Science & Tech

The Cabinet on Thursday approved a six-year, NT$27 billion (US$923.85 million) project aimed at launching commercial 6G wireless services by 2030 and strengthening Taiwan's role in the next-generation communications supply chain.

A Taiwanese medical team has developed a new treatment for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) that tackles treatment-resistance, announced National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) President Sytwu Huey-kang (司徒惠康) on Thursday.

A National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) study has provided the first real-world evidence that screening those in their 40s for colorectal cancer significantly lowers both incidence and mortality compared to starting at 50.

Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TVGH) on Wednesday touted its world-first AI-powered platform designed to assist in the diagnosis of schizophrenia, saying it is over 90 percent accurate and capable of transcending the limits of traditional symptom-based assessments.

A CubeSat designed and made by the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) was sent into space early Tuesday morning (Taiwan time), carried by a SpaceX Transporter-14 rocket launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, TASA said in a statement.

Weblink International Inc., a distributor of a power bank model recalled last week by Chinese manufacturer Anker Innovations Co., said Monday that it has contacted all of its retailers to remove the product from sale.

Taiwanese tech retailer Chicony has confirmed that it did not import power bank models from Anker Innovations Co., Ltd. that were voluntarily recalled by the Chinese manufacturer due to fire hazard concerns.

The consumption of sugar substitute compound sucralose has been linked to male infertility, according to a study released by Taiwan's Taipei Medical University (TMU) on Friday.

A new drug approved to treat Alzheimer's disease will be administered for the first time in Taiwan on Monday, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital in New Taipei announced Friday.

National Taiwan University (NTU) on Monday announced the establishment on its Taipei campus of a new Max Planck Center, in collaboration with the German-based Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science and the U.S.-based Institute for Advanced Study (IAS).