Brazilian physicist receives environmental award
26 June 2008
José Goldemberg has received the Blue Planet Prize for
his contribution to the development of clean sources of
energy.
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Launch of China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite CBERS-2B
17 September 2007
Another China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS)
will be launched in Taiyuan in China on 18 September
2007 representing another step in free distribution of
remote sensing images.
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UK-Brazilian partnership in science and technology
18 April 2007
A delegation of British scientists today visited
Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
and the Brazilian aircraft manufacturing company
EMBRAER, one of the largest in the world.
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Brazilian scientists test new diabetes therapy
11 April 2007
Brazilian and US scientists have successfully tested a
form of stem-cell therapy for Type 1 diabetes
sufferers, potentially removing the need for them to
receive insulin injections.
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Brazil launches new policy for biotechnology
08 February 2007
Today President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a
decree that creates the National Committee for
Biotechnology and outlines a national policy for the
sector.
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Haiti shows interest in Brazilian biofuel technology
25 September 2006
Brazil anticipates producing biofuel at a rate of 1
billion litres per year by the end of 2007, and Haiti
is considering adopting aspects of the Brazilian model.
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Brazil and Ukraine create consortium to launch spacecraft
12 September 2006
On 29 September the Brazilian Space Agency will unveil
Projeto Ciclone, for the purpose of launching rockets
and satellites from Alcântara space centre in the state
of Maranhão in northeast Brazil.
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