The last few years have seen a whole raft of Internet of Things (IoT) vanity projects, where connectivity for connectivity’s sake was the order of the day. Everything from connected loo-roll holders that warned when paper levels were low (if only there was a pre-existing, simpler way), to flip flops

The first permanent European research facility in space, the Columbus module – seen partially in the bottom right of this image – was delivered 10 years ago this week. It has been home to a multitude of microgravity experiments covering fluid physics, materials science and life sciences, many of whi

The series of Prof. Choi Sung's articles introducing North Korea's overall IT technologies, which had been continued for the past 12 years, was interrupted for 19 months from May 2016. From January 2018, Korea IT Times will resume his articles every month on North Korea's technologies in the science, industries and information, broadcasting & communication sectors. -ED.State Academy of Sciences

In Australia, they often use the expression ‘Do the right thing!’ We can say ‘Do the right thing!’in various situations like a various weather expression such as Beautiful day, Wonderful day, blue sky, warmly day, Fantastic day, lovely day. For example, if you see this sign beside a wastebasket, you can interpret it ‘Put your waste in wastebasket!’Roughly speaking, it means ‘put your right idea in

No one can deny the growth of Korean businesses through collusive ties between politicians and businessman so far. Also it cannot be denied that such Korean conglomerates have been leading the Korean economy.Regardless of low capital, Startup, Venture IT, and young entrepreneurs with full of ideas and speed should lead the Korean economy. Simple manufacturing is now at the end of its tether, and

The U.S. and North Korea are in an extreme confrontation. Regardless of our will and position, the U.S. may attack North Korea right now. The problem is that the government seems not to make efforts to let the people know about a “drill in preparation of war,” or “what we should do in case of war,” just saying “war should not be broken out,” even in the situation that nobody knows when the war bre

It happened some 10 years ago. I boarded an Asiana Air plane on my way back to Seoul after visiting New York in 2008. A nonstop flight to Korea from New York City is approximately 13 hours. With a long flight ahead of me, I closed my eyes and fell fast asleep as the plane took off.When I woke up, I noticed a small slip of paper in front of me. It read, "I hope you enjoyed your nap. A meal was se

It happened some 10 years ago. I boarded an Asiana Air plane on my way back to Seoul after visiting New York in 2008. A nonstop flight to Korea from New York City is approximately 13 hours. With a long flight ahead of me, I closed my eyes and fell fast asleep as the plane took off.When I woke up, I noticed a small slip of paper in front of me. It read, "I hope you enjoyed your nap. A meal was se

When the money is circulated at a rapid pace, the economy is developed and the country revives!If the money is not circulated or being kept in bank or individuals hold it in cash, the money fails to play its original role. If the money is not circulated, the economy will die and the country will be poor.In case that 1 trillion won is flowed into a construction company and the firm builds a bui

In the human history, the most brutal and biggest crime is war. Nevertheless, war has been repeated so many times. Viewing the global history, most wars broke out between neighboring countries. For instance, Japan and China invaded Korea by turns. They are provisional foes.When there was a big difference in national power, unification through absorption was made, and when there was little differ

The global communication industry has been paying keen attention to the 5G demonstration at PyeongChang Winter Olympics for the first time in the world. It is because the trial service of 5G, the main artery of the 4th industrial revolution through which all things are linked through the network and numerous equipments are connected, is scheduled for PyeongChang Winter Olympics slated for February

The term of sound replication will be somewhat unfamiliar to you. In fact, you know cell replication, pig replication, animal replication and DNA replication as you heard of them before, but you have never heard about the sound replication.The term of sound replication is being used in this column for the first time. Then, what is the sound replication that is different from sound recording or c

Owing to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's reckless provocations, U.S. President Donald Trump and Korean President Moon Jae-in are standing at the crossroads and neither can take a step back.Despite economic pressures imposed by the U.N. – including the U.S. and China – and its diplomatic isolation, Kim Jong-un remains unbending in his aim for nuclear miniaturization and the development and depl

The mobile telecommunications landscape has been changing over the past few years, particularly in the world’s developing economies. With customers demanding expanded rural network rollout and cost competition putting pressure on capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operating expenses (OPEX), mobile network operators (MNOs) have been looking for ways to reduce their costs – particularly at tower sites

Those who studied mathematics know natural numbers and imaginary numbers (i). In the numbers, there are natural numbers such as -1, -2, -3 and 0, 1, 2, 3. And there are decimals and fractions indicating the gap. They have a clear meaning conceptually and physically.For an instance, if we indicate numbers in a straight line in a random interval, we can show the gap between a number and another nu

Dr. Jwa Sung- hee published the book in English version "The Rise and Fall of Korea’s Economic Development: Lessons for Developing and Developed Economies"Korea IT Times has released Dr.Jwa's original text about Introduction by the author as follows.A General Theory of Economic Development: A Capitalist Manifesto (June 2017 by Edward Elgar)The world finds itself in turbulent times. For the p

Internet users are growing more demanding and less forgiving, according to the results of a new consumer survey. In a clear call to action for organizations around the world, the survey found that three quarters of respondents expect websites and apps to perform faster than they did three years ago.The objective of the survey, which was conducted by web performance experts Apica among internet u

The Nordic region is leading the race to become the world’s prime location for data centres. Industry giants such as Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple are leading by example, having already established facilities in the north.Nordic governments are committed to attracting and developing the data centre industry and compete with one another by reducing related taxes and providing start-up support.

In Bitcoin, once someone succeeds in mining, the competitors stop mining immediately and engage in the next block mining. This is because there is no reward for those who come in second place. In the case of second or third place mining, they are slated to be orphaned and thrown out. If they fail to do their best in the next 10 minutes, they face the misfortune of being orphaned. Accordingly, comp

From Total Recall to Batman, it’s fair to say that Hollywood loves a good autonomous vehicle. However, this technology is no longer the subject of public imagination. With connected cars already becoming a reality in 2017, and Gartner predicting that 64 million connected cars will be shipped globally in 2020, there is a very real question that remains as to what the potentials of autonomous vehicl