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Economy
São Paulo among the world’s major economic centers
Just over a third (35%) of the world's GDP, estimated at a total of US$80 trillion in 2017, is produced in 29 regions of the planet inhabited by 602 million people
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FAPESP
FAPESP board changes
Geneticist Mayana Zatz and chemical engineer Mozart Neves Ramos have been appointed to the FAPESP Board of Trustees
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Public Health
Deaths linked to e-cigarettes
As of September 27, at least 12 deaths caused by lung problems in the USA have been attributed to the use of electronic cigarettes
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Nanotechnology
Carbon nanotube microchips
The new chip, named RV16X-Nano, proved itself capable of running modern software, and could offer an alternative to silicon microprocessors
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Astronomy
Water in the atmosphere of other worlds
A group has identified water vapor in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b by studying images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
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Geology
A hidden continent in Europe
An international group of geologists has reconstructed the history of an ancient continent that collided with southern Europe approximately 120 million years ago
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Data
R&D Expenditure in São Paulo (2017 and 2018)
Expenditure on research and development (R&D) in São Paulo increased from R$26.8 billion in 2017 to R$27.6 billion in 2018
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Good practices
Agencies facing unique challenges
A comparative study looks at how two of the USA's top research funding agencies deal with cases of misconduct
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Good practices
Secret donations lead to MIT lab director’s resignation
Entrepreneur and digital activist Joichi Ito resigned as director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab
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Interview
Daniel Kennefick: The importance of Sobral
An astrophysicist and science historian reports that without the observation of the eclipse in the city of Ceará, the experimental results of 1919 would probably have been inconclusive
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Video
How does the Amazon control Earth’s climate?
Physicist Paulo Artaxo, from USP, explains the Amazonian rainforest’s role in the water and carbon cycles in Brazil as well as globally
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Paleontology
Tuatara fossil discovered in Rio Grande do Sul
The oldest specimen of a sphenodon in the southern hemisphere has been found in the municipality of Candelária, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
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Law
Bill against sexual harassment at universities
The Senate of Chile approved a new bill obligating state-funded universities to create a detailed protocol on how to deal with complaints of sexual harassment
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Genetics
Telomere degradation determines lifespan
A study compared how telomeres change over the lifetimes of a variety of animals
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Astronomy
Gravitational waves generated by a new type of collision?
Gravitational waves detected on August 14 of this year were probably generated by a collision between two different celestial bodies
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Pharmacology
Material releases drug at regular intervals
An international group of researchers has developed a nanostructured material capable of releasing drugs in low concentrations at regular intervals
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Open Acess
Germany reaches agreement deal with Springer Nature
A consortium comprised of more than 700 universities and institutions from Germany has signed an agreement with the Springer Nature publishing group making it easier for them to publish scientific articles in open-access journals
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Psychology
How much paid work it takes to feel happy
The survey indicated that the risk of mental health problems falls by an average of 30% when a person leaves unemployment or maternity leave for paid work of up to eight hours per week
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Pharmacology
Remedy for menstrual cramps fights schistosomiasis
An anti-inflammatory widely used to alleviate menstrual cramps has been shown through animal testing to be effective at treating schistosomiasis
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Genetics
The glowing mosquito from Vale do Ribeira
It may be possible to genetically engineer the larvae of disease-causing mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti to make them glow
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Geology
Diamonds as old as the Earth
Mined in the municipality of Juína, Mato Grosso State, the diamonds were formed 410–660 kilometers deep inside the Earth
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Evolution
3.8-million-year-old skull
A nearly complete hominid skull dated at 3.8 million years old has led to new conclusions about the origins of the genus
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Data
Scientific collaborations between São Paulo and other states in Brazil
Percentage of scientific papers published by researchers from São Paulo with at least one coauthor from another state
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Good practices
Astrophysicist dismissed for bullying
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich has dismissed Italian astrophysicist Marcella Carollo, who in 2017 was accused of bullying PhD students
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Good practices
Statistical support for psychology journals
A group of researchers have proposed a new strategy to prevent errors and biases in psychology research findings
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Photolab
A landscape in an egg
A group led by paleontologist Sérgio Alex Azevedo, from the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, was able to identify the fossil by analyzing its microstructure
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