Engineering

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More efficient batteries

The electric car's biggest limitation is its energy storage system

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The challenges faced in Brazil

The use of electric models in Brazil depends on obstacles being overcome

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The rise of electric vehicles

16% of the world's cars will be electric by 2030

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careers

The more data, the better

Electrical engineer sets up his own big data company

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CORPORATE RESEARCH

Technological construction

Saint-Gobain establishes an R&D center focused on materials science

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Balloons for internet access

Balloons help carry the internet to remote parts of the planet

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Forestry ENGINEERING

Wood identification

Computer vision identify the quality of wood boards and their tree species

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SPACE ENGINEERING 

A new communications satellite

New satellite is expected to improve civil communication system

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AEROSPACE SYSTEMS

Green propulsion

Ethanol is tested for use in rockets

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Engineering

Company watchdog

Electric vehicle has eight hours of autonomy and travels specific routes

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SGDC

New satellite for Brazil’s communication system is launched into space

New satellite for Brazil’s communication system is launched into space

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Corporate Research

Software in transformation

Dextra is now seeking to expand overseas

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Data

Dramatic increase in number of engineers

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CAREERS

Engineering branches out

Poli-USP plans to train engineers using multidisciplinary approaches

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Naval engineering 

Autonomous boat

Prototype of a solar-powered vessel carries out measurements

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ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Chip for particle collisions

Brazilian researchers develop and test a device to be installed at CERN

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Awards

Celebrating Engineering

British award honors creators of digital imaging

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João Antônio Zuffo

João Antônio Zuffo: From electricity to the digital world

Electrical engineer was actively involved in computer science projects

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Economics

Good news for sugarcane

In addition to environmental benefits, an increase in ethanol production has helped to improve people’s lives in the countryside

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TRANSPORTATION

More sustainable buses

A Brazilian company launches a cleaner hybrid electric vehicle in line with multinational manufacturing trends

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Communication

Internet for all

Balloons can help bring connectivity and vigilance to remote areas

CAREERS

This way to Venus

Studies performed by chemist land him a research position at NASA

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Bioengineering

Warnings against drowsiness

Designed to prevent accidents, special seat warns drivers when they are tired

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PHYSICS

Pocket Laboratory

Random laser opens the door for the manufacture of low-cost microchips

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Technology

Hydrogel robots

Hydrogel robots can carry out tasks in water

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Safety engineering

The arc of survival

A laboratory set up at USP will collaborate on electrical accident research

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Metallurgical engineering

More efficient metals

Technological innovations enhance performance of steel used in motors

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Frank Allgöwer

The impact of basic science

The efficiency of smart networks depends on new theoretical models

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diamondoids

Diamonds insulate nanowire

Material can produce a semiconducting nanowire three atoms wide

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Medicine

Protection for newborns

A helmet cools the heads of babies whose brains lack oxygenation

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