Evanildo da Silveira
Biomedical engineering
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Enhanced mobility
Wheelchair responds to commands made with facial muscles
New materials
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Imitation of nature
Brazilian researchers develop a way to connect plastic to ceramics
Silviculture
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More cellulose per square centimeter
Transgenic eucalyptus has 20% higher productivity than the conventional tree
GEOLOGY
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Dance of the river basins
The São Francisco River Basin has lost area to the Doce River Basin
Pharmaceutical industry
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Medicine in nanoscale
Biolab uses nanotechnology to produce anesthetic and a baldness remedy
Complex Networks
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The effects of simultaneity
Eliminating synchronism in networks can help to control epilepsy
INTELLIGENT PACKAGING
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Color in fungi
Sensitive film warns consumers about food deterioration
ASTRONOMY
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The heavyweights of the Universe
The formation of neutron stars that are more massive than normal
GENETIC IMPROVEMENT
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Vitamin Enriched Cassava
More nutritious tubers and beans are available to feed Brazilians
Science
The first fracture
The movement of Gondwana nearly resulted in Brazil’s northeastern region becoming a part of Africa
disease control
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The transformation of insects
A transgenic and an irradiated mosquitos are the new anti-dengue fever weapons
Producing prostheses
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Assai plastic
Assai seed is raw material to replace bones in the skull
Cretaceous
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The bacteria that ate pterosaurs
Bacteria fossils have been found on 115 million year-old pterosaurs
INTELLIGENT PACKAGING
Color in fungi
Sensitive film warns consumers about food deterioration
Information technology
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A Thousand and one Applications
FAPESP collaborative projects enable new uses for computer science
Petroleum Industry
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Refined Methods
A computer program helps to improve refinery production
Biopolymer
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Useful and non-polluting
Plastic made from sugarcane breaks down in the environment in a year
Ocean and meteorology
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Buoys at sea
Floating data collection equipment goes into operation this year
People from the Amazon
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The human factor
Brazil nuts may result from indigenous actions before Europeans
Softwares
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Accurate Indication
University partners with company to produce information technology systems
Complex networks
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The architecture of tissues
Connections with neighbors help to define the function of cells