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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Experts highlight strategies to drive innovation in Brazil
SDG 9, SDG 17
Experts highlight strategies to drive innovation in Brazil

Initiatives should include more integration with the world economy and promotion of strategic sectors, according to US researchers from MIT and Brazilian authors of a recently published book.


Government, business and philanthropists should invest in innovation
SDG 9
Government, business and philanthropists should invest in innovation

Raymond Schinazi, the US-based researcher famous for helping develop drugs against HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B and C, says Brazil has significant potential to create innovative health startups.


Innovative packaging may soon be mass-producible
SDG 9
Innovative packaging may soon be mass-producible

Scientists affiliated with the Food Research Center in Brazil are working to improve industrial feasibility of disruptive technologies such as the packaging that warns costumers when food starts spoiling.


Modified enzyme can increase second-generation ethanol production
SDG 7, SDG 9
Modified enzyme can increase second-generation ethanol production

Using a protein produced by a fungus that lives in the Amazon, Brazilian researchers developed a molecule capable of increasing glucose release from biomass for fermentation.


Innovative bike rack technology
SDG 9
Innovative bike rack technology

A Brazilian startup develops an equipment titled that uses high-power suction pads to anchor rack to car roof.


Startup uses light to treat pain
SDG 3, SDG 9
Startup uses light to treat pain

Brazilian tech startup Bright Photomedicine is also testing the anti-inflammatory and neurological action of photobiomodulation.


Gender and sex analysis opens up new horizons for research and innovation
SDG 9
Gender and sex analysis opens up new horizons for research and innovation

Londa Schiebinger, Professor of History at Stanford, says privileging male over female is an obstacle to scientific and technological development.


Startup uses nanotechnology to produce smart textiles
SDG 9
Startup uses nanotechnology to produce smart textiles

Nanodyeing process provides natural or synthetic yarns and fibers with conductive properties.


Startups develop traceability and proof of provenance solution for cachaça distillers
SDG 9
Startups develop traceability and proof of provenance solution for cachaça distillers

The goal is to identify the fingerprint of distilled beverages involving soil, water, climate and microbial terroir.


The potential of carbon nanotubes to cool electronic circuits
SDG 9
The potential of carbon nanotubes to cool electronic circuits

Study shows that mechanically stretched carbon nanotubes extract heat efficiently and could be used to cool flexible electronic devices, for example.


Startup develops wireless communications solutions to monitor street lighting
SDG 9, SDG 11
Startup develops wireless communications solutions to monitor street lighting

Service can include other functions, such as the control of traffic lights, parking meters, and water and gas consumption.


Clothing with nanotechnology controls heat and odor and repels insects
SDG 9
Clothing with nanotechnology controls heat and odor and repels insects

Brazilian firm has developed nanoparticles that eliminate body odor, reflect solar radiation, and release insect repellent and insecticide in fabric.


Artificial intelligence helps make dreams come true
SDG 9
Artificial intelligence helps make dreams come true

App developed by Brazilian startup 7waves acts as virtual coach for use in setting and achieving goals.


Computer app helps treat depression in older adults
SDG 3, SDG 9
Computer app helps treat depression in older adults

Brazilian and British scientists are testing a software tool that could lower the cost of providing care to elderly patients with depression.


Academia and private enterprise join forces to foster research in artificial intelligence
SDG 9
Academia and private enterprise join forces to foster research in artificial intelligence

Researchers from eight universities in São Paulo State, in partnership with large corporations and startups in several industries, have launched an advanced institute to conduct collaborative AI development projects.


FAPESP and Equinor launch petroleum engineering research center
SDG 9, SDG 17
FAPESP and Equinor launch petroleum engineering research center

Aims of the center hosted by UNICAMP include developing innovative solutions to optimize oil well production and efficiency, as well as reservoir rehabilitation.


Startup develops hydroponic roof tiles for the cultivation of ornamental plants or crops
SDG 9, SDG 11
Startup develops hydroponic roof tiles for the cultivation of ornamental plants or crops

Green roof uses the same principle as thermally insulated tiles containing polystyrene or polyurethane foam and requires no waterproofing layer.


Startup uses IoT for bike path monitoring
SDG 9
Startup uses IoT for bike path monitoring

Hardware and software system is designed to make city cycling safer.


Hybrid material may outperform graphene in several applications
SDG 9
Hybrid material may outperform graphene in several applications

A structure comprising a molybdenum disulfide monolayer on an azobenzene substrate could be used to build a highly compactable and malleable quasi-two-dimensional transistor powered by light.


Startup uses facial recognition technology to monitor human behavior
SDG 3, SDG 9
Startup uses facial recognition technology to monitor human behavior

System developed by Hoobox interprets facial expressions and other behavioral cues and can be used to assess the status of patients in intensive care, babies in cribs or passengers in self-driving cars.


Innovation without borders
SDG 9
Innovation without borders

Technological solutions developed by Brazilian firms with support from FAPESP’s PIPE program are conquering markets in the US, Europe and China.


Technology developed in Brazil will be part of the International Space Station
SDG 9
Technology developed in Brazil will be part of the International Space Station

Presented during FAPESP Week London, instrument created in São Paulo will be improved in collaboration with Russia and will measure solar flares; launch is scheduled for 2022.


Cloning can help increase productivity in Brazilian livestock breeding
SDG 9
Cloning can help increase productivity in Brazilian livestock breeding

Study presented during FAPESP Week London involves increasing the efficiency of viable embryo generation, improving the rates of successful gestation and increasing cattle productivity.


Lithium-air batteries can store energy for cars, houses and industry
SDG 9
Lithium-air batteries can store energy for cars, houses and industry

Growth in the offer of renewable energy sources will mean increased demand for devices optimal for energy storing; São Paulo and UK researchers presented advances in new battery development at FAPESP Week London.


Venoms are sources in the search for new medicines
SDG 3, SDG 9
Venoms are sources in the search for new medicines

The study of natural toxins and their derivatives may help in the development of medicines to treat diseases like cancer and osteoarthritis, says coordinator of the Center of Excellence in New Target Discovery.


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