Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazil may have its first astronaut in space in 2006. It is expected that by then Brazilian Air Force lieutenant colonel Marcos Pontes, who has been in training in the US since 1998, will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS). According to the president of the Brazilian Space Agency
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Agência Brasil Brasil – One of the bilateral endeavors that Brazil and China are working together on is in the space research area where they have jointly launched satellites. The effort is now about to bear fruit. The sale of images from the Brazil-China Earth Resources Satellite (Cbers-2) should bring revenue to Brazil and China
Agência Brasil Brasília – The First Latin American Conference on Open Source Software (Latinoware 2004) will begin this evening at the Hotel Rafain Palace, in Foz do Iguaçu (PR). The Brazilian director-general of Itaipu Binacional, Jorge Samek, will preside over the opening ceremony. The conference will discuss the evolution, distribution and use of open source
The coordinator in the business sector of the World Summit on the Information Society, Elhaj Gley, also said, yesterday (04) at the Latin American e-Business Forum in São Paulo, that Brazil and Tunisia need to exchange experiences in the area.
Agência Brasil Brasília – The use of homeopathic medicines in farm animals is a good thing. In cows and chickens its use can increase production of milk and eggs, stimulate growth and combat parasites. At least that is what Luiz Miguel Mangini, the president of the Brazilian Veterinary Homeopathic Medicine Association (AHB), says. His comments
The theme will be discussed in the XIV National Seminar of Technological Parks and Business Incubators, to take place in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, from the 8th to 12th of November. The meeting, which normally takes place in the south, southeast and mid west regions of the country, will take place in the northeast this year to stimulate local technologic development. The entities promoting this meeting wish to strengthen the creation of technological parks in regions outside the main
Atech Tecnologias Críticas closed US$ 1 million contract with the government of the neighbouring country so as to integrate the interfaces of a network of sensors and meteorological and hydrological radars. This is the greatest international agreement closed by the company that organized the integration of the System for the Vigilance of the Amazon (Sivam).
Agência Brasil Brasília – The use of open source software by fifteen Brazilian federal government agencies and ministries has generated an economy of US$9.9 million (R$28.5 million) in license payments for the year between October 2003 and September 2004. And that is just the beginning. According to Sergio Amadeu, the president of the National Information Technology
Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce director Sami Roumieh, who is participating in the 51st Damascus International Fair, should sign an experience and technology exchange agreement with the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Agriculture on Sunday.
Agência Brasil Rio – Minister of Science and Technology, Eduardo Campos, repórts that in January three data collection stations on the Zambeze River in Mozambique will be operational. The total cost of the construction by the Brazilian Space Research Institute (INPE) is estimated at US$200,000. When they are completed the stations will send data to
Agência Brasil Brasilia – The PSA Peugeot Citroën group and Ladetel, in a joint effort with the University of São Paulo (USP), presented the preliminary data for the ethylic soy biodiesel tests in automobiles. The results proved to be positive: the emission of polluting gases was reduced in 16% and the motors showed no problems,
