Six projects were approved under the Taiwan-Sweden Collaborative Research Framework organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology and Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), according to the MOST June 18.
Selected from 49 proposals, the projects involve 14 Taiwan and 23 Swedish scientists working together in the fields of solid anode-less lithium batteries, nanopore biomolecule sensors, subwave communications equipment, quantum optoelectronics devices, chip-size accelerators for material research and health, as well as antenna technologies for fifth generation and beyond wireless communication.
A total of US$8.12 million will be allocated by the MOST and SSF toward the projects over the next five years.
Taiwan’s representation hails from top institutions like National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in Taipei City; National Tsing Hua University and National Chiao Tung University in northern Taiwan’s Hsinchu City; National Central University in northern Taiwan’s Taoyuan City; and National Cheng Kung University in southern Taiwan’s Tainan City.
Sweden’s participants come from Chalmers University of Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Linkoping University and Uppsala University.
The MOST, which described the projects as models of transnational scientific cooperation, said they are expected to significantly advance key studies in related fields. They follow the inking of a MOST-SSF memorandum of understanding on academic R&D synergy cooperation last August in Stockholm.
Under the pact, the two sides will collaborate on advancing interdisciplinary research in information, communication and systems technology, as well as life and materials sciences.
The SSF is a large-scale supporter of scientific talents and research projects at universities and technical institutes worldwide. Its focus spans the areas of science, engineering and medicine. (YCH-E)
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