Computation

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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cover

The race towards Industry 4.0

Strategies to drive advanced manufacturing in Brazil

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Cover

Brazil’s Internet of Things

Internet of Things has the potential to increase economic productivity

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careers

The more data, the better

Electrical engineer sets up his own big data company

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BIBLIOMETRICS

Whose signature is this?

New strategies for resolving ambiguities in bibliographic references

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Environment

Landscape control

Software helps monitor the health of city trees

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Identification systems

Your body is your password

Biometrics includes voice, facial and blood vessel recognition

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COVER

The reality emerging from an avalanche of data

Analysis of data expands the field of activity for the humanities

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João Antônio Zuffo

João Antônio Zuffo: From electricity to the digital world

Electrical engineer was actively involved in computer science projects

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Good Practices

Questioning statistics

Questioning statistics

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INFRASTRUCTURE

Speed test

Brazil loses momentum in world supercomputer ranking

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Interconnectivity

Traffic on the net

System enables vehicles to exchange information about urban traffic

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Faster and more interactive

Brazilian researchers are developing the 5G system for mobile devices

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ECOLOGY

Great gardeners

Mathematical models reconstruct the seed-dispersing role by now-extinct animals

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