Science & Tech

Taiwan will set up a large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) testing facility in Chiayi County to help establish its drone supply chain and a higher share of the global market, Industrial Development Administration (IDA) Deputy Director-General Tsou Yu-hsin (鄒宇新) told CNA in a recent interview.

Taiwan is considering working with American tech giant Amazon to gain access to its Project Kuiper satellite broadband system for emergency communications, the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) said Wednesday.

Taiwan's top official overseeing technology and science said Wednesday that the government would launch a key initiative aimed at fostering domestic production of drones and other advanced technologies.

A Taiwanese high school student's science project on arthritis medication won a gold medal at the Izmir International Innovation Science Energy Engineering Fair (IISEEF) held in Turkey from Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, the National Taiwan Science Education Center said Tuesday.

The Apple Vision Pro, a mixed-reality headset, is scheduled to be released in Taiwan on Dec. 17, U.S.-based Apple Inc. said Tuesday.

A study published recently by scientists at National Sun Yat-sen University has shown how microplastic pollution is altering the structure of coral skeletons, putting them at greater risk of being damaged or dissolving.

A delegation of inventors from Taiwan won a total of 108 medals at the annual Seoul International Invention Fair, which ran from Nov. 27-30.

China could surpass Taiwan to become the world's largest producer of printed circuit boards (PCBs) in 2024, according to a recent report by industry experts.

Taiwan continued to be ranked ninth in the world in terms of digital competitiveness according to the 2024 report by Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) released Thursday.

Each of Taiwan's organizations was the target of an average of 4,129 cyberattacks per week during the third quarter of 2024, the most of any economy in the Asia-Pacific region, cybersecurity service provider Check Point said in a report Tuesday.