Innovation

COMPUTER SCIENCE

The legacy of the Ugly Duckling

The first Brazilian computer was developed 50 years ago at USP’s Polytechnic School and changed the teaching and national industry of technology

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Technology

Simplicity drives frugal innovation

Developed in collaboration with users, frugal innovation is becoming better known, leading to more efficient and cost-effective products

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INDICATORS

Indicator links company growth to ability to innovate

Group proposes methodology for measuring the impacts of innovation based on the performance of businesses that create many jobs

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Artificial intelligence in healthcare

AI-based technologies are already being used in medicine, but there are hurdles still to overcome before they can be incorporated on a larger scale in Brazil

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Biology

Fire – and microbe-proof curtains

New hospital curtain material kills viruses, bacteria, and fungi, as well as being fire retardant

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INTERVIEW

Rico Malvar: A Brazilian inventor at Microsoft

Author of more than 120 patents, the engineer from Rio de Janeiro ran the multinational company's main research laboratory and was their head scientist

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ENGINEERING

A robotic guide dog

Startup from Espírito Santo pre-launches autonomous machine to help visually impaired people navigate closed spaces

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Biotechnology

Cell therapy on the radar

Company changes business plan and invests in regenerative medicine in search of a cure for diseases that currently have no treatment

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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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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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