Mayon Volcano has shown a continuous increase in terms of volcanic earthquakes
MANILA, Philippines — State seismologists on Tuesday said the Mayon Volcano has shown a continuous increase in terms of volcanic earthquakes for the past two days. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the Mayon Volcano logged 267...
read moreMaharlika Investment Fund into law
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed the Maharlika Investment Fund into law, greenlighting the creation of the country’s first sovereign wealth fund despite public outrage over the measure. Ranking senators last month ironed out a redundant provision...
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Everyday materials converted into electronic “smart devices”
Chinese scientists have devised a technique to coat everyday materials like paper and plastic with liquid metal, potentially creating “smart devices.” The method, which involves adjusting pressure rather than using a binding material, successfully enables the liquid...
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New Air Monitor that can detect viruses
Now that the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic has ended, scientists are looking at ways to surveil indoor environments in real-time for viruses. By combining recent advances in aerosol sampling technology and an ultrasensitive biosensing technique, researchers...
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Molecular Language for Rapid Material Development and Drug Discovery
This AI system only needs a small amount of data to predict molecular properties, which could speed up drug discovery and material development. Discovering new materials and drugs typically involves a manual, trial-and-error process that can take decades and cost...
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Is smartphones the new “place” where we live?
Smartphone users have become “human snails carrying our homes in our pockets”, with a tendency to ignore friends and family in favour of their device, according to certain studies. A team of anthropologists from UCL spent more than a year documenting smartphone use in...
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How to reclaim confidence?
Most people are creative from birth. When we are young, we like pretend play, ask bizarre questions, and make dinosaur-like drawings of blobs. But throughout time, many of us begin to squelch those urges as a result of socialization and formal education. We get the...
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Challenges of Disruptive Change
For managers of large corporations, these are uncertain times. They have a poor track record of dealing with significant, disruptive change even before the Internet and globalization. For instance, only one department store—Dayton Hudson—became a pioneer in cheap...
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P40 INCREASE in the daily minimum wage in the National Capital Region (NCR)
THE P40 INCREASE in the daily minimum wage in the National Capital Region (NCR), which will take effect on Sunday (July 16), is unlikely to drive inflation beyond the central bank’s target band, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. “We estimate...
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Effects of volatility in the foreign exchange (FX)
In a discussion paper titled “Does Exchange Rate Volatility Matter for Economic Growth,” BSP researchers said exchange rate volatility can lower growth in some economies like the Philippines, but only in the short term. “In the short run, exchange rate volatility...
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