Technology

nutrition

Educated Choices

Children discover the healthiest foods through an educational game

Security

Electronic watcher

A system identifies car number plates and compares them to a data bank

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husbandry

Bull’s eye for the ostrich

Ostrich breeding gains a DNA test and software for managing the business

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bioinformatics

Structures without secrets

System developed by Embrapa helps to understand the functions of proteins

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Energy

Electricity from hydrogen

Small company produces fuel cell to run household electronic equipment

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Biotechnology

Natural archives

Bank of extracts from plants is going to help in the search for new medicines

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Electrical Engineering

House under control

Company from São Carlos develops low cost equipment for building automation

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Medicine

Safer transfusion

Equipment guarantees better quality blood for immunodeficient patients

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cattle raising

Well-handled Herd

Cattle that mature earlier are produced for slaughter and for reproduction

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Biotechnology

Cellulose on the skin

Bacterium produces substance used for treating burns

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Medicine

Early diagnosis

Tests help with the prevention of hereditary diseases

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Agronomy

Naturally Decaffeinated

Researchers discover mutant coffee plants without any stimulating substance

telecommunications

Connection in the right measure

Company develops components for transmissions via optical fiber

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New materials

Crystalline Light

Researchers develop prototype of a compact laser for wide commercial use

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marine engineering

Deep Stability

Researchers develop a project for a platform to extract oil on the high seas

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patents

Passing on knowledge

Projects reach industry and make a financial return possible for Fapemig

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Agronomy

Small and powerful

Researchers verify protective effects of a Brazilian mushroom

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Biochemistry

Molecule factory

Partnership results in an analgesic that is more potent than morphine

telecommunications

Concentrated effort

Optical fibers bring a new stage for research into the Internet and telephony

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microelectronics

Race for the chip

Brazil seeks to reduce external dependence in the semiconductor area

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husbandry

The frog’s leap

New strains ensure greater productivity and alleviate environmental impacts

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New materials

Molecular precision

Nanometric sensors detect and differentiate tastes, smells, and pollutants

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aerial engineering

Energy from the Sun

Company manufactures solar panels used in artificial satellites

pharmacy

Healing papaya

Latex from papaya contains healing substances for different wounds

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Civil Engineering

Beautiful, safe and cheap

New techniques turn wooden bridges into a good option for concrete

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Metallurgy

Thinned aluminum

CBA and Poly-USP develop thinner and more resistant metal plates

Chemistry

Fibers from the sea

Food supplements are manufactured with raw material from crustaceans

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electrical engineering

Getting the paper right

Electronic sensor eliminates loses in the drying process of cellulose paste

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Lightness in the air

The wing structure of the Embraer aircraft was developed with support

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Space Engineering

Impulse in space

Researchers construct a new version of a thruster rocket for satellites