The National Museum of Science is hosting a special exhibition titled 'Geome' at the Biological Exploration Hall from the 22nd to the 31st of next month, it announced on the 22nd. Geome is an ancient term for spider. This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to feel curiosity and awe towards spiders, showcasing the grandeur of real tarantulas and the cutting-edge scientific technologies that have researched and commercialized spider silk proteins, a key component of spider webs. A total of eight species of tarantulas, including Goliath bird-eater and Antilles pink toe, will be on display, allowing visitors to observe the astonishing size and mysterious form of tarantulas and experience the wonders of nature. Additionally, about 60 specimens of spiders and four spider webs will be exhibited, along with a spider story, which includes dwelling spiders and wandering spiders, the love and parenting of spiders, the eyes of spiders, and unique spiders, through digital frames showcasing videos and photos, providing a deeper understanding of spiders. The case of Medicos Biotech, which successfully commercialized research on spider silk proteins, will also be introduced. Detailed information about the exhibition can be found on the National Museum of Science website (www.science.go.kr).
The National Gwacheon Science Museum announced on the 22nd that it will operate a new overnight program, 'Summer Night Starlight Science Camp,' as part of the '2025 Together Science Sharing Project' for vulnerable groups. This camp will be held for multicultural families and single-parent families at the Gwacheon Science Museum Observatory and campsite. It will run a total of four times on Fridays and Saturdays each week from the 25th of this month to the 23rd of next month, excluding the first week of August. In particular, to actively support the participation of families in need, the selection of participants will be conducted in cooperation with the Seoul Single-Parent Family Support Center.
The Ministry of Science and ICT, along with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, checked the disaster safety system demonstration site built using AI and virtual convergence technology on the 22nd and held a field meeting to discuss how to apply and expand it to local governments. This disaster safety system demonstration has been supported since 2023 through the project 'Strengthening Disaster Safety Management Systems Based on AI and Metaverse.' In cooperation with Chungcheongbuk-do, Chungcheongnam-do, Daejeon, and Sejong, a disaster response system tailored to regional and demand characteristics was developed by applying artificial intelligence and virtual convergence technologies, and it was implemented on-site. At the meeting, local government representatives and task execution agencies shared the development status and demonstration cases, exchanging various opinions on how to apply this to the field. Participants agreed that it is important not only to develop the system but to apply it in actual accident and disaster sites, expressing hopes for continued support to ensure that the system can be introduced even to basic local governments.
The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) announced on the 22nd that it held an event titled 'A Clean (寒) Day - Lowering the Corruption Temperature' in front of the first student center on the 21st, targeting all members. This event was planned as a participatory campaign to help all GIST members recognize the value of integrity in their daily lives and voluntarily practice it. It carried the intention of conveying the integrity message more effectively on a hot summer day. The event's name 'A Clean (寒) Day' signifies the hope to refresh the organizational atmosphere through integrity, while 'Lowering the Corruption Temperature' expresses the commitment to reduce corruption and spread a culture of integrity. On that day, President Im Gi-cheol and Vice President Jeong Seong-ho attended and shared the meaning of practicing integrity by delivering cooling patches and ice cream with integrity messages attached to them to faculty and students.