Period of redemocratization has been marked by social advances and economic plans
By Danilo Albergaria
Control of the interactions between phonons and photons could be used to develop more refined lasers and facilitate quantum information processing
In 1944, the engineer and physicist from Rio de Janeiro identified an electric current formation in carnauba wax, a phenomenon used today in cell phones and computers
Device created by São Paulo–based startup also performs soil analysis and is capable of locating mineral deposits, anthills, and bones buried underground
Disorder in state of matter generates new type of superconductor
Psychotherapy critic and theorist, neurologist, and psychiatrist from Pernambuco improved the diagnosis of hysteria and spoke openly about sex in the early twentieth century
Physicist Rogério Cezar de Cerqueira Leite’s work was crucial to the creation and success of several research institutions
Tall, narrow-based glass with trumpet mouth keeps the beverage cooler during consumption
Records continue to be broken for parameters such as the planet's temperature, atmospheric CO2 concentration, and biodiversity loss
Mpemba effect causes hot liquids to freeze faster than cold ones
Constructed using Scottish paving techniques from the mid-nineteenth century, early roadways were instrumental in promoting territorial integration
Each with their own names and different sounds for different occasions, church bells have been rung for centuries to mark time, announce deaths, call people to mass, and create music on festive dates
An advisor to students even before she studied biology, Graziela Barroso described 132 new species of plants
With telescopes made alongside the Guaraní people of southern Brazil, Jesuit Buenaventura Suárez closely observed lunar and solar eclipses and Jupiter's moons in the eighteenth century
Gerhard Malnic, a highly productive and influential scholar of renal physiology, inspired generations of researchers
Internationally renowned parasitologist Erney Plessmann de Camargo rebuilt scientific institutions and always showed concern for social issues
Jean Meyer showed that alternative energy science could be a driving force in Brazilian development
Josué de Castro exposed the economic, social, and biological bases of chronic malnutrition
Credited with discovering bradykinin, Maurício Oscar da Rocha e Silva fought to overcome the narrow-mindedness within scientific institutions before his death 40 years ago
Biochemist Isaías Raw produced internationally relevant research, actively disseminated knowledge, and contributed to the production of vaccines and immunobiologicals
Historian identifies French and Italian works that likely influenced the famed painting’s Brazilian author Pedro Américo
Physicist Luiz Pinguelli Rosa is remembered as one of the leading architects of Brazil’s energy independence
Agronomist and climatologist Enéas Salati demonstrated the forest's ability to recycle and export rain
Study shows that language extinction could lead to incalculable losses of medicinal knowledge
Researchers review the history of the struggles of Brazil’s feminist movements
Researchers review the history of the struggle by Brazil’s feminist movements
Dissemination of scientific papers goes beyond publication in journals
