Planting trees is one of the best-known ways to help minimizing climate change effects, besides increasing the resilience of ecosystems. Although reforestation is unlikely to be enough to achieve this goal on its own, it can at least buy people and governments more time to adapt to a more a sustainable way of life. This[…]
A partnership between USP and Radio Caca (RACA) enables researchers to study educational applications in the Metaverse. USP will receive an NFT as part of international cooperation agreement The University of São Paulo and the United States of Mars, USM (formally known as Radio Caca, RACA) signed an international cooperation agreement whose goal is to promote[…]
The global digital currency market has grown rapidly in recent years, mainly as a result of advances in blockchain technologies, which have ensured greater security for transactions. The total market capitalization value of traded cryptocurrencies went from USD 7 billion in early 2016 to USD 8.4 trillion in early 2021. Like stocks, bonds, commodities and[…]
The University of São Paulo has a long tradition of collaborating with the private sector, as a supplier of expertise in research and innovation for the creation of novel and better solutions for real-world problems. This type of extension initiative aims to bring science closer to the everyday life and benefit society as a whole,[…]
The use of randomization procedures is motivated by their capacity of shielding processes against all sorts of information biases, extraneous influences, illegitimate interference or spurious manipulations, independently from intention, concealment, or manifestation. In the specific context of legal procedures, random selection is employed by many countries to guarantee that entities like jurors [1] and judges[…]
The ability to verify the integrity and authenticity of messages exchanged via instant messaging apps has being gaining importance lately. One of the main reasons is that such applications are being more commonly used for business purposes [1], and it is not uncommon that the messages exchanges are somehow used as proof in[…]
The preservation of the Amazon Rainforest has been a matter of intense debate for decades, and its role in planetary health has been intensified in the last years. At the heart of the debate, there are two opposing views on how the region should be explored for economic purposes: on the one hand, there is[…]
Rare diseases are those whose incidence occurs in up to 65 cases in each group of 100 thousand people [1] . It is estimated that there are between 6,000 and 8,000 different types of rare diseases worldwide [1]. In Brazil, there are approximately 13 million patients, 75% of which are children [1]. Still, according[…]
O University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) global lançou uma série de podcasts sobre a tecnologia de BlockChain. Nos episódios, os convidados falam sobre como estão usando as tecnologias para resolver problemas reais, e também contam suas experiências. Não deixe de ouvir! Link para os podcasts (em inglês)
A parceria entre a Ripple e a USP será anunciada em um evento aberto para todos segunda-feira, 10/junho no Auditório da Engenharia de Eletricidade. As palestras serão ministradas em inglês,pelos diretores (sim, diretores) da própria Ripple: Craig DeWitt, Ripple’s Director of Product Management Jinal Surti, Ripple’s Director Business Operations A maior parte do encontro será[…]