Rare earth elements (REEs), comprising 17 chemical elements including the 15 lanthanides from lanthanum (La, atomic number 57) to lutetium (Lu, 71), plus scandium and yttrium, are...
China's expanded rare earth export controls, now including semiconductors, heighten global strategic risks while offering Taiwan's firms a chance to boost sustainable material recovery...
In the first half of 2025, China tightened rare earth export rules, affecting semiconductors and AI, straining global supply chains, and pushing Taiwan to diversify sourcing.
The future development of Taiwan's battery industry must be grounded in the global competitive landscape and domestic industrial conditions, implementing differentiated, niche, and...
Taiwan currently shines on the global stage with three standout industries: its healthcare system, electronics manufacturing services (EMS), and semiconductors. Though each sector's...
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for their groundbreaking experimental work demonstrating macroscopic quantum tunneling,...
Quantum technologies, long confined to academic theory, are now laying the groundwork for a revolution in navigation. While the term "quantum computing" often raises fears about data...
Artificial intelligence (AI) benefits many industries but is limited by the so-called "curse of dimensionality," which arises when machine learning models handle data with many features...
Since 2000, semiconductor manufacturing has increasingly depended on advanced computational techniques, notably first principles calculations and machine learning, with quantum computing...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping energy systems by enhancing their resilience, efficiency, and sustainability. The relationship between AI and energy is reciprocal: AI relies...
History shows that past productivity improvements have always been accompanied by high-density energy conversion and industrial efficiency enhancements: from hydropower, steam, electrification,...
The global counter-drone systems market is projected to reach US$14.32 billion by 2032 as small unmanned aerial vehicles transform modern warfare, driving demand for detection and...
As the era of commercial quantum computing inches closer, the United States and China are accelerating efforts to secure the digital world against quantum threats. In July 2024, the...
