Yuri Vasconcelos and Domingos Zaparolli

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Focus on grazing and nutrition

Efficient pasture management and changes in livestock feeding strategies can reduce the impact on the global climate

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Low-carbon livestock

With more head of commercial cattle than any other country in the world, Brazil faces the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with this sector

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ENERGY

Jet fuel can be produced from CO2

Technology uses carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere, chimneys, or industrial activities to produce sustainable kerosene

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Energy

Airline industry strives to eliminate its carbon footprint

Brazil has the technology and raw materials needed to be a global leader in sustainable aviation fuel production

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TRANSPORT ENGINEERING

Environmentally friendly asphalt

Reusing mining tailings, construction waste, demolition rubble, and other waste reduces the amount of gravel, natural sand, and petroleum derivatives used in paving material

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AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

Self-driving cars—the future of mobility

Still a long way from day-to-day city traffic, driverless cars are the subject of research in Brazil

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Brazil making efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of livestock

With more head of commercial cattle than any other country in the world, Brazil is striving to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions associated with cattle farming

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Pasture management and dietary changes make livestock more sustainable

Strategies with the potential to reduce the sector’s impact on Earth’s climate are already available to farmers

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ENERGY

Brazil prepares to start producing green hydrogen

Businesses and academia aim to put Brazil on the sustainable gas map by backing the fuel of the future

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Naval engineering

Robots on the high seas

Autonomous boat and drone used to monitor oil leaks at offshore oil platforms

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Energy

Underground cooling

Could geothermal systems replace air conditioning?

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Aerospace engineering

Launch remains distant

Brazil makes progress on satellite launch vehicle, but several obstacles need to be overcome before it can make its first flight in 2025

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Environment

Forest technology

Artificial intelligence, satellite data, and statistical models are used to predict the risk of deforestation and fires in the Amazon and analyze their impact in real time

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Nuclear medicine

Radiopharmaceuticals under threat

Radiopharmaceutical crisis leads to debate over production model

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Automotive engineering

Electric vehicles powered by ethanol

Several research groups are working on technologies that would allow the sugarcane-based fuel to be used in electric vehicles

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Electricity

Heat energy from the sun

The first solar thermal energy projects are leaving the design stage in Brazil

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SPACE

Ready for lift-off

Alcântara space center to carry out first orbital launches in 2022

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HEALTH

Digital diagnosis

Software capable of identifying skin cancer with greater than 90% accuracy

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Oil & gas engineering

More efficient pre-salt production

A new method could help engineers to better manage the flow of oil and natural gas from deepwater oilfields

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COVID-19

Patent waivers under debate

Suspending intellectual property rights for vaccines needs to overcome technology and production hurdles if it is to be successful

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Robotics

Robots as walking aids

Natively developed technology supports rehabilitation of patients with impaired mobility

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Covid-19

Obstacle course

Research centers working on vaccines for the novel coronavirus in Brazil face major hurdles

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Crop science

Soil genetics

New mineral mapping technique can help farmers save on farm inputs and minimize environmental impacts

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Innovation

Growth strategy

Companies supported by FAPESP’s RISB program are the target of acquisitions

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Telecommunications

5G technology made in Brazil

Brazilian researchers develop solutions for new 5G mobile and internet standard

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Funding

Scientific entrepreneurship

São Paulo-based venture capital fund announces new investment cycle in radical innovation

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Cyber security

Internet vulnerabilities

Brazilian cybersecurity firms seek growth as virtual crime rises

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UFRJ – 100 YEARS

Masters of challenge

COPPE, an engineering institute best known for its marine engineering, energy, and sustainability research, is now helping to tackle COVID-19

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Biotechnology

Biotech mining

Use of bacteria for processing ore from gold deposit in Mato Grosso could reduce environmental risk and costs of operation

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The risk of traveling by plane

The probability of catching a respiratory virus, such as the novel coronavirus, is high for those close to a contaminated passenger and low for those further away

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