Technology

Nobel Prize

2024 Nobel Prize honors researchers in the field of artificial intelligence

The physics and chemistry prizes were awarded to scientists who created computational tools

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Cover

Graphene hits the market

Two decades after it was first created, the unique two-dimensional nanomaterial is beginning to be incorporated into technological innovations on a commercial scale

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Interview

Graça Nunes: AI with no illusions

Expert from USP São Carlos warns about the limitations and ethical obstacles of artificial intelligence

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Technology

AI Archaeology

Artificial intelligence helps archaeologists identify Nazca geoglyphs in Peru

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Letter from the editor | 345

Singularities

Think of a material that is one atom thick and stronger than steel. Dense and impermeable, but also transparent, flexible, resistant, and an excellent electrical and thermal conductor. Graphene, “discovered” 20 years ago, sounds like something out of science fiction. It is no coincidence that it is made of carbon atoms, a chemical element essential... View Article

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Agriculture

New compounds to be tested against citrus canker

Farmers are turning to copper to stop one of the oldest pests in Brazilian citrus farming

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Defense

Brazilian company develops monocular capable of seeing heat emitted by the body

Military equipment is designed to detect people in dark, smokey, dusty, or foggy environments

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Physics

Brazilians participate in the largest international experiment studying neutrinos

Scientists created a method of purifying liquid argon for the experiment

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Entrepreneurship

Support for artificial intelligence startups on the rise

Support for artificial intelligence startups on the rise

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Legislation

Companies test innovative products and services in experimental regulatory sandbox environments

The approach has been adopted by regulatory bodies and government agencies to evaluate and accelerate the implementation of new technologies

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Pesquisa FAPESP 25 years

Research topics that have stood out since the magazine was launched in 1999

A diverse range of topics, from climate change and exoplanets to ultra-processed foods, have influenced the direction of science and technology over the past two and a half decades

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New materials

Efficient and flexible solar cells

Ultra-thin, flexible perovskite solar cells could be printed onto bags, cellphones, and cars

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Genetics

Centre for Genomics of Emerging Diseases in Nigeria

New genomics center for emerging diseases set to open in Nigeria

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Biotechnology

Plant-based proteins improve lab-grown meat

Agricultural waste could reduce costs and make meat grown from animal cells even more similar to conventional meat

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Environment

Good cultivation practices can reduce carbon emissions in the field

Good cultivation practices can reduce carbon emissions in the field

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