DOST-FPRDI develops cheaper moisture meter for bamboo and other non-timber forest products
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The DOST-FPRDI wood moisture meter for bamboo is sold at PhP 6,500 per unit.
The moisture meter for bamboo developed by the Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI) is now out in the market.
The development of the device was made in collaboration with DOST- Advanced Science and Technology Institute and YONGDEN Technology, and was funded by the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD).
DOST proposes alternative transport solutions amidst oil price surge
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By Allan Mauro V. Marfal, DOST-STII
With the recent oil price hike, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) shared the readily available technologies developed by the department and other plans that can alleviate the impact of the current situation.
As the significant fuel price increases affect our transport sector, the DOST is pushing for a fuel diversified transport system and solutions, according to Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña in a special virtual presser held on 09 March 2022.
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DOST funded Mangyan language App to preserve a dying language
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"Imagine an endangered language now available on your smartphone."
This is according to Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara, Undersecretary for Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in her remarks during the zoom presentation of the Language Preservation and Documentation of Hanunoo: Saving the Mangyan Culture, a presentation of research funded by the DOST-National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP).
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DOST-I awards STARBOOKS units and devices to CEST school-beneficiaries in Santol, La Union
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST-I) through the Provincial Science and Technology Center- La Union (PSTC-LU) awarded STARBOOKS units and devices to school-beneficiaries in Santol, La Union.
The Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology (CEST) Program, under the Human Resource Development, aims to bridge technological gaps and helps the schools in the area to adapt with pedagogic advancement.
A training-seminar focused on the ICT skills of the teachers was held last year that gauged and improved their utilization of computer software and application.