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Yuri Vasconcelos

Interview

João Batista Calixto: The voice of Brazilian pharmaceuticals

The pharmacologist from Minas Gerais has dedicated his life to developing new drugs

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A snapshot of Brazilian agriculture

New technologies are increasing efficiency but shrinking the job market, studies show

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The rise of agtechs

Agribusiness startups are growing the innovation ecosystem in agriculture

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Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

The challenge of generating bioenergy

Pesquisa FAPESP covered the efforts of Brazilian science to make viable the use of sugar sector byproducts for producing electricity and 2G ethanol

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Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Science for all

Launched in October 1999, the journal has made science conducted in São Paulo and Brazil better known to the public.

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Mining

The niobium controversy

The production of niobium, for which Brazil is by far the global leader, is surrounded by myths and misconceptions

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Space

Pinpoint vision

Space camera made in Brazil can identify areas as small as nine square meters from Earth's orbit

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Interview

Márcia Cristina Bernardes Barbosa: More space for women

Physicist specialized in the properties of water fights gender discrimination in science

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The new Brazilian Air Force fighter jet

The first Swedish Gripen E jet purchased by Brazil is soon to begin its flight tests; acquisition of the 36 aircraft included a technology transfer package

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Reuse, replace, degrade

Experts call for multiple strategies to tackle plastic pollution

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Plastic Planet

Invented a century ago, the polymeric material that at first seemed to make modern life so much easier has now become a major environmental problem

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Internet

The future of the web

As the web turns 30, the technology that has transformed the modern world faces challenges to remaining a free, democratic, and pluralistic domain

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Biometrics

Brazilian technology at the Pentagon

Brazilian identification systems company Griaule has won two contracts in the United States worth a total of US$82.5 million—one with the Department of Defense

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INTERVIEW

Jairton Dupont: The radical chemist

The specialist in ionic liquids defends a more open, pluralistic, and democratic university

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INTERVIEW

César Gon: On the path of digital transformation

The founder of the multinational CI&T speaks about the challenges that companies of the twentieth century face to adapt to a digital environment

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Mining

The niobium controversy

Niobium, of which Brazil is by far the world’s largest producer, is surrounded by myths and misconceptions

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Aeronautical engineering 

Faster than a bullet

Brazilian researchers develop aerial vehicle capable of hypersonic flight

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Biometrics

Brazilian technology at the Pentagon

Brazilian identification systems company Griaule has won two contracts in the United States worth a total of US$82.5 million—one with the Department of Defense

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Metallurgical engineering  

Two centuries of Ipanema

Steel pioneer represented the beginning of the country’s First Industrial Revolution

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GRADUATE STUDIES

Studies in jeopardy

Fire affects six of the institution’s graduate programs, of which two are world-class

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CORPORATE RESEARCH

High-level delivery

Akaer Group is poised to become a global provider of aerospace systems and components

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Aeronautical Engineering

A more efficient jet

Embraer’s new aircraft delivered better-than-expected performance in certification tests

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Corporate research

More productive fields

To boost the efficiency of Brazilian sugarcane, the Sugarcane Technology Center invests in biotechnology, genetic improvement, and a new form of planting

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Options on the table

Agriculture 4.0 can help to reduce pesticide use on farms in Brazil

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INTERVIEW

Antonio Carlos Rossini Jr.: Betting on connected environments

An engineer talks about the expansion of the Internet of Things in Brazil and the trajectory of one of the first Brazilian startups focusing on this ecosystem

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Pesticides in the balance

Debate stirs over proposed regulations on pesticides—the mainstay of large-scale farming but a hazard to the environment and the health of rural communities

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INTERVIEW

Andrew Simpson: Ready for take-off

A biochemist talks about Orygen Biotecnologia's projects and the importance of biologic medicines

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CORPORATE RESEARCH

High-level delivery

Akaer Group poises to become a global provider of aerospace systems and components

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INTERVIEW

Fernando Martins: Digital agriculture

Engineer explains how agribusiness benefits and grows with the support of new tools like the internet of things

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MARINE ENGINEERING

Surveillance at sea

Radar designed to detect ships beyond the curvature of the earth uses a new tracking system developed in Brazil

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