A high-sensitivity optical bacteria detection system has been developed utilizing the interplay between amino acids and liquid crystals. Provided by Getty Images Bank.
■ POSTECH introduced on the sixteenth {that a} group led by Professor Young-gi Kim of the Department of Chemical Engineering, in collaboration with Seoul National University and Kunsan National University, has developed a high-sensitivity optical bacteria detection system that makes use of the interplay between amino acids and liquid crystals. The system leverages the precept that the best way amino acids adhere to the liquid crystal floor varies with pH, ensuing in seen adjustments in gentle brightness. When byproducts from bacteria resembling Salmonella, Staphylococcus, and E. coli are added, the sign is amplified, enabling the visible detection of extraordinarily low concentrations (100 cfu/ml) of Salmonella inside one minute. This expertise reveals excessive potential for on-site purposes in the meals, medical, and environmental sectors.
■ The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) introduced on the sixteenth that its Korea Culture Technology Institute, in partnership with the Korea Disability Arts & Culture Center’s Modoom Art Space, will pilot an AI-based autonomous robotic service to help with exhibition viewing for 10 days beginning April 20. The robotic will transfer together with the customer, robotically offering audio descriptions tailor-made to their location and the exhibition’s context, supporting visually impaired people to take pleasure in exhibitions autonomously and not using a companion. The system can also be designed to be versatile to adjustments in the exhibition setting, as operators can immediately create and modify the service content material.
■ GIST introduced on the sixteenth that it held a symposium on the fifteenth with Kia’s Special Vehicle Research Lab to debate industry-academia collaboration in AI-based future mobility. The symposium centered on preemptively securing a aggressive edge in future mobility expertise in response to the period of the nice AI transformation and on constructing a basis for cooperation to develop clever army mobility gear. Discussions went past easy exchanges to cowl pathways for establishing a sensible cooperation mannequin that features joint analysis, demonstration, and expertise growth.
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