Technology

Foods

Charcoal reduces cholesterol in eggs

Hens get modified feed and produce healthier eggs

Education

CD-ROM helps the disabled

Company taking part in the PIPE develops evaluating and teaching software

POLLUTION CONTROL

We already have laser radar

A project presents a new equipment to measure particles suspended in the air

purchasing policy

In the path to innovation

Brazilian industry develops new products for research projects

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Medicine

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

LIVESTOCK

Young, good-looking and with the weight of a bull

The Superprecocious Yearling guarantees soft meat and profit

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Physics

Conductor polymers under control

Brazilians dominate the new area of materials technology

Cover

Risk capital and technology: a marriage of interests

Development agencies invest in technology based companies

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nuclear medicine

Ipen launches ultra-pure iodine -123

A radioactive isotope detects the presence of tumors

biomedic engineering

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

chemistry

Car manufacturers vs. Dragonflies

Eggs leave a strong stain on cars: award-winning research has the answer

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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