Technology and Travel

Honda Cars Philippines Inc (HCPI) announces its Honda Emergency Assistance Team (HEAT) program, aligned with Honda’s global safety slogan, “Safety for Everyone.” While all Honda dealers will be open from Holy Monday to Holy Wednesday, dealers that are offering HEAT this year are ready to serve from Maundy Thursday, March 28, to Easter Sunday, March […]

This summer, The Philippine Overland Exploration Loop (POEL) gets an interesting take on car camping with Jec Zshornack, popularly known in the off-roading community as “Jec Episodes.” This loop takes local tourism to the next level starting March 10, by embarking on a 42-day journey that spans more than 8,000 kms, with over 80 inter-island destinations.

BYD battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are in the running for 2024 World Car of the Year overall and category honors, as the World Car Awards includes the Seal performance sedan as a Top 10 Finalist for the WCOTY overall title, and the Dolphin hatchback as a Top 5 Finalist in the 2024 World Urban Car

The 2023 IEEE International Conference on Internet of Things and Intelligence System (IoTaIS 2023), held last Nov. 28 to 30 in Bali, Indonesia, celebrated a research work from Ateneo de Manila University’s electronics, computer, and communications engineering (ECCE) department with the best paper award. The awardees were the team behind the “IoT-enabled multilevel solar dryer

In 2023, one in 20 studies produced in the Philippines came from the UP Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS). With a total of 368 studies across all scientific disciplines, UPD-CS studies accounted for more than half of the total publications produced by UP Diliman. This number comes as no surprise since the College is home

Scientists from the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) have transformed the anti-cancer compound deguelin into a novel class of compounds that show promise as safer and more effective treatments for colon, lung, and breast cancer. Originally used as a pesticide and fish poison, concerns arose regarding the safety of administering deguelin to

The Rolls-Royce Spectre has been touted as the world’s first ultra-luxury electric super coupe. But this pioneering EV has hit a snag. Its British maker has issued a recall for the Spectre EV due to a potentially faulty ground cable. Rolls-Royce stated in recall documents filed with the federal government and posted Monday (Jan 29)

Lithium iron phosphate batteries (LiFePO4 or LFP), which can be up to 30% cheaper to make than conventional lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries containing nickel, cobalt and manganese (NCM) will be produced by Nissan Motor. In a Jan. 30 Nikkei Asia report, Nissan Motor will manufacture LFP batteries using lower-cost materials, with plans to install them in

Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, has chosen bound4blue’s technology to install four 26-meter-high eSAILs on its chartered juice vessel in 2024. LDC and bound4blue recently announced an agreement for the manufacture and installation of the eSAILs on LDC’s MV Atlantic Orchard. This project is also in collaboration