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A material made of debris
A new construction material with resistance properties similar to conventional cement has been created by researchers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and Jaume I University of...
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Small satellites make their mark
Nanosatellite AESP-14, developed by ITA and INPE, in test chamber Invented in 1999 as an educational tool, CubeSats—nanosatellites in the form of a cube measuring 10 cm along each dimension, namely...
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Generator for the CBERS-4
Solar cells for the China-Brazil satellite: 26% energy efficiency rate The solar energy generator for the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS-4), responsible for capturing sunlight and...
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Bioinspired microdrones
Flying like helicopters, micro-insects could assume the role of pollinators Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, are gaining new sources of inspiration, according to the 14...
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Squadron at the factory
Receiving a shipment of M9s, January 1940, Rio de Janeiro Brazil did not manufacture airplanes until 1935. In the land of Alberto Santos-Dumont, one of aviation’s pioneers, importing was the...
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Multidisciplinary Innovation
Calmanovici: academy, market and “parallel life” In January 2014, chemical engineer and social scientist Carlos Eduardo Calmanovici accepted the challenge of establishing the Board of Process...
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Pellets for export
In Ubu (ES), pellets are shipped abroad Brazilian mining company Samarco has developed a new, more efficient and economical technology to verify the percentage of coating of iron ore pellets used in...
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Aerospace fund
The Aerospace Investment Fund (FIP), the first of its type in Latin America, was launched on May 7, 2014. The venture capital fund will focus on innovative small and medium-sized companies, with...
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Demi Getschko: An Internet builder
Demi Getschko was the first Brazilian to be elected to the Internet Hall of Fame, an honor granted by the Internet Society (ISoc), a non-governmental organization consisting of representatives from...
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Zero gravity
Suborbital rocket VSB-30 Expectations are high at the facilities of the Aeronautics and Space Institute (IAE), the research arm of the Aerospace Science and Technology Department (DCTA), located in...
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Brazil launches nanosatellite
NanoSatC-BR1: in space since June 19, 2014 with three experiments in progress Launched on June 19, 2014, NanoSatC–BR1 is working very well. The acronym refers to the Brazilian scientific satellite,...
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Drones map rural areas
Embrapa’s unmanned aerial vehicle: the search for areas damaged by pests and crop failures Embrapa Instrumentação, the instrumentation division of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation,...
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Rocket to Mars
Artist’s rendering of the Space Launch System: test flight planned for 2018 NASA, the United States space agency, announced that sometime before November 2018 it will launch the Space Launch System...
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Global project
Illustration shows a planned feature of the new KC-390: refueling military aircraft in flight Big enough to transport a helicopter or three military jeeps, 80 soldiers or 74 NATO-standard...
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Boats under the sun
In Búzios, teams from seven Brazilian states competed in a solar-powered boat race Vento Sul and Babitonga, two teams from the state of Santa Catarina, were the winners of the sixth edition of the...
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Tank full of hydrogen
Mirai: hydrogen-powered car doubles as a generator at home A sedan that emits water vapor instead of pollutants can be refueled in three minutes, and can travel 650 kilometers on full tanks of...
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Foundations of Knowledge
Naval engineering: tank reproduces ocean conditions on a smaller scale for platform and ship tests In line with Brazil’s technological development demands, the Polytechnic School of the University...
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Space-worthy chips
Launched into space on June 19, 2014, the first Brazilian nanosatellite is making history by testing and verifying the correct functioning of the first Brazilian-designed integrated circuit...
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The art of standing still
Here’s an interesting fact to ponder while you’re standing still and waiting in a queue: without the constant activity of nerves and muscles, your body would collapse like a puppet released by its...
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Tiny machines of the future
Researchers from universities around the world during iGEM 2014, the International Genetically Engineered Machines Competition, in Boston. Three Brazilian teams participated Three research projects...
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