Technology
natural resources
Luzeia: The Superguaraná
Researchers plan to increase productivity of the guaraná plant
Natural Resources
Açaí: From the Ground to the Snack Bar
An increase in açaí's consumption exposes the difficulties of its extractivism
CONSTRUCTION
Resistant gypsum
Blocks made from from fertilizer by-products are low-cost building option
ECOLOGY
Perfume from the Amazon
The use of leaves and branches increases rosewood oil production by 25%
Pharmaceutical industry
Medicine in nanoscale
Biolab uses nanotechnology to produce anesthetic and a baldness remedy
Corporate research
Flights of the Future
Embraer is investing in partnerships to develop biofuels and cabin innovations
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Multinational partnerships
Brazil participates in automotive development
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Expanded concrete
Researcher finds in aluminum slag a new ingredient for producing mortar
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INTELLIGENT PACKAGING
Color in fungi
Sensitive film warns consumers about food deterioration
IMMUNIZATION
The increased production of vaccines
Butantan develops technology to increase production and lower costs
GENETIC IMPROVEMENT
Vitamin Enriched Cassava
More nutritious tubers and beans are available to feed Brazilians
Business research
In search of new chemical routes
Oxiteno introduces products made from palm, soybean and sugarcane oils
Biofuel technology
Between sugars and genes
The development of new tools for ethanol production
Engineering
Well-being in the air
Embraer teams up with universities to improve comfort on its airplanes
Corporate research
Skin-deep science
Natura works with universities and research institutes to incorporate cutting-edge research within product development
Organic electronics
Flexible illumination
A research center develops new organic lamps and photovoltaic cells
disease control
The transformation of insects
A transgenic and an irradiated mosquitos are the new anti-dengue fever weapons
Automobile Industry
Ethanol savings
Dual-fuel engines get good mileage from ethanol