The National Science Museum announced it will invite 23 official certified Lego Group creators from around the world as lecturers for the 'Star Science Special Lecture' in May. This special lecture, scheduled for May 17, will feature artist Kim Sung-wan, who will discuss scientific principles such as balance, structure, geometry, and modularity applied in brick art. Reservations for the Star Science Special Lecture can be made on a first-come, first-served basis through the National Science Museum's website.
The Korean Intellectual Property Office announced that on the 7th, it held a field communication meeting with startups selected for the 2050 Carbon Neutral Green Growth Committee's 'Net Zero Challenge X' at the Korean Intellectual Property Center in Gangnam, Seoul. This meeting was organized to hear the difficulties faced by climate technology startups in the intellectual property commercialization process and to gather industry opinions on the newly launched 'Net Zero Challenge X' for this year.
The National Science and Technology Council (NST) announced that its 23 government-funded research institutes contributed over 200 million won to support recovery efforts for wildfire damage in the Yeongnam region. NST and the affiliated institutes held a donation ceremony on the 7th at the Central Office of the Fruit of Love in Jung-gu, Seoul, where more than 4,440 employees from the research institutes gathered to donate funds. The ceremony was attended by NST Chairman Kim Young-sik, Korea Energy Technology Institute President Lee Chang-geun, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute President Joo Han-kyu, and Fruit of Love Chairman Kim Byung-jun.