Technology

Computing

Intelligent learning

Machine absorbs knowledge continuously

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Chemistry

Molecular Detective

New technique identifies adulterations to money and documents

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Nanotechnology

Delivery of medical drugs

Particles deliver water-soluble drugs to the body

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New material

From field to table

Using nanotechnology to make edible films and fertilizers

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Environmental engineering

Environmental engineering

New products can remove oil spills from the sea

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Chemistry

Adding value to gas

Project is to take advantage of CO2 to grow microalgae and cyanobacteria

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Forestry engineering

Flexible anatomy

Bamboo, which grows very fast, has new forms and uses in Brazil

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Chemical Engineering

Advanced plastic

Material gains impact-related resistance and lower combustion properties

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Alberto de Castro

Mister IPT

He was important for the Institute of Technological Research

Meteorology

Forecasting waves

Brazilian-made meteorological radar predicts rains three hours ahead of time

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New materials

Valuable ash

Products with high added value use waste from burnt sugarcane bagasse

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Electrical Engineering

Waste-free

New software improve control of power losses in the electrical sector

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Medicine

Paper laboratory

Cellulose and wax: a new clinical testing model

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Recycling

Vegetable plastic

Mango stone membranes can be used for water treatment

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Energy

Stored electricity

Company develops a battery for electric vehicles and solar and wind systems

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Energy

Multielectricity plant

Itaipu Binacional produces electric vehicles in a partnership with Fiat

Transport

Environmental bus

Coppe builds a vehicle driven by hydrogen and batteries

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national stent

Now made in Brazil

First stent produced in Brazil to correct narrowed arteries has a market

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new material

Resistant and flexible

Carbon nanotubes result in more versatile products

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Physics

The brightest light

Laboratory completes project for new synchrotron light production ring

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Optics

Tridimensional image

3D TV prototype does away with special glasses

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Computer Science

Virtual convergence

Software uses anti-spam logic to find vulnerable points in HIV virus

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Computer Engineering

Vegetable code

A system to identify fruit and vegetables automatically

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New materials

Concrete made from ash

Waste from sugar cane may substitute the sand used in civil construction

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New materials

Bactericidal fiber

Mixture results in a fiber that has medicinal properties

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Nanotechnology

Squeezing electricity

Researchers develop a material that generates electricity under pressure

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Electrical engineering

Plastic from light

Luminous polymers are being quoted as substitutes for LCD screens

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Chemistry

Valuable antibodies

Companies and institutes in Brazil produce essential input for research

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Forestry Engineering

Wood out of rubber

The use of the trunk of the Pará rubber tree to manufacture furniture

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Chemical engineering

Enzymatic route

New pre-treatments make production of second generation ethanol easier

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