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Tugbok, Davao City- Janelle wakes up early for her class at Values School in Matina, Davao City. But today is different from her usual day as she and her classmates are on their way to visit the Health On The Go, a traveling exhibit sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), together with the Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology (PFST), and United Laboratory.

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Matina, Davao City- An inventor based in this city proposes a cutting edge technology solution to end the mass transport woes: amagnetic levitation or maglev train system.

Maglev technology is an efficient mass transport system that uses magnetic levitation to move vehicles without touching the ground. It travels along a guideway similar to the Department of Science and Technology’s Automated Guideway Transit in UP-Diliman and in Bicutan, Taguig City. Moreover, maglev technology can only be seen in some progressive countries such as Germany, China, and Japan among others.

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Elderly patients need not leave their homes to go to a hospital for healthcare services. Instead, healthcare may be brought right into the comfort of their homes.

According to Dr. Mohamed Jamal Deen, president of the Academy of Science, Royal Society of Canada, this will be achieved via ICT mechanisms which will make“Automatic Smart Homes” possible. Dr. Deen is a leading expert in modeling, design and applications of modern advanced semiconductor devices and circuits.

Deen delivered a lecture on “Smarter Homes, Better Healthcare” recently  during an event organized by the Department of Science and Technology-National Academy of Science and Technology (DOST-NAST)held at the Manila Hotel.