Engineering

PHYSICS

Manuscript by Einstein sells for US$13 million at auction

Manuscript by Einstein sells for US$13 million at auction

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Materials engineering

The power of copper

Copper nanoparticles can be used to create biocidal fabrics and agricultural pesticides

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Automotive engineering

Electric vehicles powered by ethanol

Several research groups are working on technologies that would allow the sugarcane-based fuel to be used in electric vehicles

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Environment

CO2 extraction plant

The largest plant designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere began operating in Ireland on September 8

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SPACE

Ready for lift-off

Alcântara space center to carry out first orbital launches in 2022

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Aerial robotics

Out of sight

Drone manufacturer in São Paulo first in Brazil authorized to make flights higher than 120 meters above the ground and as far as 30 kilometers from the takeoff point

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Cover

INPE under pressure

Brazil’s most important space research center celebrates its 60th anniversary with a reduced budget, research projects facing uncertain futures, and major challenges ahead

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space tourism

Billionaires initiate the age of space tourism

Billionaires initiate the age of space tourism

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Innovation

Earth-controlled temperature

A technology developed at the São Carlos School of Engineering of the University of São Paulo uses heat exchange between the subsoil and the foundation piles to acclimatize a building's interior

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Careers

High speed

Brazilian scientist sets world record during fiber optic connection studies

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Neurology

Epileptic seizure warning

São Paulo startup develops wearable device designed to identify seizures half an hour before they occur

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Tecnology

Writing with the mind

A brain-to-computer interface has allowed a 65-year-old man paralyzed from the neck down to quickly write text on a computer screen by imagining himself writing the letters by hand

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Engineering

Chinese rover on Mars

Without a fanfare, China’s National Space Administration successfully landed its first rover on Mars

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Oil & gas engineering

More efficient pre-salt production

A new method could help engineers to better manage the flow of oil and natural gas from deepwater oilfields

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Interview

Ivair Gontijo: On Martian time

A Brazilian engineer is one of those responsible for monitoring NASA's robotic jeep Perseverance, as it searches for traces of life on Earth's closest neighbor

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Aviation

Turbulence in the air

Embraer banks on its successful aircraft portfolio and investment in innovation to navigate one of the most difficult chapters in its history

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Environment

Fighting global warming

US academies of science propose a research program to study the feasibility of Earth cooling measures

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Interview

Luiz Bevilacqua: Bridges to interdisciplinarity

The scientist behind COPPE and the educational model used at the Federal University of ABC shares how the development of engineering research has impacted Brazil

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Ingenuity

Successful flight on mars

NASA's robotic helicopter Ingenuity became the first aircraft designed on Earth to make a controlled and self-propelled flight on another planet

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Video

Nasa’s Brazilian engineer explains the Mars 2020 mission

Ivair Gontijo is among those responsible for building and monitoring the rover Perseverance, which is searching for traces of life in Mars | 11'57

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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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