Portuguese inventions

thumb|200px|Model of a Portuguese caravel, found in the Musée national de la Marine

thumb|right|300px|The Portuguese carrack Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai and other ships, painting by [[Joachim Patinir. The voyage of Infanta Beatriz, second daughter of King Manuel of Portugal, to Villefranche for her marriage to Charles III, Duke of Savoy, in 1521.]] thumb| painting of a large carrack attributed to Pieter Bruegel the Elder

instrument used to measure the speed of a ship at sea

measuring tool used in navigation and astronomy

chemical compound

angiography that produces images of blood vessels in and around the brain

PoSAT-1 (OSAT-OSCAR 28, OSCAR 28, PO 28, 1993-061G), the first Portuguese satellite, was launched into orbit on 26 September 1993, on the 59th flight of the Ariane 4 launch vehicle. The launch took place in the Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana. About 20 minutes and 35 seconds after launch, at an altitude of 807 km, PoSAT-1 separated itself from the launch vehicle.

thumb|Example ColorADD symbols for seven colors ColorADD is a sign code for aiding color blind people to recognize colors, developed by Portuguese graphic designer and professor at the University of Minho, Miguel Neiva. It consists of geometric shapes representing colors and color combinations. The app won the accessibility category of the 2013 Vodafone Foundation Mobile For Good Europe Awards.

toll collection service in Portugal