Technology
purchasing policy
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In the path to innovation
Brazilian industry develops new products for research projects
By Suzel Tunes
Medicine
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X-rays controlled at a distance
System reduces the costs and the exposureof patients to radiation
Public health
Pozzolanas: the map of the mine
A survey locates precious rocks for the cement industry
Cover
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Risk capital and technology: a marriage of interests
Development agencies invest in technology based companies
By Claudia Izique and Marcos de Oliveira
nuclear medicine
Ipen launches ultra-pure iodine -123
A radioactive isotope detects the presence of tumors
biomedic engineering
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A laser in the interior of the human body
A catheter of optic fibers identifies and cures heart diseases and cancer
apiculture
A national standard for honey
Research by Esalq may help in the growth of the sales of the product
New materials
High quality cement with rice husk
Process extracts silica from agricultural waste for use in concrete
Biotechnology
Light inside the living cell
Laser tweezers and scalpel manipulate various biological particles
Innovation
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The benefits of a partnership
Projects by the academic and business worlds give good results
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Leadership in luminous signals
New multiplexer leads equipment industry to dominate 60% of the market
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
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Controlled by factory noise
Company develops sensors to control industrial machines