I.T.
Communication
Online tool tries to identify fake news
Researchers are developing a tool for verifying whether articles shared on the internet or through instant messaging apps are real or fake
By Redação
Computer science
A world that is controlled by algorithms
Logical computer systems have a growing impact on everyday life
INTERVIEW
Fernando Martins: Digital agriculture
Engineer explains how agribusiness benefits and grows with the support of new tools like the internet of things
By Neldson Marcolin and Yuri Vasconcelos
I.T.
Particle-tracking challenge
CERN launched a computer science challenge to stimulate the development of artificially intelligent data-analysis programs
By Redação
COMPUTING
A free space for creativity
Hackerspaces—locations that bring technology aficionados together—are multiplying across the country
By Suzel Tunes
Genetics
A superfamily of 13 million people
Thirteen million people connected by blood ties or marriage over five centuries make up the largest family tree ever constructed
By Redação
Computation
Software detects minor earthquakes
Researchers in the US have created a computer program that can detect small tremors and distinguish minor earthquakes from background noise
By Redação
Data Management
High-quality information
Researchers propose strategies to improve the reliability of online biodiversity databases
Good practices
Software detects errors in cancer genetics articles
Online tool available for testing identifies mistakes in gene sequences
By Redação
CORPORATE RESEARCH
Digital opportunities
Totvs positions itself as a provider of knowledge management
Cover
Brazil’s Internet of Things
Internet of Things has the potential to increase economic productivity
Corporate research
Innovate to reinvent
Stefanini backs R&D to achieve 85% of its revenue from digital solutions
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Balloons for internet access
Balloons help carry the internet to remote parts of the planet
GOOD PRACTICES
Brazilian universities fight plagiarism
Brazilian universities fight plagiarism
By Redação
Identification systems
Your body is your password
Biometrics includes voice, facial and blood vessel recognition
Corporate Research
Software in transformation
Dextra is now seeking to expand overseas