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Environment

New tools to track forest products

In efforts to curb deforestation in the Amazon, environmental agencies, universities, and NGOs are developing technologies to trace the origins of wood

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ENTOMOLOGY

Terrestrial insects in decline

Unprecedented study on the demographic evolution of terrestrial insects points to a decline in individual numbers and species diversity

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DENTISTRY

A tooth whitener made from mushrooms

Developed through an interdisciplinary project at universities in the state of São Paulo, the new product has fewer adverse effects

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Pilot plant generates electricity and water simultaneously

Technological demonstration uses thermal energy recovered from solar panels

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COVID-19

Pandemic accelerates development of innovations in healthcare

Several technological solutions were created to help patients and prevent infections caused by the coronavirus

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Engineering

Startup captures energy dispersed into the air by factories

Device transforms electromagnetic waves into electric current to power Internet of Things sensors in factory environments

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AGRONOMY

Strategies aim to reduce external dependence on fertilizer feedstock

Techniques to help farmers use fertilizers more efficiently, inserting microorganisms into seeds, and identifying new feedstock sources have the potential to reduce the need for imports

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GEOLOGY

Computer simulations attempt to explain the origin of the Serra do Mar and Mantiqueira mountain ranges

A study by geophysicists from UNESP suggests the mountain ranges were formed by local processes, not influenced by the Andes

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Aeronautical engineering

For the short haul

Brazilian startup to manufacture aircraft specially designed to operate out of underserved small-town airports in Brazil

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Archaeology

Lower sea, fewer shell mounds

Study suggests a reduction in the level of the Atlantic Ocean 2,200 years ago sparked the collapse of ancient peoples on the Brazilian coast

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COVID-19

The efficiency of masks

Tests reveal how and to what extent different types of masks limit the airborne spread of infectious diseases

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Paleoecology

Caribbean incursions

Studies back up the hypothesis that the Caribbean Sea flooded parts of the western Amazon between 23 and 10 million years ago

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COVID-19

New coronavirus drugs

Pharmaceuticals announce orally administered drugs designed to treat the disease caused by SARS-Cov-2

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Health

Focus on the bacillus

Fast, portable, and sensitive, a new test could be a useful tool for preventing leprosy and helping with early diagnosis.

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HEALTH

Pioneering immunization

Malaria vaccine recommended for children in Africa by the WHO is the first to protect humans from a parasite

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Ecology

Green deforestation

Intensive açaí management threatens biodiversity in Amazonian estuarine forests

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Agriculture

Bees for hire

Startup rents out bees to improve agricultural productivity

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Physics/Chemistry

Free passage through the skin

Simulations indicate that applying an electric field stimulates the formation of "blisters" that turn the epidermis into a gateway for drugs to enter the body

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Information technology

Brazil’s electronic voting machine comes of age

Going digital brought agility and stability to a process that has been marked by fraud and distrust in the past

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Molecular biology

Urban germs

Thirty-one of the same bacteria are found in cities on all continents

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Agriculture

New biological pest control agents

Natural tick control and lacewings could help fight pests in Brazil’s cattle and coffee industries

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COVID-19

Warning from the deep

Monitoring the novel coronavirus in sewage systems improves epidemiological surveillance in Brazilian cities

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ENVIRONMENT

Less forest, more agriculture

South America loses natural vegetation while livestock and crops gain ground over the last three and a half decades

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Marine biology

Coral nurseries

Mobile cultivation of damaged coral in precast frames is a promising technology for rehabilitating reefs

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Environment

Drones map Brazilian forests

Unmanned aerial vehicles are being used to quickly and efficiently monitor rainforests in great detail

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COVID-19

Distribution challenges

Governments need to work with pharmaceutical and logistics companies to overcome obstacles to start the SARS-CoV-2 immunization campaign

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Biometrics

Security at your fingertips

Startup creates system to take better quality fingerprints of newborn babies

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COVID-19

The mystery of reinfections

Evidence that SARS-CoV-2 can infect the same person more than once is challenging our understanding of the virus and how we combat the disease

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