■The Ministry of Science and ICT held a ceremony at the National Science Museum's Science Hall on the 16th to mark the 80th anniversary of the museum's opening. The event was held with more than 300 key figures from the science and technology and science culture communities, including heads of institutions, in attendance. To mark the 80th anniversary, a variety of events were also prepared for visitors to join. The special exhibition "80 years of the museum, 80 years of science and technology, moments of inspiration" and the hands-on program "Chong chong chong! A walk with robots" are being held, and to mark the 80th anniversary, paid exhibition halls are open free of charge from the 14th to the 19th.
■The National Science Museum said on the 16th it will host the "2025 Maker Faire Korea" across the museum grounds from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the 25th. Held under the slogan "Enjoy like play, complete with innovation," the event is open to everyone of all ages nationwide. In particular, instead of the sports day events people commonly remember, the Maker Sports Day will feature entirely new events created through collaboration between ordinary citizens and makers. There will also be a booth by the Mokwon University RISE Project Team and a creative design competition.
■The Korea AeroSpace Administration's Space Environment Center will hold the 15th International Conference on Space Environment at Paradise Hotel Busan on the 20th, with domestic and international experts and related organizations in the space environment field participating. The event will be held under the theme "Responding to the solar maximum and efforts by the international community," and will be attended by more than 100 people, including major overseas institutions such as specialized agencies under the UN and domestic industry-academia-research experts. It will discuss the impacts by sector—satellite, aviation, and communications—of the solar maximum, trends in the development of space environment forecasting technologies, the use of space environment information for space development, and plans for international joint research and intergovernmental cooperation.
■The Comprehensive Support Group for Public Life and Safety, operated by The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), will hold the 61st Public Life Science and Technology Forum online at 7 p.m. on the 16th under the theme "A review of plans to build a national security system through the National Information Resources Service data center fire." Director General Hong Sung-geol said, "We aim to examine the safety and resilience of national data centers and seek practical solutions for not only preventing a recurrence of accidents but also building security and disaster response systems that the public can trust." The forum can be viewed on the Comprehensive Support Group for Public Life and Safety YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@국민생활안전지원단).
■The Dongnam Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences has introduced and begun operating state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI)-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment to promote early diagnosis and testing amid a rising trend in patient numbers. Choi Hyun-uk, Director of the Department of Radiology, said, "The newly introduced equipment improves on the shortcomings of conventional MRIs, greatly reducing discomfort during exams," and added, "AI technology removes noise signals generated during MRI image acquisition to improve image quality, and can predict omitted parts even with limited data to produce complete images, which can significantly shorten examination times."