FireCheck, a fire hazard mapping and fire spread simulation project funded by the DOST, aims to extinguish the increasing threat of urban fires, putting them out before they happen.
Using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology, UP was able to generate maps with resolution of up to 1x1 meter which can be used for planning and reconstruction of areas damaged by the Taal Volcano eruption.
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) secretary Fortunato de la Peña has expressed his goal of intensifying the commercialization of DOST-developed products and technologies...
It was also in August 2019 that a bill creating the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) was signed into law. The PhilSA, however, was placed under the administrative supervision of the Office of the President (OP) and not as an attached unit of the DOST as originally intended.
With 2019 coming to a close, Google Philippines has revealed the most searched terms for the year. Topping the list is a term that might not be familiar to most Filipinos: Omegle, which is the free online video and chat site.
With U2 frontman Bono serving as its main endorser, US-based drone delivery startup Zipline formally inked a partnership with the Philippine Red Cross to begin making on-demand and emergency blood deliveries by drone across the country.
