Energy

Physics

The behavior of blackouts

Mathematical models help us understand how successive failures cause blackouts

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Naval engineering 

Autonomous boat

Prototype of a solar-powered vessel carries out measurements

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TRANSPORTATION

More sustainable buses

A Brazilian company launches a cleaner hybrid electric vehicle in line with multinational manufacturing trends

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HISTORY

Light and Power

Companies from the 19th century formed the São Paulo electric power industry

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Climate changes

Trump’s odd view of science

Early Trump Administration plans make no mention of renewable energy

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Metallurgical engineering

More efficient metals

Technological innovations enhance performance of steel used in motors

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Frank Allgöwer

The impact of basic science

The efficiency of smart networks depends on new theoretical models

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diamondoids

Diamonds insulate nanowire

Material can produce a semiconducting nanowire three atoms wide

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Energy

Bendable LED consumes little energy

Bendable LED screen could be the basis for a hypothetical electronic paper

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Petroleum Industry

Solutions for the pre-salt layer

Research institutions develop equipment to operate in ultra-deep waters

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Energy

Films capture energy from the sun

Production of flexible solar cells is beginning on a small-scale in Brazil

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nano technology

How batteries die

Researchers observed images that record the battery life cycle

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infrared radiation

Heat-activated solar panel

New material could serve as the basis for a different kind of solar panel

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Energy

Oil for biodiesel

Future biofuel production will likely use several raw material alternatives

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Energy

Towards the development of natural gas

FAPESP and the BG Group open a research center in São Paulo

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Energy

A more powerful solar panel

New option can surpass and replace the silicon used in solar energy panels

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Symposium

Solutions from science

Event discusses paths for overcoming challenges in the different fields

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Power paper

Power paper stores energy

A sheet of paper obtained by cellulose fibers into microfibers stores energy

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Vinasse to generate energy

Ethanol waste can be used to produce electricity

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TRANSPORTATION

More sustainable buses

A Brazilian company launches a cleaner hybrid electric vehicle

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ENERGY

Versatile power plants

Water reuse in a hydroelectric system could increase electricity supply

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Fuel

Hydrogen from ethanol

A chemical reaction extracts hydrogen from ethanol

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PHYSICS

Many forms of electricity

Special materials find new opportunities to conduct electric current

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ASTROPHYSICS

A trap for ghosts

Mechanism may explain the origin of neutrinos detected in Antarctica

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Energy and Materials

New Director for the CNPEM

Carlos Américo Pacheco takes over as general director of the CNPEM

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GOOD PRACTICES

Restriction of Disputed Articles

Restriction of Disputed Articles

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Solar energy

Layered solar panel

Materials could make it easier to produce photovoltaic cells more efficient

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Fernando de Noronha

The dance of sun and wind

Alternation of wind and sun allows combined use for energy generation

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mirai

Tank full of hydrogen

Toyota presents a car that generates its own power from hydrogen

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alternative energy

Boats under the sun

Teams from Santa Catarina win the Brazil Solar Challenge competition

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