Major news in six fields of science and technology announced, including opening of Korea Space Agency

The Korea Federation of Science and Technology Organizations announced the major news in six major areas of science and technology for 2024. The federation announced the following news in the media this time:
The top ten news stories across six fields were selected based on their contribution to economic development, their contribution to innovation in science and technology, and their contribution to the popularization of science and technology. The fields were physics, optics, agriculture, fisheries, and health and medicine.
The awards are divided into five fields of science and technology, including medical, medical science, and general science and technology, and the field of science and technology policy. In the field of science and technology, world-first discoveries and research into solving difficult problems attracted attention. These discoveries and results
The event was an opportunity to highlight the results and challenges of research and development in various fields. In particular, the research was led by Shim Ji-won, a professor at the Korea Research Foundation who elucidated the mechanism of oxygen transmission in fruit flies.
The research by Professor Ikeda is being highlighted as a discovery that will rewrite biology textbooks. The news item selected in the policy field was the opening of the Space Agency, which attracted great interest in the science and technology community.
The federation describes the major news in the six major fields as "an index that represents the challenges and innovations in the science and technology world. By publicizing research results and hot topics in a wide range of fields, it is possible to raise awareness of new academic fields and other fields that are often forgotten."
I hope it will open up new minds," he said.