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Strange planet is blacker than coal

PARIS (AFP) -- A planet orbiting a distant star is darker than coal, reflecting less than one percent of the sunlight falling on it, according to a paper published on Thursday.The strange world, TrES-2b, is a gas giant the size of Jupiter, rather than a solid, rocky body like Earth or Mars, ast

Aug. 15, 2011

Newspaper attempts to lead with iPhone, iPad apps

The global news media industry is faced with a make-or-break upheaval that revolves around the shift in focus toward online and mobile platforms. Over the past couple of years, newspaper companies around the world have lost their readers to online and mobile rivals.The past year was a remarkable one

Aug. 14, 2011

Newspaper attempts to lead with iPhone, iPad apps

Innovation implemented for better content and design

In the past six decades, The Korea Herald has established itself as the largest English-newspaper in Korea. It has now more than 50 percent of the nation’s market share, and has readers from around the world. In May this year, the paper took a major step forward to upgrade content for its paper

Aug. 14, 2011

Innovation implemented for better content and design

Korea’s foremost English daily dedicated to core mission

The Korea Herald marks its 58th anniversary on Monday. Over nearly six decades, the country’s biggest English-language newspaper has taken steps to provide accurate and reliable news and analysis to the readers.The Korea Herald started as The Korean Republic, a humble four-page tabloid, on Aug. 15,

Aug. 14, 2011

Korea’s foremost English daily dedicated to core mission

Study suggests beautiful people 'selfish by nature'

A new study suggests that people blessed with attractive symmetrical faces are less likely to be cooperative and more likely to be selfish.The Observer, a British Sunday newspaper, this week reported the result of research by Santiago Sanchez-Pages, who works at the universities of Barcelona and Edi

Aug. 14, 2011

Study suggests beautiful people 'selfish by nature'

Electronic ‘tattoo’ may offer new flexible way to monitor brain, heart

Weightless, skin-like bandages with microelectronic components may one day replace the bulky monitors and electrode patches now used in hospitals to monitor patients’ vital signs, researchers said.Weightless, skin-like bandages with microelectronic components may one day replace the bulky monitors a

Aug. 12, 2011

Samsung, Hynix confront plunging chip prices

Lee Kun-hee speculated to focus on faltering memory spot businessSamsung Electronics Co., the world’s biggest memory chip maker, and eighth-ranked Hynix Semiconductor Inc. are bracing for a steeper price plunge in memory chip prices. Nomura Securities issued a report Friday that the majority of chip

Aug. 12, 2011

Samsung, Hynix confront plunging chip prices

Ultraviolet rays could trigger eye diseases

Ultraviolet rays, abundant in the sunlight, could prompt aging of the eyes, B&VIT Eye Center said Monday. “When the eyes receive ongoing exposure to ultraviolet rays, a variety of diseases could result including corneal burns, macular degeneration and cataract,” Kim Jin-kook, chief of the clinic, sa

Aug. 11, 2011

Health insurance corporation warns of sunburn

Beware of sunrays. According to the National Health Insurance Corporation, 16,962 were treated for sunburns in 2010, 10,856 of which sought treatment in July and August. Among the patients, the largest demographic were those in their 20s, followed by those in their 30s and those younger than 9. The

Aug. 11, 2011

What are stem cells?

Stem cells are drawing attention and playing an important role in advance therapy for incurableness diseases. Kim Dong-IkInternational competition in this area began a few years ago but notable treatment results have already been reported through clinical and preclinical trials. This yea

Aug. 11, 2011

Getting back to routine after vacation

For people who have enjoyed a summer holiday basking in the sun, it isn’t easy to get back into the routine of the rat-race. It’s not only a psychological issue ― the body also finds it difficult to fit back into this strained life. Sunburn, extreme fatigue and dermatitis can also leave a “massive a

Aug. 11, 2011

Study: Healthy eating means spending more at store

SEATTLE (AP) ― A healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for Americans to meet new U.S. nutritional guidelines, according to a study published Thursday that says the government should do more to help consumers eat healthier.An update of what used to be known as a food pyramid in 2010 h

Aug. 11, 2011

Pediatricians: Sports in heat OK with precautions

CHICAGO (AP) ― Playing sports in hot, steamy weather is safe for healthy children and teen athletes, so long as precautions are taken and the drive to win doesn’t trump common sense, the nation’s largest pediatricians group says.New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics arrive just as s

Aug. 11, 2011

Pediatricians: Sports in heat OK with precautions

Debate heats up over whether obesity can be contagious

Can obesity spread like a social virus? Scientists have rebutted highly publicized studies by two U.S. researchers, citing flawed methodology and data, the New York Times reported.In 2007, Nicholas Christakis at Harvard and James Fowler at the University of California revealed a study that indicated

Aug. 11, 2011

Meteorites carried life‘s building blocks to Earth: study

A new analysis of carbon meteorites suggests that they likely carried some of the building blocks needed for DNA to the Earth, according to a NASA-funded study published on Monday. Meteorites contain a large variety of nucleobases, an essential building block of DNA. (NASA's Goddard Space Flight Cen

Aug. 11, 2011

Meteorites carried life‘s building blocks to Earth: study

Apple wins order against Samsung tablet in EU

Apple Inc. said it won a temporary order that prevents Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. from distributing the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer in the European Union, except the Netherlands. (Bloomberg)Apple Inc. said it won a temporary order that prevents Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. from distributing th

Aug. 10, 2011

Apple wins order against Samsung tablet in EU

Samsung, Sony, Panasonic in 3D glasses deal

TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan's Sony and Panasonic and South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Tuesday they will jointly develop new standards for glasses used to watch 3D images on television, computer and movie screens.The three Asian consumer electronics giants, working with European technology firm X6D Li

Aug. 9, 2011

Kakao Talk used to capture an escaping criminal

The Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office reportedly arrested an escaping criminal, surnamed Kim, by utilizing Kakao Talk service, the nation-wide mobile communication network.Kim, 39, made a getaway after he was sentenced to two months of imprisonment for drunk driving in May. A criminal investigator

Aug. 9, 2011

ESTsoft’s involvement with hacker attack sparks dispute

A massive hacking incident that hammered SK Communications, which runs popular social network site Cyworld and the third-ranked portal Nate.com, is now exposing additional security loopholes at other IT companies. Police said the ESTsoft server might have been used by a hacker who stole the personal

Aug. 7, 2011

S. Korea issues solar warning alert

South Korea issued a solar warning alert on Saturday and informed telecommunication and transportation companies to expect disruptions in communication-related services.The Radio Research Agency (RRA) said that a sizeable solar flare occurred at 3 a.m. and that the large amount of energy released fr

Aug. 6, 2011