Technology and Travel

At the start of 2022, the EcoClipper bought a large sailing ship, the De Tukker, the shipping company’s new zero-emission vessel, with overdue maintenance. Its objective was to convert De Tukker into a sailing freighter as a solution to the problem of shipping pollution. As seen worldwide, the shipping industry burns huge quantities of heavy […]

Maersk signed the land grant contract with the administrative committee of Lin-gang’s new Shanghai Free Trade Zone area in late December 2022, marking the official landing of Maersk’s first smart and green logistics center in China with very low greenhouse gas emissions. With a total investment of $174 million, the project is expected to start

Honda Cars Philippines Inc (HCPI) takes pride in emerging as champion in the Honda Asia and Oceania Skills Contest-Service Advisor category. The skills contest for after-sales services, covering three categories: general repair (GR), periodic maintenance (PM), and service advisor (SA), was held at Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Malacca City, Malaysia last May 17, and participated

Isuzu, together with World Vision and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda), commemorated the graduation of Isuzu Heart and Smile Project’s 19th batch of trainees while welcoming its 23rd batch at the Tesda Auto Mechanic Training Center (AMTraC) in Tacloban, Leyte. The ceremonies were attended by VIPs from Isuzu Motors Limited (IML) led

The theme of this year’s Manila International Auto Show (MIAS 2023), “Shaping Mobility,” greatly paid tribute to electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids. Never in the history of MIAS did it showcase as many green machines. It only shows that the country is, indeed, on the right path toward sustainable mobility. 1st-ever all-electric truck This year,

Contraceptive hormone doses can be reduced by as much as 92% without impacting their effectiveness, new math research from the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) has found. Most contraceptives available today contain either or both estrogen and progesterone hormones to block ovulation, the phase of the menstrual cycle wherein an egg is

Porsche AG and Norsk Hydro ASA will work together to further improve eco strategies and reduce the carbon footprint of Porsche’s car models by using low-carbon aluminum and extrusions from Hydro. In addition, the two companies will collaborate on an innovative value chain concept for battery materials and their recycling. The German luxury sports car

The Philippines has long lagged behind the rest of the world in terms of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or STEM learning. In 2018, the country was the second worst out of 79 countries worldwide in terms of science and mathematics performance of high school students. This has prompted physics professor and current Dean of

From shedding light on mythological creatures to helping fight crime, the Philippine-led study of the basic building blocks of life has come a long way. Ever since the inception of the country’s genomics program in 2009, scientists from the University of the Philippines Diliman-College of Science (UPD-CS) have been pushing the country’s advancements in genomics

Mack Trucks recently revealed its Mack MD Electric, the company’s first electric vehicle (EV) in the medium-duty segment of the trucking industry. The MD Electric is the second EV introduced by Mack Trucks to the industry. The first was the Mack LR Electric, which went into production in December 2021. The brand’s second electric truck