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news science and songs 08032016
Promoting the 2016 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) through a mini-concert was one of the new things that happened for this year’s biggest S&T event. Through the partnership of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and with Enchanted Kingdom, the BOB Band staged a mini-concert at the Enchanted Kingdom Bandstand on July 16 and 23. In between songs and the rhythm of rain, DOST and the EK through the BOB Band infused fun and knowledge about the 2016 NSTW. (By Alexandria Dennise San Juan, S&T Media Service, DOST-STII)

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news alert your home 08012016
Through this device, you can safeguard your homes and properties from thieves. According to young inventor Jericho Villarico of Baguio City High School, the “Auto-Call” device , when activated, can call the house owner through a mobile phone and can also take a picture of the intruder. Another device, invented by students from Isulan National High School, can automatically dispense feeds for chicks via a text message or alarm. The vibration caused by the text message or alarm triggers the feed storage to pour feeds into the fowl feeder. Many other interesting inventions of high school and college students, as well as utility models, industrial designs and other creations of full-fledge inventors, can be viewed until tomorrow, July 31, at the Hall 1 of the SMX Convention Hall in Pasay City. The exhibit, open to the public and free, is part of the 2016 National Invention Contest and Exhibit.  (Framelia V. Anonas, S&T Media Service)

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news irradiation to enhance plant growth1 07292016
By irradiating a seaweed called carrageenan, experts found that the resulting product  becomes an effective plant growth enhancer (collected in the blue plastic containers) that can be mixed with commercial fertilizers. Field tests have shown that using irradiated carrageenan can increase rice yield up to 65 percent. The process is done at the Electron Beam Irradiation Facility of the Department of Science and Technology –Philippine Nuclear Research Institute.

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news getting to know cobalt 601 07292016
Students get acquainted with Cobalt-60 that is used to prolong the shelf life of different food products like spices used as condiments for food preparation. Such is just one of the many benefits of gamma irradiation which is available at the Multipurpose Gamma Irradiation Facility of the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute in Quezon City.