Innovation
ENGINEERING
A robot guide dog for the blind
Startup from Espírito Santo launches robotic guide dog to help the blind
Aeronautical engineering
For the short haul
Brazilian startup to manufacture aircraft specially designed to operate out of underserved small-town airports in Brazil
By Tiago Jokura
Medicine
Walking again thanks to new implant
Pacients with spinal cord injuries were able to walk after implanted with special electrodes
By Redação
Collaboration
USP launches innovation center in partnership with China
USP launches innovation center in partnership with China
By Redação
COVID-19
New coronavirus drugs
Pharmaceuticals announce orally administered drugs designed to treat the disease caused by SARS-Cov-2
By Tiago Jokura
Health
Focus on the bacillus
Fast, portable, and sensitive, a new test could be a useful tool for preventing leprosy and helping with early diagnosis.
By Tiago Jokura
Scientific initiation
An exercise in curiosity
São Paulo private school science fair attracts projects from other regions and abroad
Urban planning
3D favelas
How researchers are using laser scanning technology to digitally map informal settlements in Brazil
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Frances Jones
Agriculture
Bees for hire
Startup rents out bees to improve agricultural productivity
By Tiago Jokura
Data
RISB and the fourth industrial revolution
Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing the means of production through coordinated use of the information generated and managed by production monitoring systems
By Redação
Aerial robotics
Out of sight
Drone manufacturer in São Paulo first in Brazil authorized to make flights higher than 120 meters above the ground and as far as 30 kilometers from the takeoff point
By Suzel Tunes
COVID-19
Biosensors detect the coronavirus
Researchers have developed a biosensor that detects the novel coronavirus and can be incorporated into masks and clothing
By Redação
Innovation
Wireless pacemaker dissolves in the body
Researchers have developed a wireless, battery-free pacemaker
By Redação
space tourism
Billionaires initiate the age of space tourism
Billionaires initiate the age of space tourism
By Redação
COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS
Connections for innovation
Universities obtaining more patents through partnerships with private companies
LEGISLATION
Boost for startups
Government passes bill to encourage investment in small innovative companies in Brazil
Innovation
Earth-controlled temperature
A technology developed at the São Carlos School of Engineering of the University of São Paulo uses heat exchange between the subsoil and the foundation piles to acclimatize a building's interior
By Redação