Author: Mikael Angelo Francisco
A “Farout” discovery: the most distant Solar System body ever found
• The newly discovered dwarf planet 2018 VG18 (or “Farout”) is currently the most distant body in the Solar System.…
The Philippines’ first ocean-powered hybrid cargo ship will set sail in 2020
•DOST-PCIEERD has partnered with several institutions to build the Philippines’ first hybrid trimaran. •This passenger cargo ship will use energy…
6 plant and animal species named after Filipinos in 2018
•Countless species of flora and fauna were discovered and/or named in 2018. •Some of the species got their names from…
Small victory: Researchers develop efficient “shrinking” technique
• MIT researchers have developed a novel way of creating three-dimensional, nanoscale versions of larger objects. • They patterned it…
Meet 2018’s newest animal species from the Philippines
•The California Academy of Sciences officially described 229 new plant and animal species for 2018. •Collected across five continents and…
Join the 2019 International Workshop on Mathematical Biology
It’s time for mathematics and biology to take the spotlight once again, as 2019 brings us the second run of…
Amazing spiders, man: The science of super-strong spider silk
•Pound for pound, spider silk has as much tensile strength as steel, but is also especially tough and stretchy. •There…
5 Pinoy myths you probably grew up believing
• Superstitions and myths abound in Filipino culture, and rarely with any basis in scientific fact. • These beliefs are…
Check out Diwata-2’s first photos of the Philippines
• PHL-Microsat has released the first images captured by Diwata-2, approximately one month after the microsatellite’s launch. • The images…
DOST-SEI awards students for developing innovative solutions
• The Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) and Acer Philippines recently awarded the winners of the imake.wemake: create.…
