Archive for March, 2007
Filipinos develop first Solar Car for international race
A team of Filipino engineering students and professors from De LaSalle University-Manila is developing Sinag, the first Philippine solar car project that will compete in the Panasonic World Solar Challenge in Australia on Oct. 21 to 28,2007.
The challenge is to build a solar car that is capable of traveling across the Australian continent (3,000 km [...]
Modern Day Slavery
Confinement of Migrant Workers in Malaysia, Condemnable
The Malaysian government – already notorious for the way it treats migrant workers, especially undocumented migrants – is set to implement yet another anti-migrant program. This time though, the government is taking it to the extreme.
Last month, the government issued a proposal to forcibly confine migrant workers to their [...]
Eyeing the Smart Mobile Eye
With the increased connectivity made possible by the ever-progressing technological landscape, it wasn’t long before 3G video calling, once deemed superfluous and a thing of the distant future, stormed into our technological habits and poised itself as the next SMS—originally thought to be an impractical luxury item, but surprisingly gaining widespread acceptance as a potent [...]
Spend Money Wisely - Swipe Smart
Credit cards are still not as common in the Philippines as they are in the United States, but more and more Filipinos own one. And those have plastic money use them more often, too. Most credit card companies report growth rates of about 20 percent every year. A higher spending pattern among [...]
"Red Spot Jr" A Filipino Discovery
Christopher Go, a 35-year-old Filipino started amateur astronomer since 1986 and an astrophotographer since 1990. He started during the apparition of Halley’s Comet when he was still in high school. He discovered the transformation of a high-pressure storm on Jupiter, the solar system’s largest planet. Go, a furniture company owner in Cebu City, gazes at [...]
