Technology
Meteorology
Inside the rain clouds
A new system is going to forecast rain with up to three hours of anticipation
Geochronology
The ages of the earth
A network is going to spur study on the dating of rocks and finding oil fields
Speech Therapy
Precision hearing
Equipment for hearing tests gains a more efficient calibration system
Civil engineering
Economy with water taps
Rainwater serves to water plants and wash cars
Ophthalmology
Precision in sight
Equipment allows rigorous examinations on the curvature of the cornea
Materials Science
Rubber medicine
Material made from the latex of the rubber tree closes ulcers and rebuilds the esophagus and the eardrum
Biotechnology
Hormone on the market
Small company teams up with Brazilian pharmaceutical industry to produce a medicine against dwarfism
Materials engineering
Extra toughness in the air
Unprecedented product gives more resistance to the wingtip lights of Embraer's aircraft
Technology
Molecule factory
Partnership between the Applied Toxinology Center and a pharmaceutical company results in an analgesic that is more potent than morphine
Technology
A fiber for all handiwork
Dry Curauá leaves have wide use; from car parts to clothes and medicines
Technology
Deep Stability
Researchers from USP develop an unprecedented project for a platform to extract oil on the high seas
Technology
From nature to the drugstore
An anti-inflammatory made from the extract of a plant from the Atlantic Rainforest, is ready to go on the market
Technology
Sparkling whiteness
Partnership between a university and company makes the production of a new pigment for the paints industry possible
Technology
Nanotubes on the market
Tiny carbon parts are already on sale for universities and companies
Materials Engineering
State of resistance
Use of plasma expands the useful life of prostheses and industrial tools
Biotechnology
Secrets of sweetness
Study intends to identify the genes responsible for the sucrose in cane
Pharmacology
Protection for the skin
Extract from the Pariparoba exercises antioxidant action against the sun
metallurgy
Metallic recycling
Scrap is transformed into the raw material used to produce aluminum alloys
chemistry
Marking traits
Lead for pencils and propelling pencils gain more resistance with nanocompound
By Sylvia Leite