Technology

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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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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R&D

Testing at natural scale

CIMATEC’s new facility in Camaçari, Bahia, will have capabilities to build pilot plants and can support research at a national scale

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R&D

New perspectives for industry

Network of 21 applied research institutes funded by SENAI provided more than 500 projects of interest to the production sector

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Aeronautical Engineering

A blimp over the forest

A pilotless aircraft built in Brazil will monitor environmental reserves in the Amazon

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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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Entrepreneurship

The land of the unicorns

First billion-dollar startups begin to emerge in Brazil

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Computer science

A world that is controlled by algorithms

Logical computer systems have a growing impact on everyday life

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PALEONTOLOGY

Fossils on the move

3D reconstructions highlight new characteristics of crocodiles and dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago in Brazil

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PAPER INDUSTRY

Paper from cane fiber and leaves

Companies use sugarcane waste to produce printer paper and packaging

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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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JUSTICE

Automation in law

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

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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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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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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The land of the unicorns

First billion-dollar startups begin to emerge in Brazil

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BIOTECHNOLOGY

Genes in silence

Molecular tool based on the interfering RNA technique may aid in combating agricultural pests

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BIOENERGY

Obstacles in the way

Delays in achieving economic viability of second-generation ethanol keeps investors at arms’ length, but some companies are staying in the race

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Blimp over the forest

Pilotless aircraft built in Brazil will monitor environmental reserves in the Amazon

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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Imported efficiency

Cars use less fuel with technologies fostered by the Inovar Auto program, nearly all of which are foreign

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Computation

24-hour challenge

Competition asks programming students to tackle real-world problems

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COMPUTING

A free space for creativity

Hackerspaces—locations that bring technology aficionados together—are multiplying across the country

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ENGINEERING

Wood identification

Computer vision systems identify the quality of wood boards and their tree species

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Biotechnology

More resistant sugarcane fields

A variety of genetically modified sugarcane developed by a company from Piracicaba is approved for planting

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AEROSPACE SYSTEMS

Green propulsion

INPE and the Brazilian Air Force develop sustainable engine and fuel for use in rockets and satellites

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AGRICULTURE

The smaller the better

Nanoparticles and nanocapsules may reduce the use of agrochemicals while maintaining biological efficacy

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MICROELECTRONICS

Brazil’s chip-making dream

New Qualcomm packaging facility to place Brazil among global semiconductor producers

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Remote Sensing

Groundwater seen from space

A new satellite system will soon resume collecting aquifer data from around the globe

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