The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is considering the local and finish type of manufacturing, should the Philippines be given the opportunity to reproduce vaccines made by other countries, DOST Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara, chair of the Inter-Agency Task Force’s sub-technical working group (TWG) on vaccine development, said Wednesday.
MANILA – An official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is urging inventors to “transfer” their technology so it could have value. “Until you convert your invention into innovation, it has no value. Are you going to transfer the technology? We challenge you. We hope to see your products in the market,” DOST Undersecretary … Read More
TOKYO (Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet) — SkyDrive Inc., a leading flying-car developer, has successfully launched test flights of a cargo drone which could revolutionize the way heavy goods are transported and speed up the movement of equipment in remote locations. The first operational testing took place earlier this month (December) in Toyota City, Japan. It was carried out … Read More
MANILA — Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) took the lead in fourth generation/long term evolution (4G/LTE) coverage in the country, according to independent mobile analytics company, Opensignal. In a statement Thursday, Smart said the latest analysis from Opensignal, covering the period of September 1 to Nov. 30, 2019, showed it scoring 70.1 percent in terms of … Read More
LANDBANK ASSISTANCE. Generoso David, LandBank Program Management Department 2 vice president, encourages inventors to avail of the bank’s loan assistance to commercialize their inventions, during a forum in Manila on Wednesday (Oct. 2, 2019). David said LandBank has allotted more than PHP1 billion for the Innovation and Technology Lending Program (I-TECH), a special financing window … Read More
ISTANBUL — Tensions ran high at the UN Climate Summit in New York when United Nations Secretary (UN) General Antonio Guterres challenged leaders to no longer invest in new coal projects after 2020, followed by young climate activist Greta Thunberg’s impassioned speech on how these same leaders have failed her and her generation in taking … Read More
At Samsung, we’ve always focused on pioneering the next generation of mobile innovation: new products and technologies that push the entire industry forward and help users do what they can’t. Earlier this year, we announced Galaxy Fold—Samsung’s first foldable device, and the beginning of an entirely new mobile category. Since then, we’ve made improvements to … Read More
SHANGHAI – Information and communications technology infrastructure and smart devices maker, Huawei, is bringing in innovative technology to the Philippines to benefit from the application of digital transformation. Huawei Technologies Philippines, Inc. Vice President Daniel Guo said here that the company is now in partnership with the two telecommunication giants in the Philippines to rollout the … Read More
MANILA — PLDT Inc. is eyeing the commercial launch of its fifth generation (5G) technology services for its residential and business customers by the fourth quarter of this year. “Probably Enterprise and Home within the year. Wala pa namang gadgets; standards wala pa rin (There are still no mobile devices that are 5G-ready as well as … Read More
MANILA — Now Corporation subsidiary Now Telecom is planning to offer fifth generation (5G) technology services in the country in competition with telco giants PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom. This as its board recently approved the adoption of 5G technology for enterprises and homes providing speeds of up to 20 gigabits per second. “Now Corporation would … Read More
LOS ANGELES — NASA’s Mars InSight lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever a likely “marsquake,” a NASA release said Tuesday. The faint seismic signal, detected by the lander’s Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument, was recorded on April 6, the lander’s 128th Martian day. This is the first recorded trembling that … Read More
SHENZHEN, China — Fifth generation or 5G mobile network has been a buzzword in the recent years. For an end-user standpoint, 5G will bring faster connection — faster speed to upload and download photos, videos, and other files, as well as reduced delay in sending online messages or making online phone and video calls. But with … Read More
MANILA — The Department of Science and Technology – Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) is inviting industries and entrepreneurs to adopt the cacao and tablea processing technology it has developed. Speaking at a forum held in Alabang, Muntinlupa on Friday, ITDI Food Processing Division supervisor, Ma. Dolor Villasenor, said the problem in Philippine tablea is that … Read More
SYDNEY — A team led by scientists at Australia’s Curtin University have created a much cheaper and environmentally friendly way of turning solar energy into clean fuels like hydrogen. In a paper published on Tuesday, researchers described how they developed tiny nanocrystals as highly efficient catalysts to generate solar energy for the production of clean fuels. … Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — A California-based autonomous driving startup Nuro said it has begun pilot driverless grocery delivery service in the state of Arizona in partnership with Kroger, the largest US operator of traditional supermarkets. “Grocery delivery with Nuro self-driving vehicles starts today! Our pilot with @kroger in Scottsdale, AZ is now accepting orders,” Nuro tweeted. Nuro … Read More
BEIJING — A high-speed aerotrain that could run 400 km. to 500 km. per hour is being developed by China and Japan in a joint effort, Chinese media Chongqing Morning Post reported. The aerotrain does not run on traditional fuel resources, such as coal, gas or electricity, and is expected to change the world’s transportation … Read More