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Taiwan Inaugurated First Undersea Quake and Tsunami Monitoring System (Chinese Version)
CNA - Focus Taiwan (2011/11/14) An undersea cable monitoring system was formally inaugurated off the country's northeast coast on November 14 which will buy between 10 and 20 seconds of warning in an earthquake and 10 minutes in the case of a tsunami, the Central Weather Bureau ( CWB ) said on November 14.
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Taiwanese-American Astronomer Takes Part in Discovering Biggest Black Holes Yet (Chinese Version)
CNA (2011/12/05) The U.S.-based astronomer from Taiwan Chung-Pei MA and his colleague Nicholas MCCONNELL reported that they have taken the measure of two biggest black holes yet found in the universe, each of which has a mass ten billion times higher than the sun. The findings will be published la
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Taiwan, Japan, S. Korea Sign MOU on Suicide Prevention (Chinese Version)
The China Post (2011/12/05) Suicide prevention groups from Taiwan, Japan and South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Sunday in Taipei to strengthen experience-sharing and cooperation in suicide prevention.
The MOU was signed among representatives from the Taiwanese Society of Suicidology (TSOS), the Kore
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Scholars from Japan Gathered at NCKU Presenting Disaster Alert System (Chinese Version)
NCKU Research Express (Vol. 20 Issue 8) Taiwan could learn from Japan’s disaster prevention experience to minimize damage caused by possible tsunami and other natural disasters, since both countries are prone to earthquakes, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) President Hwung-Hweng HWUNG said at a recent
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Taiwan Strikes 42 Gold Medals at Seoul Invention Show (Chinese Version)
CNA, China Times E-paper & udn.com (2011/12/04) Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF) 2011 rounded off the event on December 4 evening. Taiwan delegation won 2 secondary prizes, 5 special prizes, 42 gold medals, 67 silver medals and 32 bronze medals in total, making it the biggest winner team in the fair.
The delega
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Researchers Find Changes in Cell-Surface Compounds upon Differentiation of Stem Cells (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/11/30) A research team led by Dr. John YU, Distinguished Research Fellow at the Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology ( ICOB ), Academia Sinica has discovered that glycosphingolipids on the surface of cells change composition when human embryonic stem
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Biologists Generate Man-made Pluripotent Stem Cells to Aid Study of Pompe Disease (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/11/28) Assistant Research Scientist at the Stem Cell Program of Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology/Genomics Research Center, Dr. Hung-Chih KUO and his colleagues recently successfully generated the world’s first Pompe disease-specific induced pluripote
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Government Seeks to Boost Tech Industry with Cut to IPR Red Tape (Chinese Version)
The China Post (2011/11/26) Lawmakers revised a law to allow more flexible use of government-owned technological intellectual property rights (IPR) on November 25.
The revisions to the Technology Basic Law passed the third reading to replace rigid stipulations that have been blamed for hampering Taiwan's tech
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Eurex Signed Agreements with National Taiwan University and Securities & Futures Institute (Chinese Version)
Eurex Press (2011/11/25) The international derivatives exchange Eurex announced that it has signed co-operation agreements with two well-known and highly respected partners in Taiwan, the National Taiwan University (NTU) and the Securities & Futures Institute (SFI).
The co-operation
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Taiwan Researchers Develop "Silicon Brain" Smart Chip (Chinese Version)
CNA - Focus Taiwan (2011/11/24) Taiwan researchers have developed a smart chip for computer recognition purposes that mimics certain functions of the human brain, the team leader said Thursday.
The smart recognition chip is the first in the world to incorporate neuroscience into chip technology, said the project direct
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Taiwan Innovates Vertical Integration in Aquaculture and Frozen AquaProduct Industry (Chinese Version)
Economic Daily (2011/11/18) A conference on new service models in aquaculture and frozen aquaproduct industries was hosted by Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) on November 18.
The gross annual output value of the frozen aquaproduct in Taiwan reaches 5.5 billion NT dol
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TWAS Elects 4 Academia Sinica Academicians as Members, 2 Taiwanese Scholars Receive Prizes, and 1 Researcher becomes Young Affiliate (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/11/22) The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) announced the election of four Academia Sinica Academicians among its 2011 list of new members on November 21. In addition, two more Taiwanese schola
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Taiwan Shines at World Robot Olympiad (Chinese Version)
CNA - Focus Taiwan (2011/11/21) Taiwan finished in the top three in all the categories of the the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) that was held in the United Arab Emirates November 18-20. The Taiwan teams took first and third place in the senior high school division, first place in the elementary school category, and second in the junior high
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National Tsing Hua University Unveils Compound Semiconductor Lab (Chinese Version)
CNA - Focus Taiwan (2011/11/21) National Tsing Hua University unveiled a new compound semiconductor laboratory Monday. The lab is expected to contribute to the development of new chip components that will support alternative green energy sources.
The lab represents the first project in Taiwan to fully integ
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Taiwan Delegation Seeks to Expand Business in Kuwait (Chinese Version)
The China Post (2011/11/19) Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry (III) led a group of representatives from the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector on a visit to Kuwait Friday in a bid to expand business in the Middle East, the institute said.
