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Another adopter for DOST-FPRDI bamboo-framed face shield
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A Bataan-based company is now mass producing the bamboo-framed face shield developed by the DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI).
Following the Institute’s design and specifications, the QGM Plant Nursery and Garden (QGM-PNG) has recently started commercially producing the face shields. DOST-FPRDI gave technical assistance on the steam-bending technology— the process wher ein bamboo strips for the frame are heated to flex them into the desired form. The Institute will likewise help the company with any production-related issue, and assist in technology improvement if needed.
Upcoming concert to showcase bamboo musical instruments
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Attention ethnic music enthusiasts.
The rich diversity of the country’s bamboo musical instruments will be put on full display in a Virtual Concert happening on November 24, 2020.
Sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), the event will showcase a wide range of bamboo musical instruments which will be played by six groups of performing artists from all over the Philippines.
DOST-FPRDI developing hands-free disinfectant dispenser and footbath using bamboo and abaca
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Have you been to a public place lately, perhaps to buy groceries and other essential needs? Were you required to sanitize your hands and footwear first before entering?
The DOST - Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) is developing prototypes of touch-free hand disinfectant dispensers connected to foot baths. Both dispenser and foot bath will be made from bamboo and abaca as sponge— two of the most economically important and widely available resources in the Philippines.
