Going to Market

Going to Market

Going to Market www.dost.gov.ph COVERSpread_STPost-2Q_2016 FINAL.indd 1 7/20/2016 1:54:00 PM EDITORIAL Brighter Prospects One step at a time is arguably a sound local technologies as they provide support in the pre- strategy. Though no one has officially claimed commercialization of the R&D outputs. “While these that such exists, it can be deduced that programs and policies are instrumental in setting up such small strides can clear the path toward a clear program for protection, sharing and transfer of achieving success. innovations, the role of the private sector in the whole technology transfer pathway is still pivotal and crucial Recent developments in the area of in propelling it into a more holistic and integrative technology commercialization have been perfectly technology adoption,” the agency said. It further stressed executed when the DOST Technology Application and the importance of solid partnership between research Promotion Institute (TAPI) organized the country’s very institutes and the private sector. first Technology Transfer Day on April 27, 2016. The agency has started to create the needed link between The agency, through its director Engr. Edgar I. Garcia, research and development (R&D) and technology said that it promotes technologies that are within the five- commercialization. This was triggered, of course, by pillar innovation ecosystem that, in one way or another, the passage of Republic Act 10055 otherwise known as might contribute to raising the country’s performance the Philippine Technology Transfer Act; serving as the in global competitiveness. These are Agricultural enabling mechanism for an efficient ecosystem that can Productivity; Industry Competitiveness, Countryside facilitate smooth and faster transfer of technologies into Development, Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation, the mainstream market. and Quality Healthcare. In earlier information drives, one of the slogans for Perhaps, what was truly noteworthy in that event was the legislative framework was “Creating Wealth: From the fact the locally developed technologies classified as Public R&D to the Market”. As everything is falling into “mature” generated interested parties as adoptors right proper places, the four areas that make the initiative there on the floor. Unfolding right before everyone’s eyes more concrete are starting to become stronger. These was a somehow changing perspective among Filipinos are Intellectual Property (IP) Policy, Technology Transfer who have started believing that local technology really Protocol, Fairness Opinion Board/Report Guidelines, and works. Should this changing mindset continue, the IP Management Protocols. prospect for us becoming a nation that is tecnologically independent seems to be brighter than ever. The DOST-TAPI emphasized that appropriate actions are undertaken to ensure the market-readiness of Aristotle P. Carandang, PhD EDITORIAL BOARD S&T POST Publication Director RICHARD P. BURGOS VOL. XXXIV No. 2 Executive Editor ARISTOTLE P. CARANDANG, PhD The S&T Post is published quarterly by the Editor-in-Chief FRAMELIA V. ANONAS Science and Technology Information Institute- Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST) Science and Technology Information Institute-DOST (Library) Managing Editor MA. JUDITH L. SABLAN Department of Science and Technology (STII-DOST) DOST STARBOOKS Associate Editor ESPIE ANGELICA A. DE LEON with editorial office at DOST Complex, Art Director BENEDICT P. CAGAANAN Gen. Santos Avenue, Bicutan, Taguig City. Layout/Graphics JAMES B. INTIA Contributing Writers DOST MEDIA CORE Telefax: (02) 837-7520 Tel No.: (02) 837-2071 to 80 local 2148 Editorial Assistant JOY M. LAZCANO Email: dost.digest@gmail.com; Like us on Facebook Photography AUDIO-VISUAL UNIT Circulation FERDINAND D. CARTAS Visit: www.stii.dost.gov.ph COVERSpread_STPost-2Q_2016 FINAL.indd 2 7/20/2016 1:54:01 PM 2016_2Q_Post FINAL.indd 1 7/20/2016 2:29:47 PM DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SECOND QUARTER 2016 ISSN 0116-7766 APR-JUN 2016 24 7 5 15 38 OUR COVER what’s new 22 Brunei, Philippnes win in 4 Adlai as alternative staple food int’l tilt for the gifted in science 5 DOSTv the Filipino Weather science news Cahnnel in now LIVE on AIR 24 The lessons of 5 DOST Hybrid Electric Train Pinatubo eruption tech•new•logy main feature 6 Shrimp & egg shell mix can 26 Market Day for clean up oil spill DOST tecnologies 7 Green mining technology 30 Let’s Shop: DOST-ITDI 8 200 prototypes from 2.000 technologies now in market food concepts 33 Innovative food products show 10 Happy knees big market prospects 12 System for near-zero combustion 34 Gitara ni Juan: A harmony of of biomass music, science & culture 13 Rice milk for a healthy, nutritious 38 InteliSENSE: Making sense of A galore of products and services, either alternative beverage autism using high technology developed or supported by the Department 42 Geo Loom: Weaving geotextile of Science and Technology, are already DOST news that keeps nature and empowers in the market. Developed to respond to 15 De la Peña, former people society’s pressing needs, these technologies DOSTundersecretary 46 Pushing for patent filings and products will not only bring in financial is now science chief 50 Bamboo for shelter opportunities to investors but also provide 16 PH to host 17th SCA Conference benefits to end-users. RA 10055 or the 52 Want to be a genius? 