Taiwan’s space program plans to use medical devices to test the effects of radiation on electronics in Taiwanese satellites, the National Space Organization (NSPO) said on Wednesday last week.
The NSPO has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Taipei Veterans General Hospital to use its Heavy Particle Therapy Center to simulate the radiation environment of space in certification tests, the agency wrote in a news release.
Satellite components must be hardened against radiation, as particle strikes can trigger malfunctions, from failures that require a system reboot to incidents that disable mission-critical components, the agency said.
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The government on Monday urged doctoral candidates, young academics and students looking to study abroad to apply for Taiwanese Overseas Pioneers Grants, as an increase in applicant numbers for programs at foreign universities has lead to more competitive situations at many institutions highly regarded by Taiwanese.
Of the 468 Taiwanese who finished their doctorates abroad in the past two years, only 51 studied in the field of humanities and social sciences, with the rest being awarded degrees in science and technology-related subjects, the Ministry of Science and Technology said.
National Applied Research Laboratories acting president Lin Bou-wen (林博文) said that it is
A Slovak delegation yesterday visited agencies affiliated with the Ministry of Science and Technology at the Hsinchu Science Park (新竹科學園區) and signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs).
Led by Slovak Second State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy Karol Galek, the 43-person delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday.
On Monday, the group attended the first session of the Taiwanese-Slovak Commission on Economic Cooperation hosted by National Development Council Minister Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) and a dinner hosted by Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮).
On Tuesday, Galek took a group of 13 people to meet with Minister of Science and Technology Wu Tsung-tsong