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For the love for science: Joel Chavez

It all started with an assignment in second grade.  “Which would dry faster, black clothes or white clothes?” recalls Joel Chavez, an associate professor and lecturer from the Biology Department of DLSU. Submitting the wrong answer, his teacher would later on explain the proper process of how heat transfers from one medium to another, consequently…

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Homegrown: JP Tan and the Clouduino Stratus

For many makers, hobbyists, and engineers, the Arduino has been a household name since its early beginnings in 2005. From how intuitively easy it is to use in addition to all the versatile features that come along with the device, the Arduino—a software tool that aids programmers in building applications—is readily programmable via an integrated…