Category: Technology
Voila! Filipino physicists come up with improved “invisibility cloak”
•The Rochester cloak is a system of lenses that can bend light around an object, rendering it invisible under certain…
I put my phone away for two hours. Here’s what happened
Before I began writing this article, I made a promise to myself: I swore I’d keep my smartphone out of…
Were Facebook and Instagram down because of hackers?
•Facebook, Instagram, and other Facebook-owned platforms encountered massive system problems for over 14 hours. •In a Twitter thread, Facebook assured…
Lean satellites: a paradigm shift for space technology
•Dr. Mengu Cho and Dr. Sangkyun Kim from Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology recently discussed lean satellite technology at the University of…
No smartphone? No problem! Pinoy-made app empowers fishermen with space data
•iNON, a team of Filipino creatives and IT professionals, won the Galactic Impact Award at the NASA Space Apps Challenge…
Artificial skin may someday give you a ‘spider-sense’
•Researchers created a new type of sensor by wrapping copper wire around a silicone tube filled with iron oxide nanoparticles.…
5 everyday things that used to be science fiction
Over the decades, innovations in science and technology have advanced society in impressive ways. In some cases, we’ve even turned…
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…
5 phenomenal facts about Dr. Fe del Mundo
•Born on November 27, 1911, National Scientist Dr. Fe del Mundo was a Filipina of many firsts. •Dr. del Mundo fought…
Closer to harvest? The status of the Golden Rice project
Despite having received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration last May, the Golden Rice project is still about…
