Engineering

Innovation

New technologies to reduce water waste

Universities and companies invest in solutions for detecting leaks in water distribution networks

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Space engineering

Satellite designed to locate people lost at sea

Nanodevice created at a university is designed to help rescue small boats in emergency situations

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New materials

Rigid and stretchy double network

Researchers develop synthetic metamaterial that combines seemingly incompatible properties

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Aeronautical engineering

Embraer eVTOL development advances

Company set to begin flight tests of its flying car, which is planned to enter commercial operation in 2027

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Biomedical engineering

Do you want to improve your sleep and well-being? Check the light and temperature levels

Prototype uses sensors to assess the conditions of indoor environments

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Automotive engineering

Device designed in Brazil retains some of the CO2 emitted by trucks

System captured up to 17% of gas emissions from diesel engines in real-world tests

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Space

German rocket flies for 30 seconds

German company becomes first to launch orbital rocket in mainland Europe

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Agriculture

Robotic fruit-picking arm

Robotic arm capable of gently picking fruit without damaging it

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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Scientists develop innovative models of prosthetics and exoskeletons

Prototype devices created by new research centers in search of greater cost-benefit

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INNOVATION

The webs that connect universities and companies

Study looks into how 240 academic laboratories interact with industry

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interview

Suzana Nunes: Female chemical engineer lives in Saudi Arabia

Brazilian scientist develops membranes that act as sophisticated filters, while also working on the permeability of science across genders and countries

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AGRONOMY

Drone radar facilitates agricultural monitoring

Device created by São Paulo–based startup also performs soil analysis and is capable of locating mineral deposits, anthills, and bones buried underground

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MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Research centers and companies in Brazil finding new applications for niobium

Innovations made using the material target batteries, cosmetics, fungicides, and catalysts

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OPTICS

New generation of chips

Brazilian universities and research centers developing prototypes of light-based devices that promise greater speed and lower energy consumption

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photolab

Roland Garros, inside out

It looks like a tennis ball, but it is actually a microstructure that could be used to produce refractory ceramics

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INTERVIEW

Liane Rossi: Brazilian scientist recognized by Swedish royalty

USP researcher who specializes in sustainable chemistry was awarded King Carl XVI Gustaf Professorship in Environmental Science

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AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Robot eliminates invasive plants and insects that damage crops

Robot eliminates invasive plants and insects that damage crops

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ENVIRONMENT

Aquifer depletion threatens forests and rivers

Over-exploitation and climate change are damaging environments that depend on underground water reserves

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Research itineraries

Originally from a riverside community, Gracialda Costa Ferreira investigates the identities of trees

Forest engineer also aims to improve the income of Amazonian communities

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Retrospect

100 years of TV: From tubes to smart TVs

Television faces competition from the internet and struggles to remain relevant

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Interview

Elisabete Fernandes: Transparency with radiation

Researcher explains how radioisotopes can help track products such as timber, meat, soybean, and coffee

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Water engineering

New device set to expand knowledge about Brazilian soils

Pioneering automated equipment that measures water permeability in soil will hit the market in 2025

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Space

Brazil starts creating national network of telescopes to monitor space debris

The objective is to monitor the millions of pieces of debris orbiting Earth that could damage satellites, rockets, and the safety of the planet

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Data

Enrollment on engineering and computing courses

Data analysis sheds light on enrollment on engineering and computing courses

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Photolab

The lower the better

Sphere reveals a colorful streak that reflects the order of stainless-steel atoms

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Civil engineering

Buildings need to be adapted to higher temperatures

Buildings need to be adapted to higher temperatures

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Aeronautical engineering

Chinese flying car debuts in Brazil

Chinese-made EHang model completes first flight trial in São Paulo as Embraer’s eVTOL prototype nears flight-testing phase

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Biotechnology

Research indicates new uses for microalgae

In the lab, the microscopic organisms proved capable of producing fertilizer, fixing metals in effluents, and offering new strategies for biofuels; the challenge is to expand the scale

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Cover

Graphene hits the market

Two decades after it was first created, the unique two-dimensional nanomaterial is beginning to be incorporated into technological innovations on a commercial scale

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Defense

Brazilian company develops monocular capable of seeing heat emitted by the body

Military equipment is designed to detect people in dark, smokey, dusty, or foggy environments

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