DOST-MIRDC bares S&T services in science week
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In the upcoming National Science and Technology Week 2018slated on July 17-21, 2018 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will be holding a forum to showcase the different S&T services provided by the center that includes the various testing facilities.
The forum will be held on 18 July 2018 from 1:00-3:00PM with Engr. Rodnel O. Tamayo, chief science research specialist of the DOST-MIRDC’s Materials and Process Research Division of DOST-MIRDC. Engr. Tamayo will present the DOST-MIRDC’s Auto Parts testing Laboratory; the Die and Mold Solution Center; the Gear Making and Assembly Facility; the Finite Element Analysis Design Center; the Surface Engineering Facility; and the Investment Casting.
Tech transfer experts talk on innovation strategies for entrepreneurs at the S&T week
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Riding on the buzz word called innovation, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) gathers experts to impart their knowledge in empowering small and medium enterprises and startup businesses during the week-long celebration of the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) this year.
The NSTW that will be held from July 17-21, 2018 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City has the theme, “Innovation for Collective Prosperity”. The science department advocates innovation as one of the driving forces for inclusive growth particularly in the countryside.
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DOST kickstarts NSTW Mindanao in Davao
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The sixth of July became a landmark day as the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) was launched outside of Metro Manila for the first time, and this happened at the SMX Convention Center in SM Lanang, Davao City.
DOST-FNRI eyes evidence-based solutions for food insecurity
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Food insecurity is tied with food wastage, according to the study by the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute, and the increasing amount of food wastage is one of the current concerns in the field of nutrition.
According to Cristina G. Malabad, science research specialist at the DOST-FNRI, the food wastage in the country reaches an average of 1,717 metric tons each day and that the greatest amount of plate waste comes from energy food group. Moreover, food wastage is also tied with food insecurity.
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