Science & Tech

An AI robotics alliance was established in Taiwan on Tuesday that hopes to capitalize on the current AI boom and generate more than NT$1 trillion (US$34.01 billion) in production value by 2030.

As the United States pushes forward with its spaceport program, which could cut travel time between Houston and Taiwan to 2.5 hours, Taiwan said Monday it welcomed the initiative but that specific plans still required further evaluation.

A research team at Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TVGH) has discovered that specific concentrations of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the blood can help determine migraine risk and disease status, with an accuracy rate of over 90 percent.

Former Academia Sinica President Wong Chi-huey (翁啟惠) and Philippine infectious disease specialist and entrepreneur Raul V. Destura were named recipients of the 2025 BIO Asia Award on Monday, according to the BIO Asia-Taiwan international committee.

Cryotherapy is effective in eliminating benign oral vascular anomalies (BOVAs) with a low risk of recurrence, offering a non-invasive alternative to traditional treatments, according to a study publicized by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) on Wednesday.

The sleep apnea detection feature on Apple Watch has become available in Taiwan after it received approval from the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) for use as a medical device, Apple said Wednesday.

Taiwanese astronomers have discovered "a missing piece of the puzzle" in the search for a ninth planet at the edge of the Solar System's known frontier.

Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) said Tuesday it plans to release the first version of its "sovereign AI language database" in the fourth quarter of this year.

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.