Engineering

Materials engineering

Made to order

Artificial intelligence system determines glass formulation based on the desired characteristics

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Engineering

First images from Amazonia-1

The Brazilian National Institute for Space Research has released the first images taken by Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1

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Robotics

Robots as walking aids

Natively developed technology supports rehabilitation of patients with impaired mobility

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Space mission

High season on Mars

The exploration of Mars was given fresh impetus last month with the arrival of three spacecraft, each controlled by a different nation

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Aerospace engineering

Amazonia in space

Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 ready for launch

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CAREERS

Modern mining

Trained to interpret huge volumes of information, data scientists have job opportunities in a wide range of sectors

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Aeronautical engineering

The Atobá takes flight

Rio-based firm successfully develops large-sized unmanned aircraft for defense and security missions

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Data

Engineering courses: fall in the number of new and graduating students

Number of new students fell by 17% between 2018 and 2019 to 39% below its peak in 2014

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Public policy

A paradox on the table

Food insecurity challenges faced by Brazil, one of the largest agricultural producers in the world

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Computation

Center for Artificial Intelligence

The Center for Artificial Intelligence, an engineering research center funded by FAPESP was inaugurated on October 13 at the University of São Paulo

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Interview

A builder of startups

Computer scientist Nivio Ziviani, from Minas Gerais, has founded five startups and sold one to Google

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Biomedical engineering

Green microbattery

Researchers from USP and Harvard develop a vegetable gelatin prototype for medical applications

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Oil and gas engineering

Caverns for storing gases

New technology will allow deep-sea storage of the carbon dioxide and methane associated with oil extraction in pre-salt petroleum fields

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Biotechnology

Clothes made of bacteria

Biofabrics made from microbes are crawling their way into the fashion industry

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Innovation

More agile drones

Engineers have developed a system that allows drones to detect and quickly avoid moving objects in the air

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Data

Scientific publications on artificial intelligence1

The number of scientific articles on artificial intelligence (AI) published worldwide tripled

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Renewable energy

The power of marine winds

Researchers study how to exploit wind potential off the Brazilian coast

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Profile

Clean water

Scientist from Salvador, Bahia, earns international recognition for new cistern design

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Automotive engineering

An electric in the dunes

A Paraná startup develops an electric-powered buggy for beach tourism

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physics

Big data and new materials

Scientists turn to digital mining techniques and huge databases of compounds in efforts to accelerate the discovery of new structures

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COVER

Gender and Science

Ongoing dialogue with feminist theories opens new areas for research across various disciplines

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Interview

Heather Lombardi: Support for gene editing

FDA official says the agency is in favor of editing the genomes of living organisms to create products that benefit society

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Technology

Contact lenses that monitor health

South Korean researchers have taken an important step towards creating a contact lens capable of measuring certain health parameters

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Aviation

Cleaner flight

Embraer and WEG team up to develop electric propulsion systems for aviation

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Biomedical engineering

Affordable treatment

Brazilian software aims to expand access to radiation therapy in developing countries

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SPACE

Pinpoint vision

A space camera made in Brazil can identify areas as small as nine square meters from Earth orbit

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Careers

Space ahoy!

Engineer takes part in simulated space mission and could become Brazil’s first female astronaut

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Cover

Agriculture 4.0

Data collected, transmitted, and processed in real time can improve farming productivity and sustainability, but limited connectivity and access to digital technology are barriers still needing to be addressed

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Aeronautical engineering

The arrival of flying cars

Development of eVTOLs advances in Brazil and around the world

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Data

Formal employment in engineering

Crisis leads to drop in formal employment in engineering

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