Technology

Chemistry

Beautifully dull

A new additive guarantees more beautiful footwear soles

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Biophotonics

Spectrums of life

Optical tweezers and spectroscopy to facilitate the study of living cells

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Chemistry

Nano Particles

New magnetic materials will be useful in electronics and in medicine

Biomedical engineering

Sharp sight

Sensor does a more detailed diagnosis of visual imperfections

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Materials engineering

Plastic under control

System improves the production of bottles made with polymers

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Recycling

All put to good use

Group of companies sets up company to process long-life packaging

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Chemistry

Powerful liaisons

Ceramic nanoribbons are used as connectors in circuits and transistors

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Aerospace engineering

Space for conquests

Brazil now has essential components for satellites

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Gastroenterology

Mopping up

Machine developed by a small company cleans endoscopes more effectively

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Energy

On the waves of the sea

Port in Ceará will have an electricity generation plant developed at UFRJ

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Chemical Engineering

Memory in glass

Innovative material will store digital data in 3-dimensions

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Recycling

Back to its origins

New processes simplify the cleaning and recovery of disposable plastic bottles

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Restoration

Lights on the past

Analysis techniques reveal writing from papyruses and deteriorated documents

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Energy

Fuel in ceramics

Equipment transforms hydrogen into electricity

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Mechanical engineering

School program

Software teaches students to plan the manufacture of industrial parts

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Chanel No. 5

Rosewood perfume No.5 Brazil

Leaves from the Amazonian tree guarantees its production

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Forestry engineering

Finite stock in the Amazon

Two species of tree take more than a century to grow

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Cattle ranching

Better management, more profit

Project rehabilitates small rural producers

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Biotechnology

Cleaning crew

Fungi and bacteria form the basis of detergents used in hospital equipment

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Electrical Engineering

Digital farming

Company develops precision equipment for use in agriculture

New Materials

A different type of magnet

Graphite developed by a research team has magnetic properties

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Sensoring

Topography maps of Brazil

Images captured by Endeavour and produced by Embrapa show Brazilian topography

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Medicines

Valuable poisons

Studies with poisonous animals have resulted in the licensing of seven patents

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Medicines

From nature to the drugstore

An anti-inflammatory made from the extract of a plant

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Biomedical Engineering

Vital implant

Stent produced by laser is going to reduce the cost of cardiac therapies

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Electrical Engineering

Body heat

Equipment detects temperature variations by way of infrared radiation

Clinical Analysis

Without marks on the antibody

Equipment carried out the diagnosis of diseases based on antigens

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Chemistry

A shorter route

Partnership finds new solutions for the company's industrial processes

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Electrical engineering

Linked to the wiring

Small company innovates and produces current and magnetic field meters

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Civil Engineering

Rubber in the safety barrier

Barriers produced with pieces of tires reduce impact in traffic accidents

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