Resources will be applied to projects for smart cities
Finep and the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announced on April 18 the support for 42 research projects for the industrial and commercial development of technologies for smart cities, combating the zika virus and Aedes aegypti , Sirius accelerator and space applications. The projects were selected in four public notices of the PIPE-PAPPE Program, which supports research in companies. In total, R$ 65 million will be allocated in resources from the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications (MCTIC), Finep and Fapesp.
"Programs like this are at the base of all scientific, technological and innovation development in any country in the world. It is exactly the support for small and medium-sized companies that makes up the dynamism, the creative sap in the area of science and technology", highlighted the president of Finep, Marcos Cintra.
One of the selected projects provides for the development of a long-lasting natural nanorepellent to prevent the zika virus, dengue fever and chikungunya fever. Another deals with the construction of an unmanned train to monitor the tunnel that houses the electron beam in the Sirius accelerator, under construction at the National Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), of the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM). The same technology could be used, in the future, to inspect subway tunnels, mining galleries or ports.
There are also applications for sustainable cities, such as a traceability and telemetry system, which monitors everything from the origin of the garbage to its transformation into a recycled product, and a radio communication system for monitoring public lights.
In the public notice aimed at the space sector, projects will be supported that respond to technological challenges in the areas of instruments onboard the Equars mission, a satellite of the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) for studying the equatorial atmosphere; space electronics and optics; propulsion; digital transponder and antenna; power supply; systems integration; and attitude and orbit control.
"Programs like this are at the base of all scientific, technological and innovation development in any country in the world. It is exactly the support for small and medium-sized companies that makes up the dynamism, the creative sap in the area of science and technology", highlighted the president of Finep, Marcos Cintra.
One of the selected projects provides for the development of a long-lasting natural nanorepellent to prevent the zika virus, dengue fever and chikungunya fever. Another deals with the construction of an unmanned train to monitor the tunnel that houses the electron beam in the Sirius accelerator, under construction at the National Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), of the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM). The same technology could be used, in the future, to inspect subway tunnels, mining galleries or ports.
There are also applications for sustainable cities, such as a traceability and telemetry system, which monitors everything from the origin of the garbage to its transformation into a recycled product, and a radio communication system for monitoring public lights.
In the public notice aimed at the space sector, projects will be supported that respond to technological challenges in the areas of instruments onboard the Equars mission, a satellite of the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) for studying the equatorial atmosphere; space electronics and optics; propulsion; digital transponder and antenna; power supply; systems integration; and attitude and orbit control.
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