Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – The president of Petrobras Distribuidora (BR), Graça Foster, and the logistics executive director at mining company Vale do Rio Doce, Eduardo Bartolomeu, signed today (17) a contract for the supply of B20, a mixture of 20% biodiesel and 80% common diesel to the mining company. The fuel will be
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Agência Brazil* Brasília – The possibilities of cooperation between Brazil and India in the space area is the theme of a meeting between the heads of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), Sergio Gaudenzi, and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Madhavan Nair, today (16) in Brazilian capital Brasília. The delegation has, among its members, the
A group of 73 companies in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul underwent a technological diagnosis. It pointed to hindrances to production, as well as pathways for reducing costs and increasing productivity. The program is carried out by the Brazilian Machinery Manufacturers Association (Abimaq) in partnership with government organisations and other enterprises.
Brazilian industry needs to prepare itself to do international research and needs to attract foreign projects for innovation in the country. This is one of the routes pointed out by the 2nd Brazilian Congress of Innovation in Industry, which took place this week in the industrial city of São Paulo. Industrial research is becoming international and Brazil may participate in this process.
This statement was made to ANBA by the minister of Science and Technology, Sérgio Rezende, soon after the opening of a congress turned to industrial innovation. According to the minister, Brazil does not have very great interaction with the Arabs with regard to innovation, but this may change.
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
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.
