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Students from the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Science High School System (DOST-PSHS) brought another honor to the country for topping two major categories in an international science fair held at Nakhon Pathom Province in Thailand recently.

The research of Joseph Adrian Dela Cruz, Marnoel Cruz, and Justine Ryan Silvestre entitled Oxygen Plasma Surface Modification of Polylactic Acid-Cellulose Acetate-Chitosan Nanocomposite Fiber: Its Effect on Hydrophilicity and Anti-Bacterial Property Against E. coli and S. aureus was hailed as Best Overseas Project and Best in Oral Presentation out of 127 research entries around the world. The awarding was held in Mahidol Wittayanusorn School (MWITS) Science Fair last Jan 27-30, 2015. The research was ableto discover plastic materials that are biodegrable but at the same time resistant to heat.

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Local manufacturers have expressed support to the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Die and Mold Solution Center (DMSC) during a recent media briefing at DOST’s Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) in Bicutan, Taguig City.

With the establishment of the DMSC, local manufacturing industries are expected to catch up with neighboring ASEAN countries in terms of capability. The Center offers modern infrastructure support services and capabilities that will connect firms involved in processing of raw materials with firms that convert these into the final product.

According to Chito Madroño, general manager of 13PM Enterprise, the industry needs to have such an infrastructure similar to boost the manufacturing industry.        

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Students of University of Perpetual Help System Dalta (UPHSD) in Las Piñas City now have a modern, up-to-date, and comprehensive reference tool for their science and technology (S&T) projects and reports with the unveiling of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) STARBOOKS unit last February 3, 2015 at the UPSHD high school library.

A flagship project of DOST’s Science and Technology Information Institute (STII), STARBOOKS stands for Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk,  a user-friendly digital library of science and technology (S&T) information which does not require Internet connection.  It is the first science digital library in the Philippines.

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Department of Science and Technology Assistant Secretary Raymund E. Liboro, acknowledging that weather forecasts are “not absolute”, advised disaster management agencies to focus more on “communicating uncertainty” in understanding and appreciating the science behind weather forecasts and typhoon warnings issued by DOST-PAGASA.

Speaking at a panel discussion in a seminar hosted by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Japan International Cooperating Agency (JICA) at Discovery Suites Ortigas, Liboro underscored that laymanizing weather updates involved more than their translation into the vernacular.