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Innovation

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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Development

Innovation enablers

Limited public and private investment in strategic and potentially disruptive technologies threatens competitiveness in Brazilian industry

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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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COVID-19

Universal vaccine

Researchers are trying to develop a broad-spectrum vaccine capable of protecting people against all types of coronaviruses and their variants

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COVID-19

Biosensors detect the coronavirus

Researchers have developed a biosensor that detects the novel coronavirus and can be incorporated into masks and clothing

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Innovation

Wireless pacemaker dissolves in the body

Researchers have developed a wireless, battery-free pacemaker

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space tourism

Billionaires initiate the age of space tourism

Billionaires initiate the age of space tourism

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HEALTH

Digital diagnosis

Software capable of identifying skin cancer with greater than 90% accuracy

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COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS

Connections for innovation

Universities obtaining more patents through partnerships with private companies

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LEGISLATION

Boost for startups

Government passes bill to encourage investment in small innovative companies in Brazil

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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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INNOVATION

Start, fall down, get up, start over

This describes the lives of entrepreneurs facing continuous unforeseen events on the road to success

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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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Data

Invention patents filed by universities in São Paulo

Percentage of all invention patent applications filed with the Brazilian Patent Office by legal entities in São Paulo that were submitted by higher education institutions, per quadrennium

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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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BIOTECHNOLOGY

Transgenics under the magnifying glass

Over the last 25 years, CTNBio has approved more than 150 genetically modified products for use in Brazil

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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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COVID-19

Patent waivers under debate

Suspending intellectual property rights for vaccines needs to overcome technology and production hurdles if it is to be successful

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Energy

Energy generated by vibration

Spanish startup Vortex Bladeless plans to start testing its innovative technique of generating wind energy from the vibrations of a vertical carbon fiber rod later this year

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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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video

These nurseries can help to recover coral

Culture of damaged fragments onto 3D-printed cribs is a promising technology for restoring threatened reefs | 4'50

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Marine biology

Coral nurseries

Mobile cultivation of damaged coral in precast frames is a promising technology for rehabilitating reefs

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Interview

Gabriel Liguori: A bioartificial heart on the horizon

The creator of bioengineering startup TissueLabs discusses how he has sought to overcome the challenges involved in the construction of human tissues and organs with 3D printers

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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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Innovation

Life support

Brazilian firm develops native out-of-body oxygenation system for patients in critical condition

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Robotics

Robots as walking aids

Natively developed technology supports rehabilitation of patients with impaired mobility

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Aerospace engineering

Amazonia in space

Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 ready for launch

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