Investment
in research
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Students working in one of the laboratories of
the Institute of Biology |
By
stressing scientific inquiry, Unicamp adheres to
the principle that research is also an economic
activity and, as such, must be respected. This
has led to the natural relationship it enjoys
with industry, the easy dialogue it maintains
with organs for technological advancement, and
its rapid involvement in the process of
production.
This involvement began in the 1970's with the
development of research of great social
applicability, much of which has been propagated
and incorporated into the daily routine of the
population. One could mention, for instance,
digital telephones, the development of fiber
optics and its applications in communication and
medicine, the various types of lasers now
available in the country, the nationally
developed computer chip, and numerous
technological procedures for the biological
control of agricultural pests, as well as other
research with tremendous future prospects such as
the processing of quartz, the development of
superconductors meeting international standards,
and the production of nuclear energy through
fusion. |
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Research in deodorization of vegetable
oils in the Fat and Oil Laboratory |
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Research in progress in the
Institute of Chemistry |
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Center for the development of agricultural
software, recently constructed on campus in
collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture |
| In addition to
these and the other thousands in progress a
significant number of research projects are under
way in the fields of political and social
sciences, economics, education, history,
humanities, and the arts. Not only are the
majority of these research projects oriented
towards a survey of the Brazilian reality, but
many have the potential for direct application in
the provision of immediate social benefits. Some
have already been put into practice. |
On the whole,
this research represents about 15% of all the
research being conducted in Brazilian
universities today.Operating as a genuine
"research factory" and a center for the
training of highly qualified professionals,
Unicamp has attracted a host of hi-tech
industries to the area, industries which are
interested in commercializing the academic
product. |
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Laboratory of the Institute of Physics, one of
the most advanced centers for research on lasers
and fiber optics in Latin America |
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Measurement of microvibrations in the Institute
of Physics |
Research with
lasers has been conducted at Unicamp since the
early 1970´s |
Biochemical laboratory at the Faculty of Food
Engineering |
The flamboyants is one of approximately 10,000
species of trees and bushes found on the campus |
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The sound spectograph laboratory of the
Institute of Language Studies, one of the
sophisticated of its nature in the country |
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Experimental farming in the
Faculty of Agricultural Engineering |
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Students of the Faculty of Food Engineering
perform sensorial evaluations |
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Research in environmental control in a
laboratory of the Limeira campus |
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