Energy
Budget
The battle for pre-salt
Scientific societies go to Brasilia to try and reverse the loss of resources
Energy
Electricity from the Sun
Brazil turns to a more wide-ranging use of solar panels
By Dinorah Ereno and Marcos de Oliveira
International Year of Chemistry
Molecules, problem and solution
Talks in April discussed alternative energy sources and climate change
Atomic Energy
Safety in the spotlight
Accident in Japan reopens the debate on the future of nuclear research
Electrical Engineering
Waste-free
New software improve control of power losses in the electrical sector
Energy
Stored electricity
Company develops a battery for electric vehicles and solar and wind systems
Energy
Multielectricity plant
Itaipu Binacional produces electric vehicles in a partnership with Fiat
Nanotechnology
Squeezing electricity
Researchers develop a material that generates electricity under pressure
Sustainability
Energy of the future
Latin America will play a fundamental role in the supply of renewable fuels
Petroleum engineering
Free of sand
Companies develop filter to extract oil from the bottom of the sea
Petrobras
Research in the pre-salt layer
Agreement provides technology for pre-salt exploitation
By Redação
Brazil-China
Coppe goes to China
Center of Innovative Technology, Climate Change and Energy inaugurated
By Redação
Petroleum Industry
Marine challenges
Exploiting oil creates demand for knowledge and technology
Meteorology
Lightning in the pampas
Positive rays of lightning are five times more frequently in Rio Grande do Sul