Technology
Mechanical Engineering

Clean air
Company develops system to purify and humidify the environment
Nanotechnology

Delivery of medical drugs
Particles deliver water-soluble drugs to the body
By Fabio Reynol
Environmental engineering

Environmental engineering
New products can remove oil spills from the sea
Chemistry

Adding value to gas
Project is to take advantage of CO2 to grow microalgae and cyanobacteria
Forestry engineering

Flexible anatomy
Bamboo, which grows very fast, has new forms and uses in Brazil
Chemical Engineering

Advanced plastic
Material gains impact-related resistance and lower combustion properties
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
Electrical Engineering

Waste-free
New software improve control of power losses in the electrical sector
Energy

Stored electricity
Company develops a battery for electric vehicles and solar and wind systems
Energy

Multielectricity plant
Itaipu Binacional produces electric vehicles in a partnership with Fiat
national stent

Now made in Brazil
First stent produced in Brazil to correct narrowed arteries has a market
Computer Science

Virtual convergence
Software uses anti-spam logic to find vulnerable points in HIV virus
Computer Engineering

Vegetable code
A system to identify fruit and vegetables automatically
New materials

Concrete made from ash
Waste from sugar cane may substitute the sand used in civil construction
Nanotechnology

Squeezing electricity
Researchers develop a material that generates electricity under pressure
Electrical engineering

Plastic from light
Luminous polymers are being quoted as substitutes for LCD screens