Technology

General Motors (GM) and Honda have recently announced the start of production at their 50-50 joint venture production facility, the Fuel Cell System Manufacturing LLC (FCSM), the first large-scale manufacturing joint venture to build fuel cells. Further, the two major automakers’ move signals a pivotal moment in the commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell systems. Honda […]

Dr. Reinabelle Reyes and Dr. May Lim of the UP Diliman National Institute of Physics (UPD-CS NIP) presented their research on transport network efficiency at a House Committee on Visayas Development meeting last Feb. 6. Together with independent researcher JC Albert Peralta, Reyes and Lim used a 300-year-old math discipline called network science to model

One of the most anticipated and well-attended business-to-business (B2B) trade events is set to mount its 4th edition this March 20 to 22. PhilEnergy is set to gather local and international energy leaders, brands, organizations, and businesses in a three-day trade show that will further promote the revitalized energy sector in the country. Previously, PhilEnergy

“Pasok bashers! (Come in, bashers!)” That’s what I had in mind when the all-new BMW 520i and the first-ever BMW i5 eDrive40 were unveiled in the presence of BMW customers and the motoring media in Makati City on Feb 21. The unveiling of these two models were notable events in and of themselves. But what really

Following early computer simulations and extensive validations on test benches, the updated Porsche Taycan is now undergoing the final stages of real testing on handling circuits and public roads. “Faster, higher, further—we have improved the new Taycan in practically every discipline compared to its predecessor,” says model line vice president Kevin Giek. “And because the

Stellantis recently announced an investment of over $100 million to fast-track the development of Controlled Thermal Resources Holdings Inc’s Hell’s Kitchen project. It’s the world’s largest geothermal lithium project, with a total resource capacity to produce up to 300,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent each year. Lithium produced at Hell’s Kitchen will support Stellantis

The government is investing another P2.5 billion to deploy new access points where Filipinos can enjoy password-free Internet Wi-Fi connectivity using their mobile devices, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo recently said in a statement. “The P2.5 billion in fresh funding for the Free Public Internet Access Program (FPIAP) in the proposed P5.767-trillion national budget for

Masdar and Dutch companies Port of Amsterdam, SkyNRG, Evos Amsterdam, and Zenith Energy Terminals recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for developing a green hydrogen supply chain through Amsterdam. This green hydrogen could be used for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), steelmaking, shipping, and wider offtake opportunities. Exploring the developments would also support the Dutch

As rare and deadly as it is poetically named, butterfly disease (scientifically known as “epidemolysis bullosa” or simply “EB”) has no known cure. But a handful of Filipino scientists are working their way towards a treatment. EB is a severe disease, for those afflicted as well as for their families. Sufferers have severely fragile skin

Filipino mathematicians have just invented a Baybayin translator, a computerized method for converting entire paragraphs and even full documents written in the ancient Filipino Baybayin writing system into text that even non-native readers can easily understand. And they’re now hard at work developing a full two-way Baybayin translator. By combining mathematics and technology, scientists from