Technology
FOODSTUFFS
From villain to hero
Snacks enriched with flour from bovine lungs help in combating anemia
Microelectronics
Conductor in the oven
New materials increase the memory of computers by as much as 250 times
Mechanical Engineering
Without risks
Ultrasound checks structures of oil pipelines and nuclear power stations
Dentistry
Light in the arches
Researches are making headway with laser and equipment in dental treatment
geosciences
Strategic information
System identifies with maps and photos the origin of telephone calls
Chemistry
Mimetism in the laboratory
Synthetic substances imitate the behavior of biological compounds
Environmental Engineering
Back in production
Plasma-based equipment guarantees economic and environmental gains
Materials Engineering
Innovations in steels
New materials with electrical properties and more resistance to corrosion
Aquaculture
Feed made to measure
Study develops system for analyzing foodstuffs for fishes and shrimps
Pharmaceutical industry
Weekly dose
Company acquires the right to produce antihypertensive with technique from UFMG
Viticulture
A lot of pulp and no seeds
Three varieties of seedless table grapes are launched onto the market
chemical engineering
The color of meat
Fungus-produced food coloring has new production technique
Materials Engineering
Dribbling past the radar
Shielding makes military aircraft imperceptible to detection
Energy
The force of the current
Hydraulic turbine takes electricity to isolated riverine communities
telecommunications
Fibers under examination
Equipment monitors optic network devices for the foreign market
Transportation
Hybrids on the streets
Buses with electric and conventional traction win international prominence
By Sylvia Leite
Materials Engineering
Process mastered
Groups from Ipen and USP succeed in making the heart of the oxygen sensor
breeding
The leap of the shrimp
Breeding and genetic research boost the production of marine crustaceans
materials Engineering
Prostheses from the castor bean
A polymer derived from vegetable oil wins over the international market