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Calixto T. Lulo of the Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) demonstrates the charcoal briquetting technology to LGU officials of Los Baños, Laguna during their recent visit. Los Baños is eyeing the technology as a livelihood option for local communities. Charcoal briquettes (below) are compacted masses of fuel made from a mixture of charcoal fines from carbonized agro-forest wastes like rice hull, sawdust, coffee bean hull and starch, and molded under pressure.  They offer an alternative to the more expensive LPG, kerosene, and electricity. They are also easy to handle and ignite, slow burning, and emit more intense heat per unit volume. For more information, call 536-2586/ 536-2360/536-2377 or visit the FPRDI booth at DOST’s National Science and Technology Week at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City on July 24-28, 2015. (Text by Maybell Mariella A. Amador, DOST-FPRDI, S&T Media Service)

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The future burns bright for a church-based organization in Sta. Cruz, Marinduque as it expands the operation of its candle production livelihood project with the help of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

The Batayang Pamayanang Kristiyano (BKP) Holy Cross Parish Chapter started candle production in March 2011.  Then, they were producing an average of 510 (both votive and standing) pieces of candles from 150 kgs of paraffin wax per month which were supplied to the local parish.  The group was earning an average gross income of P 10,000 per month.

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Pinoy techies and science enthusiasts will learn to appreciate nanotechnology as they familiarize themselves with its products when NanoLab, one of the few nanotechnology research labs in the Philippines, opens its doors to the public on July 1, 2015.

Nanotechnology is the study and manipulation of matter at a scale of about 1 to 100 nanometers. It involves characterization, design and production of structures, devices, and systems with unique properties by fine-tuning the physical, chemical, mechanical, and optical properties of materials at the nanoscale.

A project of the Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI), NanoLab provides R&D opportunities and technical services to local industries via world-class equipment and devices.

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Furniture and handicraft workers at a Lubao, Pampanga-based bamboo-making hub have honed their skillset in bamboo finishing and thus look forward to better saleability of their products, thanks to the Department of Science and Technology - Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI).

FPRDI recently conducted a three-day training on bamboo finishing at the Sta. Catalina Bamboo Negosyo Village, a spin-off project of the Province of Pampanga through DTI’s “industry cluster approach.”