Science & Tech

A national wave forecasting system utilizing high-performance computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning is expected to be fully operational by 2026, covering 16 counties and cities, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said on Friday.

Taiwanese research institutions won 15 awards at this year's R&D 100 Awards, the most of any country in Asia and the second most worldwide, trailing only the United States, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Wednesday.

Taiwan-based contract electronics maker Wistron Corp. will partner with Zettabyte, a leading artificial intelligence data center (AIDC) software and system solutions provider in Asia, to build Taiwan's first hyperscale AI data center.

Taiwan has signed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Arizona, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Tuesday.

A group of over 30 companies, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), announced the formation of the Silicon Photonics Industry Alliance (SiPhIA) Tuesday.

More than 20 international forums on leading-edge semiconductor technologies will be held at this year's SEMICON Taiwan, which is expected to draw some 85,000 foreign visitors, the organizers said Monday.

SEMICON Taiwan, an annual international semiconductor exhibition, will bring leaders from the world's top technology firms to Taipei this year, according to the event organizer.

A record number of exhibitors will this year attend SEMICON Taiwan, an annual international trade fair in the semiconductor technology sector, when it opens Sept. 4 in Taipei, organizer SEMI said Wednesday.

The Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) is set to hold an international space science meeting in Kaohsiung in late November, featuring a former NASA official and a Japanese astronaut, the agency said Wednesday.

Taipei-Hsinchu ranked as the 25th largest science and technology (S&T) cluster in the world in 2024, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) of the United Nations.