The delegation, led by III Chairman Chintay SHIH and
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Taiwan Education Centre to Open at Amity University, India (Chinese Version)
Edu-leaders.com (2011/11/13) A Taiwan Education Center will soon come up in the campus of Amity University, Noida in India. To make it a reality, Amity University and National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) have inked a pact. According to the pact, Taiwan Education Centre (TEC) will promote learning in traditional Mandar
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Promoting Literary Translation of Classical Chinese Poems, The First NTU Literary Translation Award Rounded Off (Chinese Version)
NTU Spotlight (Issue 179) The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University, held the award presentation ceremony for the First National Taiwan University Literary Translation Award on October 21. Influential scholars were invited to gi
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Minimally Invasive Surgery and Medical Robot “HuaTuo” May Become Standard Equipment by 2020 (Chinese Version)
China Times E-paper & BCC (2011/11/20) As part of the exhibition “Technologies of the Future” taking place at National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Show Chwan Health Care System presented the latest prototype of its minimally invasive surgery and medical robot “HuaTuo Robot
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ITRI and III Win EU's Galileo Awards (Chinese Version)
CNA & RTI (2011/11/18) Taiwan's ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) and III (Institute for Information Industry) win out at the ESNC (European Satellite Navigation Competition) 2011 respectively for ITRI's “Geo-coupon,” a design of the combination of electric coupon and the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and for II
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NTUST Students Bag 20 "Red Dot" Design Concept Awards (Chinese Version)
CNA - Focus Taiwan (2011/11/20) Students from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) have hauled a record 20 wins in the design concept category of the prestigious 2011 Red Dot Design Awards in Germany, the university said Friday. Two of the winning projects -- a "fruit crayon" and a "little explorer"
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NSC Approves NSPO's Accomplishment (Chinese Version)
CNA (2011/11/11) To celebrate National Space Organization (NSPO)'s twentieth anniversary, a celebration ceremony was held in Hsinchu Science Park on November 11. National Science Council (NSC) Minister Lou-chuang LEE attended the ceremony and delivered an address.
LEE pointed out that the accomplishment of Taiwan's twenty-year space devel
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NTU Unveils Steel Research Center (Chinese Version)
CNA (2011/11/16) National Taiwan University (NTU) unveiled a steel research center on campus Wednesday (November 16) in an effort to meet the demands of scientific change with advanced technology.
In collaboration with China Steel Corp. (CSC), Taiwan's largest steel maker, and Brazil's Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineracao (CBMM),
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International Conference on Post-translational Protein Modification Took Place at Academia Sinica (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/11/11) Since the decoding of the human genome, Post-translational Modification (PTM) has become the next important issue for the scientific communities worldwide. Academia Sinica and Taiwan Proteomics Society (TPS) jointly organized a two-day conf
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Wild Grass A Future Energy Source: NCKU Scholars (Chinese Version)
NCKU News (2011/11/07) Wild Miscanthus, a long perennial grass common in Taiwan but considered as weed, may become a sustainable and environmental-friendly energy source, scholars at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) said.
As the world is faced with a serious resources shortage, the search for alternative energy should
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Taiwan’s NCKU Signs MOUs with Three British Universities (Chinese Version)
NCKU News (2011/10/27) National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Southern Taiwan, signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with three renowned British universities on Oct. 27, as part of its efforts to enhance its international academic cooperation. Under the agreements, the universities will launch joint proje
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Academician C.F. Jeff Wu Awarded the 2011 Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies Fisher Lecture Award (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/11/03) Academia Sinica's Academician C.F. Jeff WU was recently selected by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) as the recipient of the 2011 COPSS Fisher Lecture Award. He delivered this year’s Fisher Lecture
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Academician Li-Huei Tsai Elected Member of the US Institute of Medicine (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/10/27) Academia Sinica Academician Li-Huei TSAI has been elected a member of the US Institute of Medicine (IOM), the institute announced October 17, 2011. Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes indivi
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Taiwan Academic Chief Urges for Bill on Research Involving Human Subjects (Chinese Version)
China Times E-paper (2011/10/26) A biobank collecting more than one million local human biological samples is going to be destroyed in February, 2012. Academia Sinica President Chi-huey WONG said, the bill on research involving human subjects should be hastened. The controversy in Article 29 could be by
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NTU Research Team Publishes Findings about Key Factor of Erythropoiesis in 《Stem Cells》(Chinese Version)
NTU Newsletter (Issue 1066) A research team led by Professor Hsinyu LEE, Department of Lifescience, NTU, discovered that lysophosphatidic acid receptor 3 (LPA3) has a decisive influence on the development of red blood cells in human body. The findings were published in Stem Cells (IF 7.871,
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Academician Ding-Shinn Chen receives 2011 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Distinguished Clinician Educator/Mentor Award (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/10/26) Academician Ding-Shinn CHEN has been awarded the 2011 Distinguished Clinician Educator/Mentor Award by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) for his outstanding contribut
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