Innovation
Cover
Fertile ground for artificial intelligence
As the use of AI continues to grow, a consortium of researchers has created an institute designed to help establish partnerships between universities and businesses
By Suzel Tunes
Innovation
A Babel of startups
A startup support program in Santiago, Chile, is attracting entrepreneurs from around the world
By Carla Aranha
Entrepreneurship
The land of the unicorns
First billion-dollar startups begin to emerge in Brazil
By Suzel Tunes
Innovation
A high-tech dressing for chronic wounds
A prototype smart dressing that monitors the wound and releases precise doses of antibiotics when needed, facilitating the regeneration of damaged tissue.
By Redação
CORPORATE RESEARCH
High-level delivery
Akaer Group poises to become a global provider of aerospace systems and components
INTERVIEW
Fernando Martins: Digital agriculture
Engineer explains how agribusiness benefits and grows with the support of new tools like the internet of things
By Neldson Marcolin and Yuri Vasconcelos
MARINE ENGINEERING
Surveillance at sea
Radar designed to detect ships beyond the curvature of the earth uses a new tracking system developed in Brazil
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Closer links with industry
UNICAMP is Brazil’s highest-ranked university for patent applications, and USP for licensing royalties
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The land of the unicorns
First billion-dollar startups begin to emerge in Brazil
By Suzel Tunes
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Imported efficiency
Cars use less fuel with technologies fostered by the Inovar Auto program, nearly all of which are foreign
COMPUTING
A free space for creativity
Hackerspaces—locations that bring technology aficionados together—are multiplying across the country
By Suzel Tunes
Chemistry
Molecule created in a laboratory
Researchers used laser beams to bump two atoms together, creating a molecule
By Redação
ENGINEERING
Wood identification
Computer vision systems identify the quality of wood boards and their tree species
By Redação
CORPORATE RESEARCH
A leap into the unknown
A leader in the generic segment, drugmaker EMS is now investing in radical innovation
By Suzel Tunes
MICROELECTRONICS
Brazil’s chip-making dream
New Qualcomm packaging facility to place Brazil among global semiconductor producers