Tag: DOST
DOST releases Pandemic Manual of technologies needed in health emergencies
The Department of Science and Technology Region XI (DOST XI) released a Pandemic Manual of technologies needed to secure the working environment during public health emergencies.
Philippine Space Agency marks 1st anniversary with Space Data Dashboard launch
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) marked the first anniversary of its establishment with the launch of the Space Data Dashboard that features research and development outputs from different Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-initiated space projects.
Philippines’ 1st automated COVID-19 testing lab reduces collection time
The Philippines' first automated COVID-19 testing laboratory is reducing the collection of swabbing specimens to an average of 6 minutes.
LOOK: Meteor Shower lights up Philippines’ night skies these last days of July
Look! The Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower will give stargazers a treat as shooting stars streak through the Philippines' night skies these last days of July.
LIST: Finalists of Filipino Young Innovators Program 2020
The list of finalists for the 2020 edition of the Young Innovators Program of the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) has been announced.
Healthcare workers to get protection from Air-Purifying Respirator developed by UP Manila, DOST
Healthcare workers are being offered protection by the Powered, Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) being developed by the University of the Philippines Manila and the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD).
JUST IN: Philippines’ earthquake-prone areas, natural hazards mapped in new Phivolcs web tool
The Philippines' earthquake-prone areas and natural hazards have been mapped in the new Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) web-based tool, GeoMapperPH, launched Thursday.
Philippines’ 1st digital science library DOST-STARBOOKS releases mobile app
The Philippines' first digital science library, the Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly-Operated KioskS or STARBOOKS of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-STARBOOKS), has released a mobile application that can be used in the new mode of learning amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Aboitiz Group donates weather technology assets to boost Philippines’ disaster resilience
The Aboitiz Group is turning over 217 Automated Weather Stations (AWS) sites and over 250 weather technology assets to various government and non-government groups to boost the country's disaster resilience program.
Filipino researchers eye tree substitutes to meet demand of wood industries
Tree substitutes, known as Tree Plantation Species (TPS), are being eyed by Filipino researchers to meet the demand in the Philippine wood industry that has been suffering from a shortage of raw materials.
University of the Philippines develops sanitation cubicle for frontliners
The University of the Philippines (UP) has developed the SaniPod, a self-contained disinfection cubicle to sanitize medical frontliners or health care workers as they exit COVID-19 patient wards.
DOST-PAGASA develops method to forecast storms 2 weeks in advance
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is testing a new weather forecasting model that shows the development of storms, two weeks before they occur.