Newsletter: Tradition Turned Up: Raja Rani Drops 'Sexy Tamil’

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Artisan fashion label and electronic music duo Raja Rani released their new single “Sexy Tamil” on 5 June 2026, featured on Organic Tunes’ Organic Collection Vol. 2 alongside KITA, DeNaTa and Let’s Rave. The track marks Raja Rani’s boldest sonic statement yet: a seamless fusion of driving electronic production and contemporary Tamil vocals that celebrates the energy, confidence and cultural richness of modern Tamil identity.

Newsletter: Over 500 Leaders from Across More Than 50 Countries and Territories Attend 56th Annual World Trade Centers Association Global Business Forum in Philadelphia

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World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) — an international trade organization connecting more than 300 World Trade Center (WTC) locations across nearly 100 countries and territories — and World Trade Center Greater Philadelphia (WTCGP) successfully concluded the 56th annual WTCA Global Business Forum (GBF), held April 19-22, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Newsletter: UP Scientists Uncover Influence of Reflected Shock Waves on Plasma Behavior

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By: Eunice Jean Patron

Scientists around the world have extensively studied the expansion of laser-produced plasma (LPP) and the shock waves it generates in a background gas. However, little attention has been given to how the reflected shock wave—one that bounces back from a surface—affects the expanding plasma, despite its potential impact on LPP behavior.

Number density maps of copper and background gas species (helium and argon) at maximum plume compression under different background gas pressures. The times at which maximum plume compression occurs are indicated in the maps. (Photo credit: Emperado et al., 2025).

Dr. Rommil Emperado, Dr. Myles Allen Zosa, and Dr. Wilson Garcia of the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science’s National Institute of Physics (UPD-CS NIP), together with Dr. Lean Dasallas of the UPD-CS Materials Science and Engineering Program (MSEP), analyzed the interaction of copper LPP with surrounding gas through the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method, which simulates particle behavior using random numbers.