Technology

Using simple circuitry, polarizing film, and Lego toy bricks, an undergraduate physics student from the Ateneo de Manila University recently built an improvised polarimeter that can optically assess the purity of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and other chiral substances. The device has potential applications in classrooms as a learning tool, and may pave the way […]

A data analysis method that borrows concepts from topology—the so-called “rubber-sheet geometry”—may soon find its way to a stock trader’s toolkit in analyzing market movements. This method, called Topological Data Analysis (TDA), uncovers patterns in large datasets, preparing them for deeper analysis. In a study published in the Philippine Journal of Science, Ela Mae Riñon

While existing research on material properties rarely examines changes in laser pulses, or the flashes of laser lights, over time, scientists from the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) approached laser exploration differently by investigating how non-Gaussian lasers affect the diffusion of heat in metals. In their recent study, Jenny Lou Sagisi and

Global mobility company Honda was known in its early years as the world’s most prolific builder of motorcycles, before embarking on making 4-wheeled vehicles in the 1960s. Since then, Honda has also been well known for its environmental and clean emissions efforts, as well as its being a risk-taker in the realm of new-energy vehicles

As the Philippine automotive industry gears up for the highly anticipated 9th Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS), Isuzu Philippines Corp (IPC) is set to make waves with exciting developments in its electric and hybrid vehicle lineup. Organized by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers Association Inc (Campi), the 9th PIMS will take place from Oct. 24

Globe joins Grab in empowering Filipino women through the Misiskolar Program, providing digital upskilling opportunities and opening new livelihood paths for the spouses of Grab driver-partners. Under the partnership, Globe will sponsor Essential Skills and Virtual Assistance courses, developed in partnership with edutech firm KodeGo, for an initial group of 100 Grab driver-, delivery-partners and

The last stage of the 7th imake.wemake:create.innovate.collaborate competition culminated with the final presentation at the Citadines Bay City Manila in Pasay City on July 25 and 26. Here, the finalists from the top 20 schools who spent months of hard work on concept-mapping, intensive training, and a dedicated build period got to bring their ideas

For the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, Toyota Motor Corp elevates its long-withstanding global partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), with the deployment of 3,374 sustainable mobility vehicles to support athletes, officials, volunteers, accredited media and spectators at the Games. These mobility solutions have been specially designed

Nissan Motor Co Ltd announced recently that it will use low CO2 emission aluminum parts made from green or recycled aluminum in new and current models from April 2024 onwards, and aims to complete the full transition to such parts by 2030. Aluminum accounts for approximately 10% of vehicle weight. By using low CO2-emission aluminum,

Japanese companies NYK Line (NYK), NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers (NBP), Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co Ltd, and British renewable energy business Drax Group have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop both the world’s first biomass-fueled ship (bioship) and the technology that could power it. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) was founded in 1885