The Philippines has reached another medical milestone in the fight against the dengue scourge with the “Lab-in-a-Mug” Dengue Test Kit developed by a team from the (UP) University of the Philippines.
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Robotics scientist Rodrigo Jamisola Jr. helps build underwater drones to protect Pasig River, Philippine Rise, Verde Island
Filipino robotics engineer Rodrigo Jamisola Jr. is helping the Philippines build underwater research drones intended for surveys of the Pasig River, the Philippine Rise, and the Verde Island Passage. Engineer Jamisola, the engineer-academician who helped Botswana in the development of their military drone as an associate professor at Botswana International University of Science and Technology, […]
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UST, UP Manila science students develop brain-computer, cancer treatment to aid patients
Science students from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and University of the Philippines (UP) Manila developed medical aids for patients and won top science prizes for their research. University of Santo Tomas student Jay Patrick Nieles won the coveted Project of the Year prize for developing a brain-computer that aids locked-in syndrome (LIS) patients […]
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Jane Gerardo-Abaya leads International Atomic Energy Agency division based in Austria
Austria-based Filipino scientist Dr. Jane Gerardo-Abaya now leads a division of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Dr. Gerardo-Abaya was appointed in January 2019 as director of the IAEA’s Department of Technical Cooperation Asia and the Pacific Division which provides technical cooperation support to 37 countries and territories in Asia and the Pacific. The Department […]
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Palaweña Lota Creencia harnesses science to revive Philippine fishing communities
Palawan-born Lota Alcantara-Creencia has returned to her island province to help the fishing communities where she was raised.
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Marianne Tarun discovery leads to faster tech devices
When Marianne Tarun was a Washington State University (WSU) doctoral student, she made an accidental discovery of a 400-fold increase
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Salt+Water=Light: A Filipino Invention for poor homes
Filipino homes without power sources can now light up their nights using two main components that can be found in every kitchen – salt and water.
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