Technology

Agronomy

Drone spraying

Unmanned aerial vehicles are increasingly being used to spray pesticides and biological control agents on Brazilian farms

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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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Transport

Electric buses on the horizon

Vehicle emissions policies in major cities stimulate development of battery-powered buses

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Biomedical engineering 

Affordable treatment

Brazilian-developed software aims to expand access to radiation therapy in developing countries

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Agronomy

Rainforest coffee

Ten new robusta coffee cultivars could triple production in the Amazon region

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Systems engineering

Border surveillance

Expected to be fully operational by 2035, SISFRON will monitor nearly 17,000 kilometers of Brazil's terrestrial borders with 10 countries

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Aviation

Cleaner flight

Embraer and WEG team up to develop electric propulsion systems for aviation

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Food Engineering

Lab-grown beef

Research into meat made from plants or animal cells with the same taste, smell, and texture as traditional beef is advancing quickly

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Biotechnology

In the skin of tilapia

Biological material already known for treating burns begins to be used in gynecological surgeries

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Biomedical Engineering

Keeping the skull intact

Brazilian startup launches noninvasive device for monitoring intracranial pressure

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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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TEXTILE ENGINEERING

The fine hair of goats

Cashmere fiber produced from Brazilian goats has superior quality to that sold on the international market

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Water engineering

Removing salt from water

Ceará plans to build Brazil’s first large-scale desalination facility as new and more cost-effective technologies emerge in Brazil and abroad

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Interview

Fabrício Bloisi: Local with a global mindset

The president of Movile speaks about the future of iFood, which received funding totaling US$500 million, and encourages the internationalization of innovative companies

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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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Corporate Research 

Automated farming

Máquinas Agrícolas Jacto boasts 383 patent applications and is among the global pioneers of driverless farming technology

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Justice

Automation in law

A new type of startup, known as legaltech, is developing technological systems for the legal field

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Information technology

Deciphering blockchain

System created to support cryptocurrency is now being used in a number of other applications

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Civil engineering

High-tech construction sites

New technologies, digital tools, and mass production aim to raise productivity

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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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Computer vision

The machines that see everything

Image processing systems are increasingly being used for industrial applications, from helping people with disabilities to diagnosing disease

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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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Biotechnology

Healing citrus groves

Startup incubated at Campinas Institute of Agriculture launches innovative treatment for citrus disease

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Engineering

The advancement of 3D printing

Health and industry applications drive this additive manufacturing technique to grow 25% per year

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Aeronautical engineering 

Faster than a bullet

Brazilian researchers develop aerial vehicle capable of hypersonic flight

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Entrepreneurship

Healthcare innovation

Award recognizes science projects with potential applications in medicine

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ENERGY

Winds of change

Brazilian wind power could provide three times more energy than all other electricity sources put together; it currently supplies 22 million homes

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INTERVIEW

Fabrício Bloisi: Local with global mindset

The president of Movile speaks about the future of iFood, which received funding of US$500 million, and encourages internationalization of innovative companies

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Naval Engineering

Renewing the fleet

The Navy launches the Riachuelo, the first of five submarines that will set a new technological benchmark for the Brazilian naval industry

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Biometrics

A face in the crowd

Facial recognition systems are becoming increasingly popular in Brazil and are already in use to prevent fraud, identify university exam participants, monitor travelers, and check in air passengers

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