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Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said they got the “first harvest” of vegetables grown at the P128-million Smart Plant Production in Controlled Environments (SPICE) Laboratory at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman in Quezon City on July 6.
De la Pena, DOST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) Executive Director Dr. Enrico Paringit, UP President Danilo Concepcion, and UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo were present during the harvesting of the vegetables.
“The project has also developed a centralized control system for its farm operations complete with technical documentation of its system design, installation manual, and farm operations,” de la Peña said during his weekly report on Friday, July 9.
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Published June 4, 2021, 11:52 PM
The legacy of indigenous Filipino instruments and artists should be preserved.
With this in mind, state researchers have created an “open-source digital database” that serves as repository of audio recording of more than 100 indigenous musical instruments found in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, June 4.
DOST Secretary Fortunato T. dela Peña (right) and DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara (left) use “kawagong” (bamboo tube), and marimba, respectively. (Photo from DOST / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the database has been created by a group of researchers from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman-Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) and DOST- Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI).
Published May 5, 2021, 8:17 AM
The country’s third and fourth nanosatellites, Maya-3 and Maya-4, will likely be launched by “third or fourth quarter of 2021.”
Space Science and Technology Proliferation through University Partnerships (STeP-UP) scholars. (Top row, left to right) Renzo Wee, Christy Raterta, Lorilyn Dacquioag, Derick Canceran, (bottom row, left to right) Judiel Reyes, Gladys Bajaro, Marielle Magbanua-Gregorio, Bryan Custodio (Photo from STAMINA4Space Facebook Page)
Filipino engineer Izrael Zenar “IZ” Bautista, project manager of Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology’s (Kyutech) 4th Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite (BIRDS-4) Project, disclosed this to the Manila Bulletin in an interview.
“It is safe to say that these cube satellites will be launched into space by third or fourth quarter of 2021 or latter half of 2021,” he said.
Published April 29, 2021, 7:03 PM
Maya-3 and Maya-4, the first Philippine-university built cube satellites, have been turned over to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the STAMINA4Space has announced.
Space Science and Technology Proliferation through University Partnerships (STeP-UP) scholars. (Top row, left to right) Renzo Wee, Christy Raterta, Lorilyn Dacquioag, Derick Canceran, (bottom row, left to right) Judiel Reyes, Gladys Bajaro, Marielle Magbanua-Gregorio, Bryan Custodio (Photo from STAMINA4Space Facebook Page)
The country’s third and fourth nanosatellites were turned over to the JAXA on April 28, it said in a Facebook post.
“Congratulations to STeP-UP (Space Science and Technology Proliferation through University Partnerships) Scholars batch 1 for the successful turnover of their cube satellites, Maya-3 and Maya-4, to the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)!,” it said, describing it as a “milestone.”