The National Science Museum announced that it will hold the event 'A Serious Affair with Bread' on the 15th and 22nd. This event is designed to enhance visitors' understanding of the hidden history of bread, accumulated science, and technology, while providing an experience where visitors can make and taste bread themselves. Professors Im Seung-hwi from Sunmoon University, Kim Beom-jun from Sungkyunkwan University, and Kim Seong-kyu, the representative of The Baker's Lab, will give lectures, and experiences such as 'Bungeoppang career experience', 'A Bite Gourmet Meeting', and 'Scientific Dessert Hackathon' will also be available. The lectures and experiential programs will accept reservations in advance, and there will be promotional and sales booths operated by local bakeries at the venue.
The Ministry of Strategy and Finance and the Ministry of Science and ICT announced that they held the 'Leading R&D Results Dissemination Conference' at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul on the 12th. This conference was held to review the achievements so far in the process of transitioning to leading R&D and to discuss future development directions. About 300 experts from academia, research institutes, and corporations attended the event, including Ryu Kwang-jun, head of the Science and Technology Innovation Bureau at the Ministry of Science and ICT, and Kim Dong-il, head of the Budget Office at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.
The Korea Technology Commercialization Agency announced that it has published four issue papers in the national strategic technology sector on its website. The issue papers cover technology, market, and policy trends in national strategic technology sectors such as advanced bio, hydrogen, aerospace, and advanced robotics, as well as the status of public technology commercialization and implications.