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Taiwan-Japan Cooperation on Metal Technology, Upgrading Heavy Industries (Chinese Version)
Metal Industries Research & Development Centre News/Commercial Times (2011/10/07) To upgrade Taiwan's heavy industries, Metal Industries Research & Development Centre represented the relevant academic, research and industrial institutes in Taiwan and signed an MOU with IHI Corporation, the second larges
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Taiwan Astronomers Begin ALMA Early Science Projects (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/10/25) Humanity's most complex ground-based astronomy observatory in northern Chile was opened for use by astronomers on September 30. Out of around 900 applications from astronomers around the world, Taiwan succeeded in leading 8 of the 112 projects accepted.
The Atacama Large Millimeter
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Taiwan and U.S. Collaborate in Technology Summit (Chinese Version)
RTI (2011/10/20) President of National Taipei University of Technology Leehter YAO led a delegation of representatives of National Taipei University, Taipei Medical University, National Cheng Kung University, National Chengchi University, Chung Yuan Christian Univeristy, etc. visiting Indiana and attended Indiana-Taiwan Technol
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NHRI Identifies Significant Diagnostic Criterion for Lupus Erythematosus (Chinese Version)
Now News (2011/10/11) National Health Research Institutes (NHRI)'s Immunology Research Center has discovered that the kinase MAP4K3/GLK controls autoimmunity, and because of its specificity in the autoimmunity mechanism, it can be regarded as a significant diagnostic criterion as well as therapeutic targ
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Taiwan Breaks New Record ! ITRI Wins WSJ’s Technology Innovation Awards 3 Years in a Row (Chinese Version)
ITRI Latest News (2011/10/13), Now News (2011/10/17), China Times E-paper & udn.com (2011/10/18) Wall Street Journal announced the list of winners for 2011 Technology Innovation Awards (TIA) on October 17. Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has emerged triumphantly from among
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900 Students to Stretch Creativity at Design Workshops (Chinese Version)
CNA (2011/10/16) Some 900 young Taiwanese and overseas design students will stretch their creativity and cooperate at a series of workshops to create works that will be showcased at the 2011 Taipei World Design Expo, organizers said Sunday.
The design students from 21 countries, aged under 32, will form 30 design team
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Professor George M. Whitesides Awarded 2011 K.-T. Wang Bioorganic Chemistry Foundation Lectureship (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/10/14) The K.-T. Wang Bioorganic Chemistry Foundation Lectureship for 2011 has been awarded to Professor George M. WHITESIDES for his outstanding contributions to the field of chemistry and biochemistry. Professor WHITESIDES will give 5 lectures
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III Cloud Technology Invention Wins 2011 R&D 100 Award (Chinese Version)
CNA (2011/10/14) An Institute for Information Industry (III) invention dubbed Internet Smart Energy (In-Snergy) was selected as one of the top inventions of 2011 at the 49th R&D 100 awards ceremony in Orlando, Florida Friday (Taipei time).
In-Snergy is a smart energy-saving appliance that uses cloud technology softwar
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ITRI Wins R&D 100 Awards for Its Novel E-paper and Polarizer Protective Film (Chinese Version)
China Times E-paper, udn.com (2011/10/15) & Taiwan Today (2011/10/13) The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) will receive two Top 100 awards from U.S.-based R&D Magazine at an award ceremony to be held in Orlando, Florida, for its two new inventions: “i2R e-paper,” a rewritable electroni
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Hsinchu Plans “Indian village” to Boost Software Investment (Chinese Version)
Want China Times (2011/10/13) Taiwan's government on Wednesday announced a plan to build an "Indian village" in the northern county of Hsinchu for Indian software companies as part of its efforts to bring foreign investment to Taiwan.
The proposed village will be built near the Kuang-fu Campus of National Chiao Tu
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Google Data Center to Settle at Changpin Industrial Park (Chinese Version)
China Times E-paper (2011/09/29) The U.S. internet technology giant Google announced on September 28 that the company will invest one hundred million U.S. dollars in establishing a data center in Changpin Industrial Park, Changhua County, and that the company had purchased the land for the center, which will begin to in
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NCHU Presents New Antifreeze Proteins Production Technology (Chinese Version)
China Times E-paper (2011/10/07) & udn.com (2011/10/06) Ten years of effort results in the National Chung Hsing University (NCHU)'s new technology producing antifreeze proteins (AFPs), which can reduce the cost and production period. The major investigator developing the technology Professor Chuan-mei YEH at the Depa
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Managing Climate Change: From Science to Digital Humanities and Sustainability, PNC 2011 Annual Conference Opens in Thailand (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/10/05) The Pacific Neighborhood Consortium will hold its 2011 Annual Conference and Joint Meetings at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand between October 19 and 21. This year's conference entitled "Managing Cli
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Possible Cure for Osteoporosis Found in Taiwan (Chinese Version)
NCKU Spotlight (2011/10/07) A National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) research team has discovered that a protein called interleukin (IL)-20 is a key to treating osteoporosis, a disease that lowers a person’s bone density.
