Optics and Photonics Research Center
With support from USP and FAPESP, scientists and entrepreneurs showcase their innovative research in areas such as agriculture, climate, photonics, artificial intelligence, materials, and health in Paris.
With support from FAPESP, the startup has developed a material containing human umbilical cord stem cells that speeds up the recovery of skin lesions; the technology will be presented at the VivaTech technology fair in France.
The aircraft’s design is inspired by albatrosses, which exploit atmospheric turbulence to fly for long periods with minimal effort and energy expenditure; the project, developed by French engineers, was presented during FAPESP Week France.
In an article published in the journal Intelligent Computing, computer scientist and philosopher Bernardo Nunes Gonçalves claims that machines have already passed the “Turing Test” – in other words, they have shown themselves capable of imitating human cognition – and highlights the need for more robust methods of assessing artificial intelligence.
Based on individual interviews with adolescents and focus group discussions, researchers from São Paulo State University have created a classification of the coping strategies used by young people in situations of school bullying. The study also provides recommendations for educational institutions.
An experiment carried out by researchers at São Paulo State University showed that animals fed a diet enriched with threonine, methionine, and tryptophan were better able to resist health challenges that can compromise weight gain and increase mortality.
VivaTech is one of Europe's leading technology and startup events; USP and FAPESP will take researchers and disruptive technologies to the event in the areas of health, agriculture, sustainability, and artificial intelligence.
Center for Favela Studies (CEFAVELA)
Booklet summarizes the results of a survey conducted by groups from the Center for Favela Studies and the Laboratory of Urban and Regional Studies and Projects of the Federal University of ABC; the material was presented to the community at a workshop held in February.
The publication, which resulted from a project conducted at the Federal University of São Carlos, is available in Portuguese and English and has the potential to be an important, low-cost therapeutic and educational tool.
Center for Research on Toxins, Immune-Response and Cell Signaling
In addition to the scarcity and unequal distribution of water, quality is being strongly affected by agricultural pesticides, industrial waste, and the disposal of medicines and hygiene products.
