Yuri Vasconcelos
Renewable energy
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New buoy for measuring ocean winds
Brazilian scientists create essential device for installing wind farms at sea
AGRICULTURE
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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
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
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Device can help quickly diagnose heart attacks
Technological solution detects the presence of a cardiac muscle injury biomarker in the blood in minutes
SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION
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Consolidated partnerships
Collaborations between Brazil and Portugal prioritize studies on new energies, particle physics, and the history of the two countries in the twentieth century
Interview
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Osvaldo Catsumi Imamura: A secure device
The engineer who created the layered security framework for Brazil’s electronic voting machine explains why the system is trustworthy
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Neldson Marcolin
Urban planning
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3D favelas
How researchers are using laser scanning technology to digitally map informal settlements in Brazil
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Frances Jones