17 Artist speeds up furniture Drink ‘Tubig Talino’! “Philippine Technology Transfer Act of 2009” production thru DOST-developed which facilitates the transfer and promotes lumber dryer education the use of intellectual property for national benefit serves as the spokes that push the 18 FPRDI aids wood treatment plant 54 STARBOOKs eyed for overseas wheel of technology forward from the rehab deployment laboratory to the market. (Cover concept 19 Samar Island journalists hone 56 Priming pupils for the win: Pisay and design by James B. Intia) science reporting in DOST teachers share the groundworks workshop in prepping up for international 20 Vietnamese journalists observe tilts DOST’s best practices in S&T who’s who? info development and promotion 58 DOST-NRCP recognizes 21 Fake journals alert outstanding Filipino researchers 2 S&T POST 2016_2Q_Post FINAL.indd 2 7/20/2016 2:30:02 PM 70 56 73 52 72 65 Dr. Alumanda Dela Rosa: Nuclear scientist, director, civil Contributors servant par excellence 68 Pisay studes bag awards in int’l math, science tilts enterprises 70 Cater King Food Corporation: Seizing new markets through DOST’s SETUP Susana O. Abada Edgilyn R. Alcasid Jessa Jael S. Arana Rizalina K. Araral regional updates DOST-STII DOST-NCR UPLB DOST-FPRDI 72 CamNorte folks find more opportunities in pili oil extraction and handicraft making 73 Get ready for ‘emergency food’ 74 Help the poor through innovative research, DOST VII head urges scientists in the Visayas Joselito A. Carteciano Hans Joshua V. Dantes Sean Adrian T. Guardiano Geraldine B. Ducusin 75 DOST IV-A gets DOST-NRCP DOST-PNRI DOST-Negros Orriental DOST-STII Philippine Quality Award 76 PUP accords top recognition to DOST-NCR head 77 What’s up at DOST-NCR? book review 78 What Do You Care What Other Delia D. Gotis Adelia M. Guevarra Juan Carlo M. Manas Fatima M. Moncada People Think: The Adventure of DOST-ITDI DOST-ITDI DOST IV-A DOST-STII a Curious Character by Richard Feynman movie review 79 “HER” photonews 80 Images of Diwata-1 Karl Raven A. Ramon Lawrence M. San Diego Jade G. Villanueva Mario L. Rance DOST-STII DOST-TAPI DOST-STII DOST-TAPI APR-JUN 2016 3 2016_2Q_Post FINAL.indd 3 7/20/2016 2:30:08 PM WHAT’S NEW? as alternative staple food ByAdlai HANS JOSHUA V. DANTES S&T Media Service, DOST-FNRI Left photos, top and below: Ginampay variety of adlai Right Photo: A PNRI researcher measures the height of the putative mutant adlai. Its seeds were irradiated with gamma radiation. HELPING TO overcome Juan Dela Cruz’s With the unique advantage of gamma The research and development studies challenges in agricultural production and food radiation, PNRI has been working since 2013 currently show promising results as the putative security, agriculture research specialists from to improve the agronomic traits of adlai by mutant breeds yielded from 790 kilograms of the Department of Science and Technology making mutant varieties that yield more grain grain per hectare (kg/ha) to as much as 900 kg/ – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST- and mature earlier, while also having shorter ha, which is around 30-50% higher than the yield PNRI) are developing better varieties of adlai, heights to make the crops more resistant to of average crop breeds. Meanwhile, the putative (scientific name: Coix lacryma–jobi Linneaus) lodging during typhoons. These improvements adlai mutants were also 40-57% shorter than the also called “Job’s Tears,” which may serve as a will also complement the Food Staples Sufficiency unirradiated ones. substitute to the country’s staple food crops Program of the Department of Agriculture which Aside from developing mutant varieties, such as rice and corn. encourages the diversification of staple food crops PNRI also seeks to improve the fertilizer, soil While just as rich in carbohydrates and beyond rice by increasing production, ensuring nutrient and water management practices for protein, adlai is unfortunately not as well- market availability and lowering its prices. adlai. Field experiments are also being conducted known as its cousin crops, except among Researchers from the PNRI Agriculture in partnership with the Bureau of Soils and Water the indigenous communities. In other Asian Research Section used the ginampay variety Management under an International Atomic countries, adlai is also used to produce flour, of adlai for mutation breeding in the Institute’s Energy Agency project on “Enhancing Productivity coffee, tea, wine, beer and vinegar, among experimental field, where the putative mutants of Locally-Underused Crops Through Dissemination other products.

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