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New PH champ to compete at Honda World Skills Contest

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 […]

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New research discovers safer contraceptive hormone doses

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

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New advancements in genomics help fight crime and diseases

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

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New investments pour into Tesla’s Gigafactory Nevada

In 2014, Tesla committed to investing $3.5 billion in Gigafactory Nevada. The company aimed to build a facility capable of producing 35 GWh of battery cells annually—enough to manufacture about 500,000 vehicles annually. This level of battery manufacturing was unprecedented for a single facility at the time, with the expected output being more significant than

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Tanker captures 200 tons of CO2 with new Filtree system

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) recently announced the successful installation of Value Maritime’s (VM) Filtree system onboard its managed vessel M/T Pacific Cobalt in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Filtree system filters sulfur and 99% of particulate matter. It includes VM’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) module that can capture up to 40% of carbon dioxide (CO2)

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