology products jumped 10-point-9 percent on-year in terms of volume. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT as well as the trade ministry Korea shipped 17-point-2 billion U.S. dollars worth of these goods, with semiconductors making up mor...
2018-05-16 14:11:07 KST -
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Europa's plumes make Jupiter moon a prime candidate for life
NASA announced one of Jupiter's moons, Europa, could actually sustaining life. According to the space agency, a new study on old data showed a probe sent to explore the moon flew through an enormous plume of water shot from the surface. The spacecraft named Galileo was on its fly-by in 1997 when it detected the plu...
2018-05-15 15:05:00 KST -
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Korean telecom companies to build shared 5G network infrastructure
Next-generation 5G networks use high frequencies to generate high speed connections, but they require up to 18 times the number of base stations than needed for 4G networks. Korea's telecom companies and internet service providers will share the costs of building the infrastructure for a 5G network, …which t...
2018-05-14 07:00:40 KST -
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S. Korean researchers find protein that causes OAB
Local researchers have identified a cause of overactive bladder, also known as OAB. OAB is a condition in which patients cannot control the release of urine. Patients can feel a sudden urge to urinate, which can lead to involuntary leakage. It's often associated with damage or infections in muscular or nervous...
2018-05-14 04:53:07 KST -
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Korean scientists develop technique to peer through mouse skull using light
Being able to safely and accurately look inside the body is essential for both diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Light can provide high resolution images without harming the body, but light's trajectory is easily scattered and diffused. Now, Korean researchers have found a strategy to maximize the intensity of...
2018-05-08 07:02:01 KST -
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LG Electronics unveils new G7 ThinQ flagship smartphone in New York
LG Electronics has unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, "G7 ThinQ," featuring enhanced artificial intelligence features and audio functions. The Korean company, introduced the latest product in New York on Wednesday, explaining that it's equipped with a six-point-one inch Super Bright Display ...
2018-05-03 12:03:17 KST -
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Researchers develop new battery material that can double EV's driving distance
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Energy Research have found a way to use silicon oxide powder to double the capacity of the batteries that power electric vehicles. Currently, EVs run on lithum-ion batteries made up of graphite anode materials. Despite being considered eco-friendly and cost-effective, o...
2018-04-30 12:50:45 KST -
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AI-powered system serves as research assistant for lawyers
When you input a question about a divorce case, the system arranges relevant laws and precedents in order of importance. U-Lex is a "legal navigation system" that uses legal reasoning software and deep learning technology, and it can also translate everyday sentences into legal jargon. Because the lega...
2018-04-23 12:23:11 KST
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Trump cancels summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
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S. Korea's Blue House says White House informed Embassy in D.C. as released cancellation letter; S. Korea will continue to work to bring Kim, Trump together
"Baffled and very regretful" were the immediate words from South Korea...
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N. Korea makes low-key response to summit cancellation; economic reasons lying behind
It was an unprecedentedly polished, polite, and low-key response f...
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Trump cancels summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
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S. Korean reporters join international counterparts in North Korea ahead of nuke site dismantlement
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N. Korea warns the U.S. that it may have to reconsider holding planned summit in Singapore
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