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DOST-PTRI Invites Textile Key players and Enthusiasts to Join in the National Science and Technology Week’s (NSTW) Online Events
By: DOST-PTRI Technology Transfer, Information and Promotions Staff
This year's annual scientific showcase and gathering known as the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) goes online. The first-ever virtual NSTW carries the theme “Agham at Teknolohiya: Sandigan ng Kalusugan, Kabuhayan, Kaayusan, at Kinabukasan” . The 4 Ks represent the 4 thematic areas which the DOST services, products, and initiatives that are showcased, will address.
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DOST-PTRI’s Bamboo Textile Processing: Key To Sustainable Local Bamboo Fabric
By: DOST-PTRI Technology Transfer, Information and Promotions Staff
The recognition for the value of bamboo is strengthened with the declaration of September 18 as the World Bamboo Day. Various nations, including the Philippines, have pushed for the increase in people’s awareness of bamboo’s importance in our lives, as House Resolution 197 added to the recognition to proclaim the month of September as the Philippine Bamboo Month.
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DOST-PTRI Researchers Bag 2nd and 3rd Place of the PAASE and APAMS Rapid Fire Competition under the Material Science Cluster
By: Sharmainne Rhey B. Caoili
Technology Transfer, Information and Promotions Staff
TAGUIG CITY – The Philippine – American Academy of Science and Engineering (PAASE), a non-profit organization composed of various scientists and engineers of Philippine descent who are engaged in scholarly and research-related activities, and the 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting (APAMS) concluded its first virtual anniversary celebration on August 14, 2020. One of the activities was the awarding of the winners to the Rapid Fire Competition, wherein three winners (1st, 2nd, and 3rd places) for each of the four clusters (Ecology & Marine Science, Plant Science & Agricultural, Material Science & Technology, Disease, Medicine, & Pharmaceutical Clusters) were announced. Out of the six presenters under the Material Science Cluster, the DOST – Philippine Textile Research Institute researchers bagged the 2nd and 3rd places.
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DOST’s Innovation Center for Yarns and Textiles: Enabling Production of Philippine-made Natural Textile Fiber-Based Products
By: Sharmainne Rhey B. Caoili
Technology Transfer, Information and Promotions Staff
TAGUIG CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is one with the nation in celebrating the Made-in-the-Philippines Products Week, August 17 – 23 of every year, as stated in Proclamation No. 76 by the late President Manuel Quezon in 1936. For the past 57 years, the celebration has highlighted the country’s end products, the homegrown industries, and the creative talent integral to economic independence and nation-building strategies.
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DOST-PTRI and DOH-PHST Recommend Minimum Specifications for Non-medical Face Masks for Community Use
DOST-Philippine Textile Research Institute and the DOH-Public Health Services Team, tasked by an Inter-Agency Task Force composed of the DTI, TESDA, DBM, DILG and other Agencies, established the minimum specifications for non-medical cloth face masks for community use. These minimum specifications are based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendations, recent studies conducted by the Institute, and published researches of international research and development institutions and organizations. Guidance on additional tests to ensure safety and protection was also included as part of recommendations.
