Yuri Vasconcelos
microelectronics
Race for the chip
Brazil seeks to reduce external dependence in the semiconductor area
New materials
Molecular precision
Nanometric sensors detect and differentiate tastes, smells, and pollutants
Materials Engineering
Innovations in steels
New materials with electrical properties and more resistance to corrosion
agriculture
The best of garbage
Software and analysis methodology indicate the quality of the organic compost
Biomaterial
Relief for burns
Hydrogel lessens pain, prevents skin from drying up and fights bacteria
Geology
Precious discoveries
New techniques and sensors identify mineral deposits with more precision
Materials engineering
Extra toughness in the air
A product gives more resistance to the wingtip lights of Embraer's aircraft
Clinical analysis
On the trail of the Trypanosome
New test detects presence of antibodies of Chagas's disease in the blood
Health
Radioactive seeds against cancer
Ipen masters the technology for capsules containing iodine-125
speleology
Technology in caving
Visits to the Bonito region with the minimal of environmental impact
NEW MATERIAL
Much more than simple glass
Vitreous material can be used in telescopes and artificial bones
Engineering
Purification of the waters
Charging for the use of river water should stimulate new technologies
marine engineering
Simulations on the screen and in the bay waters
Tanks to help Petrobras explore for oil in ultradeep waters
