The Amazonia-1 is the first Earth observation satellite totally developed in Brazil. Its mission is to detect and monitor deforestation in the Amazon.
PRAM: transmitting electricity through satellites
Scientists have made tests with solar panels, which can transmit electric energy from space to Earth. The panels received the name PRAM.
Shift register
The shift register is useful for increase the number of the microcontroller’s output terminals and to convert parallel binary data in serial and vice-versa.
The probes on Mars in February
This month will be interesting for space exploration. 3 probes from different countries will be on Mars. Each one of the missions is described in this post.
What is cloud computing?
This post’s subject is cloud computing, a service that allows using computational resources without purchase necessary equipment and programs.
New combat armor Sotnik
Russia is developing a new 4th generation combat armor Sotnik. It claims can resist .50 caliber rounds.
Maglev: How does it work?
The maglev is a type of train that uses electromagnetism to levitate above rails, eliminating friction. But how does it work? Let’s find out in this post.
Superhard metals with nanoparticles
Researchers managed to build metals with much more hardness than the natural equivalents, using nanoparticles as construction blocks.
Carbon-14 for dating (Part 2)
In this part, are explained the methods to measure the quantity of carbon-14 in organic material, allowing to determine a fossil’s age.
Quantum internet with the help of drones
Drones were able to transmit entangled photons over long distances, making possible the construction of a quantum internet.
