Technology
Agriculture
Bees for hire
Startup rents out bees to improve agricultural productivity
By Tiago Jokura
Automotive engineering
Electric vehicles powered by ethanol
Several research groups are working on technologies that would allow the sugarcane-based fuel to be used in electric vehicles
Electricity
Heat energy from the sun
The first solar thermal energy projects are leaving the design stage in Brazil
Aerial robotics
Out of sight
Drone manufacturer in São Paulo first in Brazil authorized to make flights higher than 120 meters above the ground and as far as 30 kilometers from the takeoff point
By Suzel Tunes
Information technology
Brazil’s electronic voting machine comes of age
Going digital brought agility and stability to a process that has been marked by fraud and distrust in the past
By Tiago Jokura
Agriculture
New biological pest control agents
Natural tick control and lacewings could help fight pests in Brazil’s cattle and coffee industries
By Suzel Tunes and Tiago Jokura
Oil & gas engineering
More efficient pre-salt production
A new method could help engineers to better manage the flow of oil and natural gas from deepwater oilfields
Marine biology
Coral nurseries
Mobile cultivation of damaged coral in precast frames is a promising technology for rehabilitating reefs
By Tiago Jokura
Aerospace engineering
Amazonia in space
Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 ready for launch
Environment
Drones map Brazilian forests
Unmanned aerial vehicles are being used to quickly and efficiently monitor rainforests in great detail
By Tiago Jokura
Aeronautical engineering
The Atobá takes flight
Rio-based firm successfully develops large-sized unmanned aircraft for defense and security missions
Crop science
Soil genetics
New mineral mapping technique can help farmers save on farm inputs and minimize environmental impacts
Biotechnology
New transgenic sugarcane
A São Paulo startup creates genetically modified plant varieties with defenses against sugarcane borers and tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate
By Suzel Tunes