Technology
Engineering
Floating over the terrain
Study contributes to development of tires that reduce compaction of soil
Environmental monitoring
Remote observation
The artisanal task of field research gains momentum
Biomedical engineering
Enhanced mobility
Wheelchair responds to commands made with facial muscles
MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Sophisticated packaging
Safer, better-quality and more convenient products to consumers
BIOFUELS
From bagasse to innovation
Companies are investing in technology to increase ethanol production
Electronics
The challenge of the Sun
New flexible cells tries to increase the use of photovoltaic energy
Entrepreneurship
Business emerges from the past
Entrepreneurial archeology plays an increasing role at construction sites
CHEMISTRY
Biological silver
Nanoparticles from fungi are successfully tested on antibacterial fabrics
ENGINEERING
Ozone to be used to treat mining waste
São Paulo Company plans to clean contaminated water and soil
New materials
Imitation of nature
Brazilian researchers develop a way to connect plastic to ceramics
Silviculture
More cellulose per square centimeter
Transgenic eucalyptus has 20% higher productivity than the conventional tree
Technology Beverages
Light-infused beer
A light source accelerates yeast metabolism and increases production
Business research
Global reference
Innovations in women’s health care are exported to the rest of the world