The discovery by the team led by Ming-Shi CHNG, Professor of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular B
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NCKU, NCHU, NSYSU and CCU Form “Comprehensive University System of Taiwan” (Chinese Version)
CNA (2011/10/08) & China Times E-paper (2011/10/09) High-level representatives of four universities including National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), National Sun Yet-Sen University (NSYSU) and National Chung Cheng University (CCU) gathered in NCKU on October 8 an
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Academician Shu Chien Receives US National Medal of Science (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/10/04) The White House announced September 27, 2011 that Academia Sinica's Academician Shu CHIEN will be one of the seven recipients of the 2011 National Medal of Science. The medals are the highest honors bestowed by the United States government on scientists, engineers, and inventor
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Taiwan Neuroscientists Present Brain Processes for Reading Chinese at Prestigious European Cognitive Psychology Meeting (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/10/03) A team of Taiwan neuroscientists led by Academia Sinica Academician Ovid J. L. TZENG spoke at the 17th annual meeting of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP) in San Sebastian, Spain on October 1. The s
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NSC Introduces New Tech at Taipei Invention Show (Chinese Version)
CNA (2011/09/26) The Cabinet-level National Science Council (NSC) Monday presented three of the 100-plus locally developed innovative technologies it is planning to showcase at the annual Taipei International Invention Show & Technomart slated to open September 29 in Taipei.
The NSC has been participating in the annual eve
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NCKU Develops New Immune-inhibition Tech Significantly Reducing Feed Conversion Rate (Chinese Version)
NCKU Realtime News (2011/09/22) An NCKU Taiwanese professor has developed a novel immune-inhibition technology that can shorten animals’ growth period and reduce farmers’ cost – an innovation that may provide a solution to the world’s food shortage problem.
The technology developed by Tzo
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Taiwan Scientists Invent BioChip to Recognize Harmful Pathogens or Non-vegetarian Ingredients (Chinese Version)
CNA & BCC (2011/09/25) A group of researchers at Hungkuang University at Taichung has invented a DNA probe and biochip that can detect the hidden harmful pathogens or non-vegetarian ingredients in the food, receiving the recognition of this year's National Innovation Award.
The t
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Taiwan's Butterfly Orchids Showcased in Sydney (Chinese Version)
CNA (2011/09/21) The first batch of Taiwanese butterfly orchids potted in growing media and shipped to Australia was displayed at a flower farm in Sydney Wednesday, a week after their landmark export to the country.
The orchids, which arrived in Australia Sept. 13, were exhibited at Flora International in the Sydney suburb of
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NCKU Signs Pact to Develop Offshore Wind Power (Chinese Version)
CNA (2011/09/23) National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) signed a cooperation agreement with a non-profit organization and a company to build an offshore wind farm that could provide electricity for 130,000 households for one year.
The university's Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy and Tainan Hydraulics Laborat
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A New Approach to Developing Anti-influenza Drugs, Academia Sinica Identified New Target (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/09/20) Although scientists worldwide continue to develop anti-influenza drugs, more and better drugs are still urgently needed as the virus continues to develop new strains and drug resistant strains. A research team led by Academia Sinica President Chi-Hu
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Promising Talents Shine at MOEA Design Awards (Chinese Version)
The China Post (2011/09/17) The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced the outstanding winners of this year's Golden Pin Design Awards (金點設計獎) and the Taiwan International Design Competition (臺灣國際創意設計大賽 TIDC) at an awards ceremony in Taipei, September 16.
The Golden Pin Awards has been considered the highest honor in Tai
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Taiwan's Health Minister Attends APEC Summit (Chinese Version)
CNA (2011/09/16) Department of Health Minister Wen-ta CHIU headed to San Francisco Thursday night for a two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) health policy summit, where non-communicable diseases will be the main topic on the agenda.
CHIU was invited by United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen SE
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National Yang-Ming University Research Team Finds Essential Chromatin Marks of Cancer Metastasis (Chinese Version)
CNA, RTI, China Times E-paper, udn.com & Awakening News Networks (2011/09/16) A research team of National Yang-Ming University, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Taiwan University has made a significant breakthrough finding the essential chromatin marks of cancer metas
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NCKU-developed Grouper Rearing System Wins Taipei Biotech Award (Chinese Version)
NCKU Realtime News (2011/09/14) A National Cheng Kung University research center has won a 2011 Taipei Biotech Award for developing a grouper fingerling production system that is seen as a “total solution to sustainable grouper aquaculture.”
Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center at NCKU was honored with t
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Academia Sinica's Genomics Research Center Team Succeeds in Oligosialic Acid Synthesis, Brings Totally Synthetic Antibacterial Vaccine One Step Closer (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2011/09/13) A research team at the Genomics Research Center (GRC), Academia Sinica, led by Associate Research Fellow Chung-Yi WU and Academia Sinica President Chi-Huey WONG has successfully synthesiz
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Taiwan Ethnographic Film Festival Reviews Relationship between Human Activities and Environment (Chinese Version)
CNA (2011/09/09) Typhoon Morakot brought sever damage to South Taiwan in 2009, many local film directors used their cameras to capture the huge event. Several films presented in the Sixth Taiwan Ethnographic Film Festival discussed about the typhoon, rendering us an opportunity to
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Scientists Proved Toxic Nanoparticles Change Fish's Swimming Velocity and Activity, Raising Worries over Nano-cosmetics' Environmental Impact (Chinese Version)
The Liberty Times (2011/09/07) Nanoparticles may be carried with potential risks to human body, and they may threaten the environment as well. Scientists points out, the nanomaterials widely used in producing the cosmetics are influenc
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