Computation

Justice

Automation in law

A new type of startup, known as legaltech, is developing technological systems for the legal field

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Information technology

Deciphering blockchain

System created to support cryptocurrency is now being used in a number of other applications

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INTERVIEW

César Gon: On the path of digital transformation

The founder of the multinational CI&T speaks about the challenges that companies of the twentieth century face to adapt to a digital environment

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Interview

David Cox : The power to transform the world

American neuroscientist says health and cybersecurity are just some of the areas that stand to benefit from advances in artificial intelligence

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Cover

Mimicking the brain

Artificial intelligence as a scientific field was borne from mathematical studies in the 1940s

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Cover

Fertile ground for artificial intelligence

As the use of AI continues to grow, a consortium of researchers has created an institute designed to help establish partnerships between universities and businesses

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Biometrics

A face in the crowd

Facial recognition systems are becoming increasingly popular in Brazil and are already in use to prevent fraud, identify university exam participants, monitor travelers, and check in air passengers

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Biometrics

Brazilian technology at the Pentagon

Brazilian identification systems company Griaule has won two contracts in the United States worth a total of US$82.5 million—one with the Department of Defense

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EDUCATION

Science and video games

Researchers discover new uses for computer games

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Computer science

A world that is controlled by algorithms

Logical computer systems have a growing impact on everyday life

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MANAGEMENT

A strategy for research data

Researchers are being encouraged to better manage and share the data they produce

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JUSTICE

Automation in law

A new type of startup known as legaltechs is developing technological systems for the legal field

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INTERVIEW

Fernando Martins: Digital agriculture

Engineer explains how agribusiness benefits and grows with the support of new tools like the internet of things

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DIFFUSION

Promise of boycott

Computer scientists vow to boycott new subscription-only artificial intelligence journal

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I.T.

Particle-tracking challenge

CERN launched a computer science challenge to stimulate the development of artificially intelligent data-analysis programs

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COMPUTING

A free space for creativity

Hackerspaces—locations that bring technology aficionados together—are multiplying across the country

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 

Zika against cancer

The Zika virus is being tested as a tool for treating aggressive tumors of the central nervous system

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Computation

Data scientists reconstruct the rhetoric of the French Revolution

Researchers used data mining techniques to analyze transcripts of 40,000 speeches made at the National Constituent Assembly

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Photolab

Laser faucet

System simulates how light travels through the icy clouds of interstellar media

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computer science

The reality emerging from an avalanche of data

Digital humanities are spreading through a variety of disciplines, influencing the training of researchers and driving public policy

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COVER

A world controlled by algorithms

Logical computer systems are having a growing impact on everyday life

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Computation

Software detects minor earthquakes

Researchers in the US have created a computer program that can detect small tremors and distinguish minor earthquakes from background noise

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Scenarios

Determinants of survival in industry

Experts assess the risks and opportunities created by potentially disruptive technological developments

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Data Management

High-quality information

Researchers propose strategies to improve the reliability of online biodiversity databases

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Good practices

Software detects errors in cancer genetics articles

Online tool available for testing identifies mistakes in gene sequences

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COMPUTING

Robot swarms

Robotics aims to program machines to perform tasks as a coordinated group

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CAREERS

Impacts of a new labor reality

Expansion of Industry 4.0 will create new demands for training in Brazil

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Production Engineering

Pay to use

System combines products and services into a commercial strategy

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The race towards Industry 4.0

Strategies to drive advanced manufacturing in Brazil

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Brazil’s Internet of Things

Internet of Things has the potential to increase economic productivity

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