National Science Council promotes the “Research Entrepreneurship Program” to assist potential teams in academia to industrialize and commercialize technology. The team from National Central University has independently developed a fiber optic gyroscope that can be applied in defense, maritime, aviation, and space sectors. Meanwhile, the team from National University of Tainan has developed a complete recycling technology for lithium batteries to help solve the problem of waste disposal in battery manufacturing plants.
Starting on the 9th, the National Science Council is holding a two-day “Business Development Training Camp” in hopes of enhancing Taiwan’s industrial innovation capabilities and competitiveness. Hsu Zeng-ru, Director of the Industrial Cooperation Division of the National Science Council, stated that the Research Entrepreneurship Program has entered its 13th year, with a cumulative investment of 48 billion New Taiwan Dollars, leading to the establishment of nearly 190 new startups and approximately 10 billion New Taiwan Dollars raised.
Hsu Zeng-ru pointed out that the National Science Council continues to guide academic research results into commercialization and industry, emphasizing that the commercialization process of good technology may be lengthy but beneficial for the overall national industrial innovation ecosystem and development.
Professor Chen Qi-chang from National Central University has led a team through more than 10 years of research and development, resulting in the establishment of a new startup company called “Hyuyu Vector Company,” which holds over 25 domestic and foreign invention patents and applications. The company has successfully introduced the domestically designed and manufactured fiber optic gyroscope (FOG) and fiber optic gyroscope inertial measurement unit (FOG-IMU). They have collaborated with domestic aerospace giants to enter the trial production stage.
Chen Qi-chang mentioned that the fiber optic gyroscope can be used in defense, maritime, aviation, and space sectors for applications such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned vehicles (AGV/ROV/UUV), small satellites (CubeSat, LEO), providing inertial relative positioning without GNSS/GPS or reference coordinates. It can also be applied in seismic rotation meters, bridge monitoring disaster prevention systems, among other disaster prevention applications, and is aiming to actively expand international business opportunities in the future.
Professor Zhang Jia-Qin’s team from National University of Tainan has also developed an advanced complete recycling technology for lithium batteries, utilizing low-energy and high-security patented technology to separate lithium battery positive and negative electrode materials and electrolytes, while also successfully reclaiming metals such as nickel, cobalt, and copper.
Zhang Jia-Qin explained that the current battery disassembly technology has an overall recovery rate of over 80%, which can be used for the production of recycled lithium battery positive and negative electrode materials and electrolyte processes, as well as for backup batteries and small lithium-ion battery markets. He noted that recycled material production does not require the use of high-temperature energy-consuming equipment, reducing production costs from the source and significantly improving environmental pollution issues. This technology solution not only addresses the waste disposal challenges of battery manufacturing plants but also achieves the recycling and reuse of graphite waste, thus realizing a circular economy for the lithium battery industry.