This Tuesday (11), Unicamp participated in a special way in one of the events organized to celebrate the 249th anniversary of the city of Campinas.
Three days before the official anniversary date (14), the University was at Largo do Rosário, in the city center, alongside 22 other institutions, participating in the event Dissemination of Knowledge: Science, Technology and Innovation – 249 Years of Campinas, an unprecedented joint action to disseminate research and projects currently developed in the city.
The objective, according to professor Roberto Donato, who coordinated the University's participation in the event, was to present it in its three main core activities: teaching, research and extension. According to the professor, Unicamp showed cases in which activities developed at the University resulted in the provision of services or direct benefits to society.
In addition to Unicamp, institutions such as the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Embrapa Digital, CTI Renato Archer, the Agronomic Institute, the Eldorado Institute, as well as companies such as Cargill Innovation Center, Technopark \BYD and Global Tech.
Unicamp showed, for example, the operation of the Sustainable Campus program – a partnership between the University and CPFL Energia that serves the Research and Development and Energy Efficiency programs of the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel).
The sustainable campus has photovoltaic energy generation plants, that is, energy generation from sunlight. On the Barão Geraldo campus, an electric bus runs which has a sustainable electric station equipped with its own photovoltaic generation and energy storage system. energy. Researchers and students will also present projects to be implemented in the coming years to the public.
Experiments will also be carried out on photovoltaic solar energy, wind energy, green hydrogen and electric mobility. And a joint activity is planned with the Dean of Research in which the Paulista Center for Energy Transition Studies (CPTEn) will be presented
In addition to all of this, technicians offered guidance on how to access the University.
Innovates
Inova, Unicamp's innovation agency, took several projects developed by scientists and researchers to Largo do Rosário, in addition to some already being developed by companies.
Regarding one of these, the process of using cold plasma was presented – a way to reduce bacterial contamination in the case of vacuum-packed foods. The project won the 2020 edition of the Unicamp Challenge. The food conservation process has not only proven to be efficient but also generates positive impacts in terms of environmental policy and can contribute to reducing the serious problem of food insecurity in the country.
Another project presented was about a technology created to solve the problem of identifying materials that arrive at recycling plants. This is software that classifies plastic resins according to the sounds produced when they are kneaded. This will significantly facilitate the work of separating materials collected on the city's streets that will undergo recycling processes.
Inova scientists and researchers also showed how a company came up with an innovative model of oral anesthesia adhesives, something important for the dental sector, and how researchers found an environmentally appropriate solution to obtain natural dyes from genipap and jabuticaba.
HIDS
The public of Campinas also had the opportunity to learn about the HIDS project (HUB International for Sustainable Development) – a smart district to be installed on the Barão Geraldo campus and surrounding areas, housing technology and innovation companies. HIDS will be implemented following the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN). A model of the project will be displayed at the event.
The HIDS – whose cooperation agreement with the IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) was signed in 2020 – ended up being part of a broader project, the PIDS (Innovation Hub for Sustainable Development), prepared by the City of Campinas.
PIDS envisages the implementation of a technology and innovation ecosystem in an area of approximately 17 million square meters, located in the district of Barão Geraldo and where Polo II Ciatec operated, housing several other technology and research institutions.
Check out the images from the event in Largo do Rosário:
