[매일경제]1,000 robots classify and transport at a center 46 times larger than a soccer field
“In the existing distribution center, people searched for goods, but here, goods find people.” I visited Coupang Daegu Fulfillment Center (Daegu FC) in Dalseong-gun, Daegu on the 2nd. Park Joo-ho, head of the Daegu FC Center, who was guiding the reporters at the 7th floor pick-up area, said, “Using robots has increased work efficiency by 65%.”
[동아일보]“Finding a quantum error verification method… Breakthrough in commercialization”
“In the case of quantum simulators, commercialization is expected within five years. The inability to verify quantum errors was an obstacle to commercialization, but with this research, we have found a breakthrough.” Korean scientist Choi Sun-won (36), professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who recently published quantum-related papers in the international journals ‘Nature’ and ‘Science’, said in a video interview with Dong-A Ilbo on the 6th.
Choi Jae-hyeok (36), CEO of Nearthlab, a domestic start-up founded in 2015, is pioneering the market for large-scale facility inspections that are difficult for humans to do directly, such as wind power generators and nuclear power plants, with drones at the forefront. Nearth Lab’s weapon, led by CEO Choi and graduates of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at KAIST, is a ‘self-driving drone’ that combines AI (artificial intelligence) and self-driving technology. He said, “In the past, when people did it themselves, they checked one wind turbine a day, but with self-driving drones, it is possible to work on 10 wind turbines a day with the same manpower.”
[매일경제]Kori Nuclear Power Plant ‘spent nuclear fuel’ storage facility resumed
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has decided to install a dry storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the site of the Kori Nuclear Power Plant. The restoration of the nuclear power plant ecosystem, which has been pursued since the inauguration of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, is also expected to speed up. However, Gijang-gun, Busan, where the Kori Nuclear Power Plant is located, expressed its position that “resident consent must precede,” drawing attention to the progress of the project. On the 7th, KHNP held a board of directors meeting and announced that it had passed the ‘Basic Plan for Construction of a Dry Storage Facility for Spent Nuclear Fuel at Kori Nuclear Power Plant’. KHNP plans to select a construction company through future bidding.
The number of agricultural and fishery workers is increasing. Compared to the manufacturing/construction and service industries, the growth rate is steeper. Industries such as information technology (IT) have advanced, but it is a paradoxical situation that the number of workers in agriculture and fisheries, which are the primary industries, is increasing. As the aging population increases, more people are entering agriculture and fishing after retiring from work.
[조선일보]Growing in a smart farm… Tomatoes 2x ‘jureong’
On the morning of the 1st, a large greenhouse in the ‘Gyeongnam Smart Farm Innovation Valley’ in Imcheon-ri, Samnangjin-eup, Milyang-si, Gyeongsangnam-do. Unlike the chilly weather outside, it was so hot inside the greenhouse that I had to take off my coat. Sweat broke out all over his body. The temperature and humidity inside the greenhouse, where automation technology and information and communication technology are integrated, are maintained 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, suitable for tomato growth. Tomatoes grow well at 25-30 degrees. Temperature, humidity, solar radiation, carbon dioxide concentration, etc. are automatically measured every 10 minutes. The accumulated data helps to find the optimal growth environment for crops.
[동아일보]Mayor Lee Jang-woo “We will develop Daejeon’s Midnight Festival into a global festival”
Daejeon Mayor Lee Jang-woo is immersed in the ‘Daejeon Midnight Festival’ held in August. Everyone I meet never forgets about the festival and seeks their opinions. Employees are pouring out a lot of ideas. Daejeon 0:00 Festival ‘Publicity Man’, self-proclaimed ‘Festival Commander’. Mayor Lee visited Japan at the invitation of Sapporo, a sister city of Daejeon, and participated in the 73rd Sapporo Snow Festival, which resumed after three years. On the afternoon of the 3rd, at Sapporo City Hall in Hokkaido, Japan, he met with Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto to discuss ways to strengthen exchanges and cooperation.
[조선일보]The only group of weasels living in the sea… They eat 25% of their body weight every day.
Sea otters rarely go on land, and they do almost all of their daily lives at sea, from hunting and eating to even giving birth and raising children. Their body structure has evolved to suit their life at sea. Sea otters have thicker and denser fur than any other mammal. The number of hair follicles (sacs that cover the root of hair) is said to be as high as 1 million per 6.5cm2. This dense fur hides excellent water resistance and acts as an insulator to keep the body warm in cold weather. So sea otters spend much of their day grooming their fur.
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