Trivia: Ramon Barba created crop flowering techniques using a potassium nitrate

spray. Due to his discoveries in tropical tree physiology, the Philippines is the leading
exporter of mangoes and mango products.

Caption: Did you know that Ramon Barba who is famous for his evolution in mango
farming research and tropical tree physiology invented utilizing a potassium nitrate
spray. With his brilliance and breakthrough, the Philippines became the leading exporter
of mangoes and mango products.

National scientist Ramon Barba made country world’s second biggest mango producer | Inquirer
News

Trivia: Did you know that if you exposed a glass of water to space, it would boil rather
than freeze? However, the water vapor would crystallize into ice afterward.

Caption: It sounds ironic how space is perceived as cold for it is big and empty, but an
interesting fact is that when a glass of water is exposed to space, it would boil than
freeze, and the water vapor crystallizes later.

Trivia: Only 1% of the world's water supply is usable, 97% are the oceans and 2% is
frozen for now.

Caption: Isn’t fascinating how lavish the world’s water supply is? Yet only 1% of the
water is usable while 97% are the oceans and 2% is frozen (for now).

Trivia: Scientists have developed a new simple, inexpensive and fast method to
analyze sulfur isotopes, which can be used to help investigate chemical changes in
environments such as oceans, and freshwater rivers and lakes. Source: University of
Adelaide

Caption: Scientist of University of Adelaide have recently solved the issue on spectral
interference through their newly developed method, which is easier and faster in
analyzing sulfur isotopes that can be used to help investigate the chemical changes in
environments that combines sulfur with another element. Given that the traditional
method is complicated as it’s difficult to differentiate.

New method to detect impact of sea level rise (phys.org)

Trivia: Anacleto Del Rosario created the formula for the production of pure alcohol from
the tuba of a nipa palm.

Caption: The well-known Filipino chemist Anacleto Del Rosario won first prize in
curating a pure kind formula of alcohol from tuba of nipa palm. Whatta win!

CENTRAL LUZON & NCR, Philippines Unsung Heroes (msc.edu.ph)

Trivia: Ununoctium is the heaviest metal found so far.

Caption: A whopping atomic weight of 291 with an atomic number 118, Ununoctium is
known to be the heaviest metal that is man-made.

ELEMENT: 118 Ununoctium (radiochemistry.org)

Trivia: Approximately 27,000 trees are cut down every day just to make toilet paper. 

Caption: Trees provide an abundant resource, however it is with deep sadness that
27,000 trees becoming less, as it is cut down every day just to make toilet paper. 

Trivia: Harnessing sunlight to fuel the future through covalent organic frameworks

Caption: A multinational team of researchers are exploring an existing research on

covalent organic frameworks, and their findings sprung to the birth of harnessing
sunlight to fuel the future through covalent organic frameworks.

Harnessing sunlight to fuel the future through covalent organic frameworks – SOLARENERGYTEA

1st meme Caption: Sometimes you just have to close your eyes and pray that your finger will land on to
the right formula for the equation.

2nd meme Caption: Chemistry can really be fun, but not until you realize that there is no reaction
happening.