Energy
Radioactive waste
Radioactive waste
German virtual laboratory tests destinies to nuclear power plants' waste
By Redação
nanogenerator
Energetic movement
Cellphone recharging without wires and outlets may be a reality
By Redação
Alternative energy
Hybrid generates energy
Hybrid device between solar and fuel cells could be an option
By Redação
Bioenergy
The electric power of bacteria
Bacteria, sunlight, and wastewater may lead to a hydrogen gas production system
By Redação
cooking and biodiesel
More oil in leaves
Mutation may increase oil production of soybean, olive and palm plants
By Redação
Jatropha curcas
Genetics of the Jatropha curcas plant
Low genetic diversity limits cultivation success
By Redação
Electronics
The challenge of the Sun
New flexible cells tries to increase the use of photovoltaic energy
Technoscience
Where’s the lignin in sugarcane bagasse?
Where’s the lignin in sugarcane bagasse?
By Revisor
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Multinational partnerships
Brazil participates in automotive development
Automobile Industry
Ethanol savings
Dual-fuel engines get good mileage from ethanol
Petroleum Industry
Refined Methods
A computer program helps to improve refinery production
Naval engineering
Deep-water challenges
Studies facilitate advances in oil exploration on the high seas
Corporate research
Mining expansion
Vale invests in projects with a focus on mining and sustainable development
Brazilian silicon
Brazilian silicon for solar cells
Solar cells obtained with same purity as imported ones
Sustainable flying
Biofuels for aviation
Partnership study for adoption of biofuels in aviation
Solar energy
Solar energy for cold climates
New technology is indicated for colder and less sunny climates
Environment
Innovation reduces carbon emissions
The end of the gas reservoir in flex-fuel cars reduces greenhouse gases
Chris Somerville
Christopher Roland Somerville: Alternatives under development
Universities, companies and government take joint action to make biofuels
Bioenergy
Ethanol that mobilizes the world
Conference shows the search for new ways to produce biofuels
Flavio Alterthum
Flavio Alterthum: Lessons about Brazil’s ethanol
The co-author of the best-known basic microbiology book in Brazil
Budget
The battle for pre-salt
Scientific societies go to Brasilia to try and reverse the loss of resources