Spotlight
April
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Biologically Based Artificial Compound Eye Designed for A Camera Lens
Date: 2019/4/12
Traditionally camera designs are difficult to assemble due to tight tolerance, because they consist of many separated lenses. If there is only one lens element in the camera, tolerance buildups can be avoided. The way to achieve a one-lens camera is through combining many lenses. ... Read more
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NTU to Become the International Production Center of New Particle Detectors
Date: 2019/4/12
Taiwan Silicon Detector Facility (TSiDF), funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, has been officially launched in National Taiwan University’s Astronomy-Mathematics Building in March, 2019. ... Read more
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Exploring the Spatio-temporal Evolution of the Lithospheric Strength After the Chi-Chi Earthquake Orogenic Belt
Date: 2019/4/12
The Chi-Chi earthquake, one of the worst natural disasters Taiwan had ever experienced, occurred on September 21, 1999, leaving thousands of people dead overnight and hundreds of billions NT dollars in economic losses. ... Read more
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NTU Announces AI-SWAS for Tracking the Conditions of Postoperative Wound
Date: 2019/4/9
The National Taiwan University (NTU) and the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) have jointly developed the "Smart Wound Assessment System" (AI-SWAS), aiming at tracking the conditions of postoperative wounds, detecting abnormalities in time, and providing timely recommendations. ... Read more
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NTU Professors Honored by 2019 Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science Awards
Date: 2019/4/9
Dr. Yng-Ing Lee (李瑩英), Distinguished Professor of Mathematics, National Taiwan University, received the “Outstanding” award at the 2019 edition of the ceremony, while Associate Professor Haojia Abby Ren (任昊佳) of the Department of Geosciences was honored with the “Rising Talent” award at the same event. ... Read more
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President Chung-Ming Kuan Visited NTU Alumni Association of Northern California
Date: 2019/4/9
President Chung-Ming Kuan (管中閔) met with NTU alumni from the Bay Area in a tea party at the invitation of NTU Alumni Association of Northern California on April 6. ... Read more
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NTU CSIE Team Ranks the 5th (Silver Medal) in the 2019 ACM ICPC World Final
Date: 2019/4/8
Our NTU CSIE team ranks the 5th (Silver Medal) in the 2019 ACM ICPC World Final out of 135 final teams and 16,000 regional teams. Huge congratulations! ... Read more
March
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A Taiwanese Success Story: Taiwan’s World Class National Eye Bank
Date: 2019/3/13
Owing to a scarcity in cornea and organ donations in Taiwan, 60% of previous corneal transplantation depended on imported corneas from eye banks overseas. However, the bumpy journey and temperature changes experienced during the shipping process can cause endothelial cell damage to affect the surgical success rate of corneal transplantation. ... Read more
February
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IBM Q Hub at NTU Launched to Boost Quantum Computing Research
Date: 2019/2/27
The IBM Q Hub at NTU was officially launched on Jan 17 to boost quantum computing research and applications. Meanwhile, a 3-day workshop was held to facilitate quantum information software development. ... Read more
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Emeritus Prof. Pang-Yuan Chi Awarded Honorary Doctorate by IU Bloomington
Date: 2019/2/25
NTU Emeritus Prof. Pang-Yuan Chi (齊邦媛) received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Indiana University Bloomington on Feb 25. IU President Michael McRobbie flew to Taiwan to present the degree in person. ... Read more
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NTU Scientists Reveal the Essential Role of Polyamines to DNA Repair
Date: 2019/2/12
Prof. Hung-Yuan (Peter) Chi (冀宏源) and his team found that polyamines play an essential and favorable role in the DNA repair process. Their study was published in Nature Communications in early 2019. ... Read more
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NTU Researchers Use Fidget Spinner as Centrifuge to Separate Blood Plasma
Date: 2019/2/12
Researchers from the NTU Institute of Applied Mechanics used fidget spinners to separate plasma from whole blood for diagnostic testing, providing a simple, inexpensive solution for underserved regions of the world. ... Read more
January
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NTU Faculty Awarded National Chair Professorships and Academic Awards
Date: 2019/1/28
NTU faculty members claimed all the four National Chair Professorships this year, and three received Academic Awards among all the major honors presented annually by the Ministry of Education. ... Read more
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From TIU to NTU: Exhibition on the Early Years of the University
Date: 2019/1/15
The Gallery of NTU History launched a special exhibition on the early years of NTU to commemorate the university’s 90th anniversary, where early school objects are on display to illustrate the beginning years of NTU. ... Read more
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2018 ICCM Annual Meeting and Best Paper Award Ceremony at NTU
Date: 2019/1/15
The International Consortium of Chinese Mathematicians (ICCM) held its second annual meeting at NTU and presented the ICCM Best Paper Award during the meeting in late Dec, 2018. ... Read more
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Dr. Chung-Ming Kuan Takes Office as NTU’s 12th President
Date: 2019/1/9
Dr. Chung-Ming Kuan (管中閔), Distinguished Professor of Finance at NTU and Academician of Academia Sinica, took up the post as NTU’s 12th president and delivered his inauguration speech on Jan 8. ... Read more
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Epididymal Proteins Facilitate Sperm Maturation and Structural Stabilization
Date: 2019/1/8
NTU team’s breakthrough study on the regulation and function of epididymal secretory proteins, which facilitate successful fertilization, was published and selected as cover story in Biology of Reproduction in Nov, 2018. ... Read more
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NTU Press Director Receives Scholarly Monograph Award from Academia Sinica
Date: 2019/1/8
NTU Press Director Tay-sheng Wang (王泰升) received Scholarly Monograph Award for his seminal book, Go to Court: The Transformation of “Judicial Consciousness” in Taiwan under Japanese Rule (2017). ... Read more
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Inauguration Ceremony of NTU’s 12th President Chung-Ming Kuan
Date: 2019/1/6
The inauguration ceremony of NTU’s 12th President Chung-Ming Kuan (管中閔) will be held on January 8, 2019 at 10 am in Conference Room 1 in the Administration Building on the main campus. ... Read more
