Engineering
Organic prototypes
Inspired on birds and elephants
The objective of the new machines is to save energy on all possible fronts
Engineering education
ITA’s flight
New dean seeks to double the seats at engineering school
Cover
Heaven cannot wait
Redefinition of the space program aims to speed up the launching of satellites
Polemic
The owners of rain
Interventions on global climate may already be feasible, but carry huge risks
Naval Engineering
Clean and efficient cargo ship
Brazilian ship has innovative system for loading and unloading
Gender
War on stereotype
Unicamp students join together to increase the presence of women in engineering
José Israel Vargas
José Israel Vargas: from crisis to opportunity
Former minister remembers his career as scientist and policy maker
Homage
Empty spaces in Brazilian science
Farewell Jayme Tiomno, Victória Rossetti and Lynaldo Cavalcanti
Mechanical Engineering
Clean air
Company develops system to purify and humidify the environment
Internationalization
Glass Tower of Babel
UFSCar attracts foreigners to research materials engineering
Environmental engineering
Environmental engineering
New products can remove oil spills from the sea
Forestry engineering
Flexible anatomy
Bamboo, which grows very fast, has new forms and uses in Brazil
Chemical Engineering
Advanced plastic
Material gains impact-related resistance and lower combustion properties
Alberto de Castro
Mister IPT
He was important for the Institute of Technological Research
Electrical Engineering
Waste-free
New software improve control of power losses in the electrical sector
national stent
Now made in Brazil
First stent produced in Brazil to correct narrowed arteries has a market
Computer Engineering
Vegetable code
A system to identify fruit and vegetables automatically
New materials
Concrete made from ash
Waste from sugar cane may substitute the sand used in civil construction
Electrical engineering
Plastic from light
Luminous polymers are being quoted as substitutes for LCD screens
Forestry Engineering
Wood out of rubber
The use of the trunk of the Pará rubber tree to manufacture furniture
Chemical engineering
Enzymatic route
New pre-treatments make production of second generation ethanol easier
Electronic Engineering
The talking light
Device for the visually impaired identifies colors and currency bills