Innovation
MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Tire recycling
Two projects suggest alternatives for reusing rubber
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Extra protection
Antimicrobial fabrics can provide more safety for health professionals
Entrepreneurship
Fertile ground for innovation
São Carlos has the greatest concentration of technology-based small businesses
infrared radiation
Heat-activated solar panel
New material could serve as the basis for a different kind of solar panel
By Redação
CORPORATE RESEARCH
Innovation is the cure
Cristália paves the way to developing new drugs and processes
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Listening to the market
Startups supported by FAPESP receive training on how to prepare business plans
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Less-polluting cars
PSA Group in Brazil works to develop parts made with recyclable materials
Corporate Research
Intense renewal
3M is investing in R&D and creating its own metrics to drive innovation
NANOTECHNOLOGY
In the deep layers of the skin
Four companies and IPT develop nanocapsules for use in cosmetics
Breakthrough Starshot
A spaceship bound for Alpha Centauri
A spaceship expected to be propelled by laser beams to Alpha Centauri
By Redação
NEW MATERIALS
Green packaging
Fruits and vegetables are raw material for edible plastics that protect food
BIOENGINEERING
Enhancing autonomy
New technologies aim to improve the lives of people with disabilities
EvoPio
Virtual birdsong
Computational model creates soundscapes of a never-repeating combination
By Redação
INTERNATIONALIZATION
Catalyst for partnerships
Workshops promote interaction among young researchers
Human Media Lab
Flexible, bendable cell phone
A flexible cell phone can fit into pockets and mold itself to the pressure
By Redação
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
The cosmetic from the Caatinga scrubland
Umbu could form the basis for an anti-aging skin cream
monitoring system
Cell phone app for crops
A cell phone application will allow farmers to send information to the CEMADEN
By Redação
Technology
A drone for firefighters
A drone helps firefighters to locate people inside a burning building
By Redação
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Drones over the field
Advances expand the possibilities for using unmanned aircraft in agriculture