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Taiwan Can Compete in Next-generation DRAM Race: Official (Chinese Version)
CNA - Focus Taiwan (2012/03/12) March 12 (CNA) Taiwan can be competitive in the global race to develop the next generation of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips if it launches a concerted effort now, National Science Council (NSC) head Cyrus C.Y. CHU said on March 12.
"I believe Taiwan has a competitive edg
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Cross-strait Cooperation on Cloud Computing Regarded Promising: IBM Vice President (Chinese Version)
China Times E-paper (2012/03/10) Dr. Thomas LI, Vice President of IBM, also the Director of IBM Research – China and the Chief Technology Officer of IBM Greater China Group (CTO of IBM GCG), indicated on March 9 that with Taiwan's excellent service conceptions as well as its solid hardware manu
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NCKU Turbo-jet Robot Aircraft Sky Fortress-III to Make Its Debut (Chinese Version)
NCKU News (2012/03/02) An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) design team led by Wei-Hsiang LAI, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Director of Advanced Propulsion and Power System Research Center at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) has innovated Taiwan's first turbo-jet robot aircraft named Sky Fortre
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Academia Sinica Lecture Series Nobel Laureate Dr. Ada E. Yonath to Lecture in Taipei (Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2012/03/02) Dr. Ada E. YONATH, one of the three 2009 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, will deliver two keynote speeches at Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University on March 6 and 7, respectively. The lectures are entitled "Is there a Limit to Life Expectancy? Wi
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Taiwan to Stage Key Annual Orchid Fair (Chinese Version)
CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/02/26) Taiwan's orchid growers are gearing up ahead of an annual trade fair held in Tainan, southern Taiwan in early March, which has become an event foreign buyers do not want to miss, an industry advisor said recently.
The Taiwan International Orchid Show has established itself as a key industry event, as i
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NTU Resolved Key Mechanism Maintaining Cell Energy Balance – Also the Key to Cellular Aging and Unregulated Growth (Chinese Version)
NTU Newsletter (Issue 1081), CNA, udn.com, Taipei Times (2012/02/10) & RTI (2012/02/09) Assistant Professor Yu-yi LIN at NTU College of Medicine and his research associates at John Hopkins University presented surmounting findings in the latest issue of Nature (4
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Innovative Breakthrough for Long-Distance Medical Care: NTU Cross-Boundary Medical Team Successfully Invented the Virus Sensor for Children’s Medical Care (Chinese Version)
NTU Spotlight There have been 36 deaths in Taiwan caused by the B flu epidemic ever since the eve of the Chinese New Year. Also, the stomach flu epidemic has been attacking Taiwan by causing severe symptoms and even deaths
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National Yang-Ming University Identified Critical Protein Holding Over Neurodegeneration (Chinese Version)
The Liberty Times (2012/02/23) & udn.com (2012/02/23) A critical solution to nine incurable neurodegeneration-related disorders including cerebellum atrophy may be discovered. In a nine-year research conducted by Associate Professor Tzu-Hao CHENG at National Yang-Ming University (NYMU) an
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USDDC Reformed to Meet Emerging Ocean Industries (Chinese Version)
RTI (2012/02/22) Taiwan is an island surrounded by the ocean and hence is greatly potential with regard to ocean mining and ocean-related industries. To take the geographical advantage as well as to meet the emerging ocean industries, the 30-year-old United Ship Design & Development Center (USDDC) is reformed and renamed as “Sh
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COA Urges Consumers to Purchase Free-range Eggs (Chinese Version)
The China Post (2012/02/24) A local animal welfare group said Thursday (February 23) that the European Union has banned the use of battery hen cages among egg producers, urging consumers in Taiwan to buy eggs produced by free-range hens.
The Environment and Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST) said 99 percent of hens in Taiwan are
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Pterostilbene Found Effective to Chemosensitivity; NCKU Researchers Prove Nicotine Hinders Bladder Cancer Chemotherapy (Chinese Version)
NCKU Research Express (2012/02/24) Cigarette smoke is regarded as one major risk factor inducing bladder cancer and enhancing its resistance to chemotherapy. Professor Ying-jen WANG at the Department of Environment and Occupational Health, Medical College of
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German Scholars Awarded Tsungming Tu Award for Science (Chinese Version)
Taipei Times (2012/02/21) Three German scholars received the highest academic award that Taiwan presents to foreign scientists on February 20, in recognition of their research.
Nobel laureate and virologist Harald zur HAUSEN, chemist Klaus MULLEN and mathematician Ansgar JUNGEL were presented with the National Science
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Taiwan, U.S. Approve Trials of Locally Developed Diabetes Drug (Chinese Version)
CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/02/20) The first phase of clinical trials of a locally developed anti-diabetes drug candidate, code-named DBPR108, will soon be launched both in Taiwan and the United States, the National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) announced February 20.
The compound is the first entirely local
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NCHU Inaugurates Taiwan-U.S. Research Center on Plant and Food Biotechnology (Chinese Version)
NCHU News & Now News (2012/02/13) National Chung-Hsing University (NCHU) in Taiwan and the University of California, Davis (UCD) in the U.S. set up a research center on plant and food biotechnology in Taiwan under an NSC five-year, one hundred million NT dollars program to solicit abroad partnership.
