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news mobile response to radiation incidents 07242017
Radiation-related incidents can be contained with the deployment of the Mobile Expert Support Teams (MEST) van of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). MEST is an innovation that could assist law enforcement agencies, according to DOST-PNRI. For example, the Philippine National Police can use this van in preventing, mitigating, and apprehending suspects and criminals involved in radiological and nuclear material smuggling. The Tyvek Suit on the foreground is typically worn during radiation-related incidents as these are non-flammable and resistant to water, chemical, and tear. The DOST-PNRI van is on display at the disaster cluster exhibit dubbed “#handatayo” of the 2017 National Science and Technology Week celebration recently at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. This innovation is in line with the DOST’s thrust to provide S&T services down to the grassroots level particularly in the regions. #ScienceforthePeople #2017nstw #dostPH. (Text and Photo by Rodolfo P. de Guzman/S&T Media Service)

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news be briefed on debris 07242017
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) displays the Sequence of Tephra Fall Deposit from Taal Volcano as part of its exhibit at the 2017 National Science and Technology Week held at the World Trade Centerlast week. Tephra is a Greek term for ash and a generic word used to describe any airborne pyroclastic accumulation which is unconsolidated. Tephra is classified into three kinds: ash which is fine grain, lapilli which is pea-to-walnut size of from 2 to 64mm and the blocks and bombs which are incandescent lava fragments with size of more than 64mm that are semi-molten when airborne. The exhibit, dubbed “#handatayo”, is part of DOST’s disaster preparedness cluster. #ScienceforthePeople #2017nstw #dostPH(Text and Photo by Rodolfo P. de Guzman/S&T Media Service)

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news teaching kids about the weather 072017
Popular meteorologist and television personality Nathaniel Cruz or Mang Tani of GMA-7 explains the science behind weather forecasting to elementary school children, mostly  from poor families and from Boy’s Town in Parang, Marikina City. The event, titled “Disaster Summit for School Children (V-VI): A Science Experience”, was conducted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-PAGASA and DOST-National Research Council of the Philippines in cooperation with PHIVOLCS and Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, both of DOST, and the Department of Social Welfare and Development. The activity is part of the annual celebration of the National Science and Technology Week that ran July 11-15, 2017 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City with the general theme, “Science for the People”. #ScienceforthePeople #2017nstw #dostPH (Text and Photo by Rodolfo P. de Guzman/S&T Media Service)

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news diwata among us 07202017
The foray of the country to space exploration is braced by the launch of the first Filipino-made microsatellite called Diwata-1 in April 2016. A replica of Diwata-1 was on exhibit at the World Trade Center recently as part of the celebration of the 2017 National Science and Technology Week. Diwata-1 was assembled by nine Filipino scientists and engineers in collaboration with Japan’s Tohoku and Hokkaido universities, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, under the Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Micro-satellite  or PHL-Microsat Program. The 50-kilogram microsatellite, with the size of a coffee table, has currently captured thousands of photographs taken over the course of 5,000 passes around Earth, moving at a speed of 7 km/second. The images generated by Diwata-1 are available for free to both government agencies and private individuals at the PHL-Microsat website. These images can be used for disaster management, crop inventory, monitoring of territorial waters of the country for security, and others. The Diwata program is funded by the DOST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technologies Research and Development in line with the DOST’s thrust embodied in the tagline “Science for the People”. #ScienceforthePeople #2017nstw #dostPH (Text and Photo by Rodolfo P. de Guzman/S&T Media Service)