Frances Jones
AGRICULTURE

Pesticides can affect the health of agricultural workers
With a rise in the use of pesticides in Brazil, rural workers are increasingly being exposed to short- and long-term health impacts
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Frances Jones
ENGINEERING

A robot guide dog for the blind
Startup from Espírito Santo launches robotic guide dog to help the blind
Urban planning

3D favelas
How researchers are using laser scanning technology to digitally map informal settlements in Brazil
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Frances Jones
Architecture & urban planning

Digitizing monuments
Although expensive, laser scanning technology can be a valuable tool for documenting and preserving historical and cultural heritage
Biomedical engineering

Green microbattery
Researchers from USP and Harvard develop a vegetable gelatin prototype for medical applications
Biotechnology

Clothes made of bacteria
Biofabrics made from microbes are crawling their way into the fashion industry
Cover

Vital ventilators
Brazil’s hospitals scramble to buy ventilators for ICUs, while a FAPESP-supported firm closes a deal to supply 6,500 units to the Brazilian Ministry of Health
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Frances Jones