Technology

Environment

Innovative solutions improve urban tree management

Three-dimensional root maps and AI platforms can guide pruning and ensure plant integrity

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Medicine

Brazilian researchers develop device that simulates lung and nodules

Aim is to make technology used to assess the performance of computed tomography scanners in the pulmonary region more accessible in Brazil

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Agricultural engineering

New raw materials diversifying ethanol production in Brazil

Brazil’s ethanol plants diversify production with corn, wheat, and sorghum

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Interview

Ghanaian climatologist says poor countries need financial and technological support to tackle global warming

Nana Klutse visited Brazil in September and discussed the impacts of climate change already experienced by various nations, particularly in Africa

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New materials

Building houses with cardboard and rammed earth

Scientists create building material from cardboard, soil, and water

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Aeronautical engineering

Another electric air taxi record

Electric aircraft reaches altitude of 2,100 meters and speed of 193 km/h in tests in the US

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Retrospect

São Paulo’s dream of autonomy in the fight against cancer

A public fundraising campaign enabled the construction of a hospital in the 1940s, but its independence from the public authorities lasted only a few years

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Management

Calculator estimates methane emitted by intensive livestock farming

Calculator estimates methane emitted by intensive livestock farming

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Interview

Fighting fraud in biometric systems is a game of cat and mouse, says expert

Researchers and companies are turning to AI to improve the security of these devices, which are under constant threat

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Biomedical engineering

Camera attached to backpack alerts visually impaired to obstacles

Prototype aims to complement the traditional cane, which only detects hazards near the ground

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Aeronautical engineering

Drones used to fight fires and monitor environmental conditions

University in São Paulo is working with companies to design drones capable of fighting forest fires and measuring greenhouse gas concentrations

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Metallurgical engineering

Urban mining can reduce environmental impacts of rare-earth mineral production

Research groups are developing methodologies for recycling magnets, batteries, and other materials containing these chemical elements

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Mining engineering

Brazil invests in research to master the production cycle of rare-earth minerals and supermagnets

Minerals at the center of global geopolitical disputes are considered essential for the energy transition

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Digital world

Protecting yourself against cyber attacks

Making backups is a key measure against virus attacks

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Physics

Fully Japanese quantum computer

Japan’s first superconducting quantum computer begins operating

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