Archive for November 2006
Children´s Machine

The brazilian government received the first 50 2B1 ("to be one") laptops yesterday (november 27), targeted to resources research and development by R&D centers and universities. In january 2007, 550 laptops will be sent to Ministry of Education to.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Posted by Fabiano Gallindo
Sugar-based plastic
In Brazil, more than 3 million tons of PET bottles are disposed in the nature by year, totalizing 30% of the country production. Besides that, the PET bottles spend 200 years to decompose, biopolymers plastics bottles decompose in 123 days. By a law.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Posted by Fabiano Gallindo
14 Bis - 100 Years

The 14-bis, also known as Oiseau de proie (French for "bird of prey"), was an early fixed-wing aircraft designed and built by Brazilian inventor Alberto Santos-Dumont. On November 12, 1906, in Bagatelle, France, it performed the first publicly witnessed.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Posted by Fabiano Gallindo