Innovation

Profile

Academic connections

Brazilian student at American university creates network to connect students and businesses

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Careers

The uncertainty of innovation

As well as in-depth knowledge of their chosen field, entrepreneurs need to be emotionally prepared for adversity

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Agronomy

Drone spraying

Unmanned aerial vehicles are increasingly being used to spray pesticides and biological control agents on Brazilian farms

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Space

Pinpoint vision

Space camera made in Brazil can identify areas as small as nine square meters from Earth's orbit

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Transport

Electric buses on the horizon

Vehicle emissions policies in major cities stimulate development of battery-powered buses

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Biomedical engineering 

Affordable treatment

Brazilian-developed software aims to expand access to radiation therapy in developing countries

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Systems engineering

Border surveillance

Expected to be fully operational by 2035, SISFRON will monitor nearly 17,000 kilometers of Brazil's terrestrial borders with 10 countries

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Medicine

Detecting tumor cells with light and sound

An international group of researchers has developed a noninvasive system that uses laser and ultrasound to detect melanoma cells in the blood

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Profile

In cells, the answer

Scientist combines knowledge of molecular biology and information technology to create genetic testing startup

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Aviation

Cleaner flight

Embraer and WEG team up to develop electric propulsion systems for aviation

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Biotechnology

In the skin of tilapia

Biological material already known for treating burns begins to be used in gynecological surgeries

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CORPORATE RESEARCH

More than just motors

With an extensive and diversified product portfolio, Brazilian-based WEG supplied electromagnets for the Sirius synchrotron light project in Brazil

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Research funding

Demand-side innovation

Newly released guidance aims to expand public technology procurement in Brazil

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Medicine

Wireless sensors for babies in the ICU

Researchers has developed a wireless, battery-free sensor for monitoring babies in Intensive Care Units

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Interview

Fabrício Bloisi: Local with a global mindset

The president of Movile speaks about the future of iFood, which received funding totaling US$500 million, and encourages the internationalization of innovative companies

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Indicators

2017 report

The Activities Report shows that FAPESP increased funding for innovative research and business partnerships

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Careers

Reducing roadkill

Biologist wins environmental conservation award for her wildlife monitoring and management startup

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Civil engineering

High-tech construction sites

New technologies, digital tools, and mass production aim to raise productivity

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Astronautics

The private conquest of the Cosmos

A capsule of the company SpaceX flies to the International Space Station and may give the United States the capacity to put humans in orbit

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Interview

Peretz Lavie: Building an innovation ecosystem

The president of Technion talks about the principles and guidelines that led an Israeli university to becoming a global benchmark

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INNOVATION

Proliferating startups

Innovative life science companies attract investment in Lausanne, Switzerland

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Publications

Articles animated

Scientific journals publish videos to make research and experimental results more transparent and educational

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STEM education 

Giving wings to curiosity

Seventeenth edition of Brazilian Science & Engineering Fair brings together top science projects from across the country

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Nanotechnology

Fabric that controls heat and repels insects

Brazilian researchers and businesses are using textile fibers that contain nanometric particles to develop fabrics with special properties

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Innovation

2019 Péter Murányi Prize Winners

The Péter Murányi Foundation awarded its top prize for 2019 to the SOS Chuva mobile app

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Technology

A fabric that keeps you cool in the heat and warm in the cold

A high-tech fabric is capable of altering its structure depending on heat and humidity, thus helping to maintain a stable body temperature

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Careers

Recognition for innovation

Business administration graduate wins prizes for the startup she created to solve problems faced by rural producers

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Aeronautical engineering 

Faster than a bullet

Brazilian researchers develop aerial vehicle capable of hypersonic flight

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Entrepreneurship

Healthcare innovation

Award recognizes science projects with potential applications in medicine

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Intellectual property

The challenge of knowledge transfer

While Paraíba is a leader in patents pending, researchers and the production sector argue about licensing technology

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