New biomedical nanotechnologies and smart defense devices are on display at the three-day Taiwan Innotech Expo at the Taipei World Trade Center in Taipei, which ends today.
Launched on Thursday, the expo was organized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Development Council and other agencies. Nearly 500 vendors are taking part in the event.
Formerly known as the Taipei International Invention Show and Technomart, the expo is divided into three sections: future technology, innovative ideas and sustainability.
The biomedical and defensive technologies in the innovative ideas section have attracted the most attention.
Academia Sinica’s Research Center for Applied Sciences presented four technologies centered around biomedical chips, including a label-free detection system and a high throughput biomedical sensing platform developed by a team led by center deputy director Wei Pei-kuen (魏培坤).
Their nanochips can display the test results of certain fluids in a quantified range. For example, compared with a traditional pregnancy test, their chips can not only tell if a person is pregnant, but also show the concentrations of the tested fluid, which varies throughout pregnancy, center associate research scholar Lee Kuang-li (李光立) said.
Solutions for a number of purposes, such as food safety, water quality and disease prognosis, could be applied on their chips, he said, adding the chips could even be read by household scanners using a special technique they designed.
They spent nearly 14 years testing different materials, and this is the first time they are showcasing their research results at a trade show, he added.
National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL) presented its non-contact skin oxygen saturation imaging system, which allows a user to test the concentrations of oxygen and sugar in their blood.
The device takes an image of a person’s skin with two lights that have wavelengths of 660 and 890 nanometers.
Developed by NARL Instrument Technology Research Center research fellow Chang Han-chao (張漢釗) and associate researcher Tsai Hsin-yi (蔡心怡), the device could save people from experiencing the pain of being pierced by a needle when testing their blood sugar, center research assistant Rebacca Su (蘇芳琪) said.
The National Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology also displayed many applications that could serve both military and civilian purposes.
Its anti-counterfeiting identification system based on radio frequency identification allows wine retailers to prevent their bottles from being stolen and filled with a different wine.
The invention won the institute a gold prize at the Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovation Technologies in April.
Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr arrived in Taiwan last night to kick off his first visit to the country since beginning his second term earlier this year. After arriving at Taoyuan International Airport at around 6:30 pm, Whipps and his delegation were welcomed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍). Speaking to gathered media, the Palauan leader said he was excited and honored to be back in Taiwan on his first state visit to Taiwan since he was sworn in this January. Among those traveling with Whipps is Minister of State Gustav N. Aitaro, Public Infrastructure
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday thanked Palau for its continued support of Taiwan's international participation, as Taipei was once again excluded from the World Health Assembly (WHA) currently taking place in Switzerland. "Palau has never stopped voicing support for Taiwan" in the UN General Assembly, the WHO and other UN-affiliated agencies, Lai said during a bilateral meeting with visiting Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. "We have been profoundly touched by these endorsements," Lai said, praising the Pacific island nation's firm support as "courageous." Lai's remarks came as Taiwan was excluded for the ninth consecutive year from the WHA, which is being held in
RESOLUTIONS DEBATE: Taiwan’s allies said that UN and WHA resolutions cited by China and other nations ‘do not determine Taiwan’s participation in WHO activities’ A proposal to invite Taiwan to this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA) was rejected on Monday, resulting in Taipei’s absence from the annual meeting for a ninth consecutive year, although partners spoke up for Taiwan’s participation at the first day of the meeting. The first agenda item after the opening was a “two-on-two debate” on a proposal to invite Taiwan to participate at the WHA as an observer. Similar to previous years, two countries made statements in favor of the proposal, while two others expressed their opposition. Philippine Secretary of Health Teodoro Herbosa, president of the 78th WHA, accepted the WHA General Committee’s
At least three people died and more than a dozen were injured yesterday afternoon when a vehicle struck a group of pedestrians in New Taipei City’s Sansia District (三峽). The incident happened at about 4pm when a car rammed into pedestrians at an intersection near Bei Da Elementary School. Witnesses said the sedan, being driven at a high speed, ran a red light, knocking scooters out of the way and hitting students crossing the road before careening into a median near the intersection of Guocheng and Guoguang streets. The incident resulted in three deaths and 13 injuries, including the driver, a 78-year-old man
RSS