NanoLab will focus on oil & gas, agriculture and health
The IBM Brazil Research Laboratory, which is the Brazilian unit of the company's global research division, announces a new space for research and instrumentation in the nanotechnology area, the NanoLab. The location is installed in the IBM building, in downtown Rio de Janeiro, and comes to complement the company's Research Laboratory in the capital of Rio de Janeiro, which has been completely redesigned.
The NanoLab will allow IBM to be the first company in the country to combine the capabilities of building nanotechnology prototypes with the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing. The space will be a kind of incubator to unite physicists, engineers and computer scientists, who will work together to further develop this new science in the country. The site has equipment for testing and characterizing devices such as chips, for example, equipped with advanced materials aimed at handling and testing nanoparticles. This includes high-precision atomic and optical microscopes, 3D printers, hardware and software testing tools, among others.
“NanoLab is a unique study and experimental instrumentation environment for the creation of devices and manipulation of nanoscale materials, allowing the development of methods and applications for industrial scale IT technology. We want the new laboratory to be a hub for nanoscale science and technologies to attract top research talent from around the world,” says Mathias Steiner, Science and Technology Manager for Industrial Applications at the IBM Brazil Research Laboratory.
IBM has been working in Brazil for four years in studies of nanoscience and nanotechnology and computational models focused on the interaction of materials. During this period, the IBM Brazil Research Laboratory has already submitted 25 patents to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and one has already been granted. The current focus on nanotechnology at the Laboratory in the Country is to work on industrial solutions for the areas of Oil & Gas, Agriculture and Health. The two main projects are Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and Biochemical Analysis in Agriculture.
The IBM Brasil Research Laboratory has been in the country for seven years and has two units, one in the city of São Paulo and the other in Rio de Janeiro. Known as LAB, the division belongs to the company's research unit, IBM Research, which has 12 laboratories on five continents and 3,000 researchers.
The NanoLab will allow IBM to be the first company in the country to combine the capabilities of building nanotechnology prototypes with the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing. The space will be a kind of incubator to unite physicists, engineers and computer scientists, who will work together to further develop this new science in the country. The site has equipment for testing and characterizing devices such as chips, for example, equipped with advanced materials aimed at handling and testing nanoparticles. This includes high-precision atomic and optical microscopes, 3D printers, hardware and software testing tools, among others.
“NanoLab is a unique study and experimental instrumentation environment for the creation of devices and manipulation of nanoscale materials, allowing the development of methods and applications for industrial scale IT technology. We want the new laboratory to be a hub for nanoscale science and technologies to attract top research talent from around the world,” says Mathias Steiner, Science and Technology Manager for Industrial Applications at the IBM Brazil Research Laboratory.
IBM has been working in Brazil for four years in studies of nanoscience and nanotechnology and computational models focused on the interaction of materials. During this period, the IBM Brazil Research Laboratory has already submitted 25 patents to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and one has already been granted. The current focus on nanotechnology at the Laboratory in the Country is to work on industrial solutions for the areas of Oil & Gas, Agriculture and Health. The two main projects are Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and Biochemical Analysis in Agriculture.
The IBM Brasil Research Laboratory has been in the country for seven years and has two units, one in the city of São Paulo and the other in Rio de Janeiro. Known as LAB, the division belongs to the company's research unit, IBM Research, which has 12 laboratories on five continents and 3,000 researchers.
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