Agência Brasil* Porto Alegre – One of the main global meetings about freeware computer programs begins today (12) at the convention centre at the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Fiergs). It is the eighth edition of the International Free Software Forum, a meeting that brings together the main technicians
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The Robótica – International Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Fair will begin tomorrow in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, featuring new products for the industrial sector and attractions for the general public. The event, which will end on Sunday (15), will feature 60 exhibitors, and promotes competitions for high school and college students.
Engineering students at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP) ranked first last year in the SAE Brasil Aero Design Competition, which earned the team a spot to run for the SAE International prize, in the United States. Among the students is Tunisian Sophia Marzouk.
The city of Londrina, in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, became famous for its agricultural production, especially coffee, and is identified as one of the most dynamic economic centres in the country. Up to 15% of the production of software is exported and the businessmen in the region are interested in selling to the Arab market.
Butantan Institute, in the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, is going to produce vaccines against the H5N1 virus. An adjuvant, developed by the institution itself, will be used to increase the immunizing power of the vaccine by four times, expanding its efficiency and production capacity, as well as reducing costs. The idea is to answer to Brazil, Latin America and other developing countries.
An agreement between the two countries establishes that Brazil will open up its space base in Alcântara, in the northern Brazilian state of Maranhão, and Ukraine will provide its rocket launching technology. The objective is to enter the competition for the global satellite launching market, worth US$ 10 billion.
The company invited university students from 25 different countries, including Brazil, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon, to create software based on the Cell/B.E. processor. The Cell/B.E. is used in videogames such as the Xbox-360, and IBM wants students to find new uses for it. The deadline is July 05.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced today (08), in the Brazilian capital Brasília, the creation of a national policy for biotechnology. Five ministries and representatives of the academic and private sectors will work for Brazil to become the global leader in the sector in 10 to 15 years.
According to information disclosed by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, both countries are discussing the creation of certifications for the product to have a global standard, become a commodity and be negotiated on the futures market.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated yesterday (31) that one of the challenges for Brazil in the 21st century is to become the main energy power of the world. In an address at the opening of the Brasil Ecodiesel biodiesel mill in the city of Crateús (in the northeastern
The statement was made by Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the World Economic Forum, held in Davos, Switzerland. Lula suggested that wealthier countries should finance projects for bio-diesel production in lower-income countries.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – The Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and the Chinese State Geodesy and Cartography Agency signed today (9), an agreement for technical and scientific cooperation. Improvement in the area of cartography, remote sensing and geographic information systems will be among the main themes of the agreement that, initially,
Engepet, a small company based in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe, created a device capable of simultaneously injecting steam and extracting petroleum from wells at lower costs. The company, whose key feature is technological innovation, is now working in partnership with Petrobras to create a new type of steam generator.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – The consumption of natural gas in Brazil hit a record high in 2006, at a daily average rate of 41.79 million cubic metres, a 4.3% increase over 2005. According to the Brazilian Association of Piped Gas Distributors (Abegás), the peak of consumption took place in October, when the volume