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Academia Sinica Academician Chao-Han LIU Elected as a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Engineering (a href=http://mepopedia.com/forum/read.php?127,20098>Chinese Version)
Academia Sinica Newsletter (2012/02/22) Academia Sinica Academician Chao-Han LIU was elected a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the academy announced on February 9, 2012. Dr. L
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Taiwan Offers New Model to Predict Hepatitis C Cancer Risk (Chinese Version)
CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/02/19) & The China Post (2012/02/20) A Taiwan-led research team has successfully devised a new prediction model to calculate the likelihood of hepatitis C patients developing liver cancer, the team leader Chien-jen CHEN, Vice President of Academia Sinica, said February 19.
The model incorp
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Local Vaccine Manufacturer to Be Listed on Stock Market (Chinese Version)
CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/02/06) Adimmune Corp., a local vaccine manufacturer in Central Taiwan, could be listed on the stock market in March at the earliest, a company official said February 6.
Adimmune Chairman Chi-shean CHAN made the remarks after the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp. (TWSE) approved its application.
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NCKU to Set Up Taiwan –Russian Research Center on Wave Dynamics (Chinese Version)
NCKU Realtime News (2012/02/08) To strengthen the academic research relationship between Taiwan and Russia, Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory (THL) and Research Center of Ocean Environment and Technology (RCOET), National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), plan to establish a transnational research center, “International W
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Taiwan's New Finding Might Bring Hope for Brain Diseases (Chinese Version)
CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/02/13) A research team in Taiwan has identified the brain cells responsible for the formation of long-term memory in fruit flies, which could pave the way for curing human brain diseases and enhancing memory, a member of the team said February 13.
After seven years of research, the team foun
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2012 Conference of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) Takes Place in Taipei (Chinese Version)
CNA & National Education Radio (2012/02/16) At the 2012 Conference of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) taking place this year in Taipei International Convention Center (TICC), Taipei from February 16 to February 19, over 3700 medical doctor
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NSC Establishes Sci-tech Development Council (Chinese Version)
National Education Radio (2012/02/14) National Science Council (NSC) establishes Sci-tech Development Council in order to collect advices that support NSC's execution and promotion of the development of natural science, sustainability technology, engineering technology, life sciences, humanity and social sciences, science education
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Ministry of Education Promotes Development of TANet IPv6 (Chinese Version)
Ministry of Education E-paper (2012/02/09) In order to respond to the academic IP shortage, Ministry of Education has already made and promoted a plan developing a next generation internet, allowing a seamless integration to IPv6 service for the present IPv4 users.
2011 is a critical year regarding the shortage of th
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Taiwan to Advance Schedule Opening Up 4G: NCC (Chinese Version)
China Times E-paper & udn.com (2012/02/10) Facing the emerging overcrowded telecommunications on broadband internet and mobile internet, Chairperson of National Communications Council (NCC) Herng SU told the press on February 9 that Taiwan must speed up the schedule opening up the fourth generation (4G) mobile internet for one to
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Girls' Senior High School Students Excelled at Taiwan International Science Fair (Chinese Version)
National Taiwan Science Education Center Newsletter & CNA (2012/02/10) 242 contestants from 17 countries took part in the award ceremony of 2012 Taiwan International Science Fair (TISF) at National Taiwan Science Education Center on February 10. Three Students from Taipei First Girls' High School
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NARL Proposes Five Annual Focuses in 2012 (Chinese Version)
CNA (2012/02/05) Following the national policy for sci-tech development, President of National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL) Wen-Hwa CHEN told the press that this year the affiliated institutes and laboratories will focus on five topics about people's liveliness and wellbeing or economic development, especially highlighting the
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EPA Proposes Using Trash in Reclamation Projects (Chinese Version)
Taipei Times (2012/01/10) The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) proposed a new land reclamation project on January 9 that would make use of solid waste and garbage as part of an effort to help solve the nation’s waste disposal problems.
The land reclamation plan would increase the country’s coastline and ease pre
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Floral Cultivation Zones Help Taiwan's Exports Hit a Record High (Chinese Version)
Taipei Times (2012/01/11) The nation’s floral exports hit a record NT$5.18 billion (US$173 million) last year thanks to the establishment of floral cultivation zones, the Agriculture and Food Agency said yesterday. The agency said the figure represents 18 percent growth from 2010.
The 19 floral cultivation zo
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Taiwan Telecom Tech Expo to Attract Industry Giants (Chinese Version)
The China Post (2012/01/27) HTC Corp., Acer Inc. and Asustek Computer Inc. will take part in a telecom show in Taipei for the first time to display cutting-edge smartphones and notebook computers.
The Taipei Telecom Applications Show, which has been on hiatus for five years, will be held February 10-13 in Taipei with near
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'Green Reading' at Heart of 2012 Taipei Book Fair (Chinese Version)
CNA - Focus Taiwan (2012/01/27) The 2012 Taipei International Book Exhibition, one of Asia's major book fairs, will feature the evolution of reading styles and "green lives" as major topics during the February 1-6 show, with an array of workshops and seminars, according to the organizers.
The "green lives" section of the e
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NARL Develops Onsite Earthquake Warning System (Chinese Version)
CNA (2012/01/26) To cope with the high frequency of earthquakes in Taiwan, National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL) develops an onsite earthquake early warning system, which could issue prompt alerts via broadcast or subtitle machines to the public when an earthquake is sensed.
NARL points out, the data since 1736 indica
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