Innovation

DENTISTRY

A tooth whitener made from mushrooms

Developed through an interdisciplinary project at universities in the state of São Paulo, the new product has fewer adverse effects

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Funding

USA prepares billion-dollar investment in semiconductor industry

New legislation aims to alleviate America’s dependence on Asian supply chains

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Chemistry

Artificial cornea restores vision

Patients in Iran and India able to see better thanks to bioengineered implant

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COVID-19

Pandemic accelerates development of innovations in healthcare

Several technological solutions were created to help patients and prevent infections caused by the coronavirus

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ASTROPHYSICS

International consortium invests US$205 million in Earth-based super telescope

FAPESP contributes an extra US$5 million to the Giant Magellan Telescope, of which it has been a founding partner since 2014

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FUNDING

US Armed Forces support basic research in Brazil

How science and technology offices linked to the United States Armed Forces are funding basic research projects in Brazil

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INTERVIEW

Virgílio Almeida: A thinker of the digital world

Computer scientist warns of the risk that the internet and its digital tools will increase discrimination and social inequality

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Sustainability

3D-printed bike

Designer from São Paulo presents 3D-printed bicycle

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OPTICS

New system improves the performance of atomic-resolution microscopes

Innovation developed at UNICAMP launched on the global market by American company

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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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