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Korean scientists develop Alzheimer's pig for research

Korean scientists at Jeju National University said Friday they had produced a cloned pig with Alzheimer’s disease symptoms for the first time in the world. Led by Professor Park Se-pil, head of Jeju National University’s stem cell research center, and professor Lee Seung-eun, the researchers produced a cloned pig called “JNUPIG” that has three genetic factors that cause Alzhe...

Science | 2017-06-09 19:20

Korean scientist produces DNA nanowire

Moon Myung-woon, a Korean nanotechnology expert at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), has led the development of DNA nanowire production, the institute said Monday. This technique, which taps into the nature of liquid surface tension, is expected to speed up the development of drug delivery systems, bionic sensors and analysis of DNA structures, according t...

Science | 2017-06-05 16:52

Korea looks to cloud seeding in war on fine dust

Korea is looking to cloud-seeding to help combat the dangerous fine dusts originating inside and outside the country. The initiative comes late on the world stage, with about 40 countries, most rigorously the U.S. and China, having already employed the method of controlling the weather.

Science | 2017-06-04 16:00

Construction rigs tackle fine dust

NASA's first mission to the sun to blast off next year [VIDEO]

NASA will send a robotic spacecraft into the sun’s atmosphere next year in unprecedented outer-space exploration to tackle questions linked to the blazing star. The historic project was announced during a ceremony honoring American solar astrophysicist Eugene Parker, professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, Wednesday (local time). The craft was named the Parker Solar ...

Science | 2017-06-01 13:34

S. Korea launches 4th telecommunications satellite

The commercial satellite, named the Mugunghwa-7, lifted off from the Guiana Space Center at Kourou in French Guiana, aboard a rocket made by France-based Arianespace at 7:27 p.m. (local time), said the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, and KT Sat, a satellite service arm of the country's leading fixed-line operator KT Corp.

Science | 2017-05-05 15:14

Chief executives with medical licenses

A specialist in a field is believed to usually fail to pull off in another sector. However, there are a number of people whose jobs were treating patients and switched to running a company and they stand out in their new area. It is Kyobo Life Insurance Chairman Shin Chang-jae that is leading the pack in the nation’s business circle. Shin was a promising obstetrician and univ...

Science | 2017-05-02 17:10

South Korea to launch multifunctional satellite in 2021

An estimated 310 billion won ($217.8 million) will be spent on the project. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) will develop the rocket and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will develop the satellite, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning on Monday. The institutes signed a contract on April 27.

Science | 2017-05-01 14:47

Robots come closer to daily life

Robots, which were once used only in massive manufacturing plants with automated assembly lines, have come closer to our daily lives to enable new possibilities in the services industry. According to industry officials, Tuesday, rapid-growing robotics technology in various fields has already broken time-honored beliefs that there are human-only abilities like hospitality for ...

Science | 2017-04-25 09:40

Korean MIT student fiber for neural signal

Park Seong-jun, a Korean graduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has developed a fiber that can deliver neural signals to the brain through the spinal cord, according to the institute, Thursday. The fiber is expected to be used to improve functionality of artificial limbs. Park and his research team said they will make the fiber more stable and better...

Science | 2017-03-30 13:56

S. Korea eyes 'swarming drone warfare'

The South Korean Army is considering using drones equipped with explosives, an army official said Sunday. The army plans to carry out extensive research into “military swarming, which is already in operational use in the U.S., China and Russia, to our ground and naval operations,” the official said. The battlefield tactic uses dispersed combat units to attack designated targe...

Science | 2017-03-12 15:27

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