Category: Science and Technology

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. researchers said Monday they have developed a simple, cheap paper test that could reveal within minutes whether a person has cancer. The diagnostic, based on a…

MANILA, Feb. 25 (PNA) — Tropo Inc., the leader in real-time telco APIs, announces today that Globe Telecom, known for its innovative product and services, will be launching Tropo’s advanced voice API…

By Aerol B. Patena MANILA, Feb 22 (PNA) — The Philippine food manufacturing sector faces challenging times as it braces for the ASEAN economic integration in 2015 which would result to the…

MANILA, Feb. 23 (PNA) –The ongoing TV White Space (TVWS) pilot testing in the Philippines is the most extensive in the Asian region. Other TV White Space deployments around the world include…

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (PNA/Xinhua) — An international team of researchers said Thursday they successfully used fibers, like those used for fishing lines and sewing threads, to create inexpensive but powerful artificial muscles….

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. researchers on Wednesday reported “more encouraging news” about an experimental therapy against a deadly form of leukemia, called B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). A clinical…

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to precisely measure the rotation rate of a neighboring galaxy for the first time, U.S. space agency NASA said…

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) — Anti-depressant drug citalopram could help significantly relieve agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease but at the cost of slightly decreasing cognitive function and increasing heart attack risk,…

By Aerol B. Patena MANILA, Feb 19 (PNA) — The Forest Products Research and Development Institute–Department of Science and Technology (FPRDI-DOST) have developed a handicraft dryer that would ensure cheaper and efficient…

By Lilibeth G. Ison MANILA, Feb. 19 (PNA) — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has given the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) a Multi-Year Obligational Authority (MYOA), which is…

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Feb. 18 (PNA) -– The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is set to install in April, this year, a Doppler Radar in this southern port city. PAGASA-Zamboanga…

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (PNA/Xinhua) — British researchers said Monday they have identified the first biomarker, or a biological signpost, for major depression, a breakthrough they believe could help identify boys in particular…

HO CHI MINH CITY, Feb. 18 (PNA/VNS) — Vietnamese scientists and technicians have mastered the technology to produce Schottky diodes — a device widely used in electric appliances. The Schottky diode, named…

MANILA, Feb. 14 (PNA) — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has established an electronics product development center (EPDC) that will support the design of electronic products by the local electronics…

By Aerol B. Patena MANILA, Feb 15 (PNA) — The worsening traffic situation in Metro Manila continues to usher in so much inconvenience to many people who usually arrive late in their…