Innovation

Interview

Osvaldo Catsumi Imamura: A secure device

The engineer who created the layered security framework for Brazil’s electronic voting machine explains why the system is trustworthy

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Engineering

Startup captures energy dispersed into the air by factories

Device transforms electromagnetic waves into electric current to power Internet of Things sensors in factory environments

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ENERGY

Jet fuel can be produced from CO2

Technology uses carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere, chimneys, or industrial activities to produce sustainable kerosene

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Energy

Airline industry strives to eliminate its carbon footprint

Brazil has the technology and raw materials needed to be a global leader in sustainable aviation fuel production

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HUMAN RESOURCES

Low academic mobility in Brazil has no significant impact on productivity, study suggests

Researchers who continue their careers at the same institution where they obtained their PhD produce as many articles on average as those with a more diverse professional experience in different institutions

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physical

Microscopic drones controlled by light

Physicists propel and control a microscopic object with precision using only light

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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Entrepreneurship established as a field of research

Studies confirm the perception that it is difficult to do business in Brazil

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MECHATRONICS

Robots disinfect spaces with UV light

Artificially intelligent machines used to stop the spread of viruses, fungi, and bacteria

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LIVESTOCK

Company creates system to identify cattle with cameras

The technology can recognize individual cattle with 99.8% accuracy

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COVID-19

Anti-coronavirus semiconductors

Nanotechnological materials emerge as promising alternatives in the battle against SARS-CoV-2 and future pandemics

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Medicine

Transplanted heart was infected

Pig heart transplanted into human patient in January was infected with porcine virus

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Funding

Canada launches new innovation agency

Canadian government announces launch of new agency to promote innovation

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DATA

Tax expenditures associated with research, development, and innovation (RDI)

Tax expenditures associated with research, development, and innovation

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Video

With Brazilian optic fibers, Japanese telescope Subaru promises to widen observations on the Universe

Equipment set in Hawaii may significantly improve the ability to study distant galaxies and very weak stars | 2'52

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DATA SCIENCE

The machines that make biology a science of huge numbers

DNA sequencers, recorders, drones, and other devices are increasingly being used to save time and shake up research methodologies

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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

Beyond borders

In its six decades, São Paulo’s FAPESP has helped to strengthen Brazil’s broader science, technology, and innovation ecosystem

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ENGINEERING

A robot guide dog for the blind

Startup from Espírito Santo launches robotic guide dog to help the blind

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Aeronautical engineering

For the short haul

Brazilian startup to manufacture aircraft specially designed to operate out of underserved small-town airports in Brazil

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Education

Video games in the classroom

Interactive and immersive games can serve as teaching aids

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Neuroscience

Epilepsy in vitro

Researchers use lab-grown mini-brains to simulate a type of epilepsy that is unresponsive to treatment

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Medicine

Walking again thanks to new implant

Pacients with spinal cord injuries were able to walk after implanted with special electrodes

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Collaboration

USP launches innovation center in partnership with China

USP launches innovation center in partnership with China

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Careers

Healthy innovation

Researcher from Minas Gerais recognized for studies on diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases

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Medicine

An unprecedented heart transplant

An unprecedented heart transplant

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COVID-19

New coronavirus drugs

Pharmaceuticals announce orally administered drugs designed to treat the disease caused by SARS-Cov-2

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Health

Focus on the bacillus

Fast, portable, and sensitive, a new test could be a useful tool for preventing leprosy and helping with early diagnosis.

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COVID-19

The quest for a Brazilian vaccine

Researchers are testing a range of technologies, but few initiatives will receive the funding needed for costly phase 3 clinical trials

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Scientific initiation

An exercise in curiosity

São Paulo private school science fair attracts projects from other regions and abroad

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Urban planning

3D favelas

How researchers are using laser scanning technology to digitally map informal settlements in Brazil

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Agriculture

Bees for hire

Startup rents out bees to improve agricultural productivity

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