Category: Science and Technology
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Facebook, The App That Changed The World, Celebrates 20 Years
Twenty years ago, on February 4, 2004, Mark Zuckerberg and a few college friends, including Brazilian Eduardo Severin, launched Facebook from the Harvard University campus. Since then, the world’s most popular social network has been redesigned dozens of times. But its goal remains the same: to connect people online. And, of course, to make a…
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Known as the Brazilian Elon Musk, entrepreneur creates electric car manufacturer in Brazil
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Entrepreneur Flávio Figueiredo Assis promises to make history by launching the first electric car originally from Brazil. More than just contributing to changing the energy matrix and positively impacting the environment, his mission is to change the image of Brazil to the world. His inspiration is billionaire Elon Musk, who has a story similar to…
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What We Learned About Alzheimer’s Disease in 2023
2023 was a landmark year for research on Alzheimer’s disease, including advances in treatment, risk factors, and diagnosis. Here are five significant discoveries made this year: There are three new treatments approved for Alzheimer’s disease, with a fourth on the way. In July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted traditional approval to Leqembi…
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Known as the Brazilian Elon Musk, entrepreneur creates electric car manufacturer in Brazil
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Entrepreneur Flávio Figueiredo Assis promises to make history by launching the first electric car originally from Brazil. In addition to contributing to changing the energy matrix and positively impacting the environment, his mission is to change the image of Brazil to the world. His inspiration is billionaire Elon Musk, who has a story similar to…
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Five Years After the Brumadinho Dam Collapse
On January 25, 2019, a dam collapsed in Brumadinho, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The disaster killed 272 people and nearly 12 million cubic meters of toxic sludge flowed through local communities and water systems. Despite clear warnings about the dam’s stability, the German company TÜV SÜD’s subsidiary had certified the dam as…
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Blood Test That Screens for Alzheimer’s May Be One Step Closer to Reality
Testing a person’s blood for the presence of a type of protein called phosphorylated tau, or p-tau, may be a way to screen for Alzheimer’s disease with “high accuracy,” even before symptoms begin to appear, suggests a new study. The study involved blood tests for a key biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease called p-tau217, which increases…
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What Is Disease X and Why Is It in the News?
What is Disease X? Don’t panic! Disease X does not exist yet – but it could one day. Disease X is the label that the World Health Organization uses to refer to any currently unknown infectious condition that is capable of causing an epidemic or – if it spreads across multiple countries, becoming a pandemic.…
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2023 is the Hottest Year Ever Recorded in Brazil
The year 2023 was the hottest in the history of the planet and also the hottest ever recorded in Brazil. The average temperature in the country was 24.92 degrees Celsius (°C), 0.69°C above the historical average for 1991–2020, which is 24.23°C. According to a survey by the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet), nine of the…
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2023 Is the Hottest Year Ever Recorded in Brazil
The year 2023 was the hottest in the history of the planet and also the hottest ever recorded in Brazil. The average temperature in the country was 24.92 degrees Celsius (°C), 0.69°C above the historical average of 1991–2020, which was 24.23°C. According to a survey by the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet), nine of the…
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How 367 Passengers Escaped Unscathed From The Terrible Accident With The Japan Airlines Plane?
Since the moment the Japan Airlines passenger plane collided with a smaller military aircraft on a runway in Tokyo on Tuesday (2), the crew took only 18 minutes to safely evacuate all 367 passengers from the aircraft. If you have ever sat in the back seats of an aircraft, you know that under normal circumstances…