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New energy applications for gold and platinum

Platinum-coated gold nanoparticles could enhance the efficiency of fuel-cell catalysts

Mapped-out risk

Study identifies the genetic profile of Brazilian patients with a rare disease that causes a specific type of thyroid cancer

Stingless and highly sensitive

Native bee larvae are shown to be less resistant to insecticides than the European honeybee Apis mellifera

Likely origin of the fire

Report names overloaded air-conditioning system and electrical failures as cause of National Museum fire

Particle super-cooler

São Carlos research group develops simpler method for producing ultracold molecules

Visibility limit

International radio telescope array produces the first image of a black hole

Marcelo Knobel: Learning from autonomy

For the chancellor of UNICAMP, stable funding and liberty in management boosted the quality of universities in the state of São Paulo

Embracing differences

New management at UNICAMP will bring together initiatives for the promotion of human rights among students, professors, and employees

Demand-side innovation

Newly released guidance aims to expand public technology procurement in Brazil

Faster access to equipment and facilities

USP and UNICAMP create portals to expand shared use of core research facilities

The end of the AIDS epidemic?

The US government wants to reduce new cases of AIDS by 90% by 2030, but faces the challenge of reaching vulnerable groups

Antônio Drauzio Varella: The doctor’s message

The oncologist who treated the first AIDS cases in Brazil uses every media platform possible to clarify the issues he considers important regarding public health

Max Langer: How prehistoric life forms are classified

Paleontologist explains what makes a reptile a dinosaur and explains why the origin of these animals is so hotly debated

The First Land of the Dinosaurs

Many of the oldest known fossils of these reptiles, which lived 230 million years ago, have been found in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, on the border of Argentina

Guidelines for engineering courses

The Brazilian Ministry of Education has approved a set of guidelines that aims to update the curriculum of engineering degrees in the country

Partially revived brains

Researchers partially revived the brains of pigs four hours after the animals were slaughtered for human consumption

The changing venom of a stingray

Stingray venom changes as the fish mature

New species of primitive humans

Homo luzonensis may have lived in the region more than 50,000 years ago

The gradual degradation of ancient lakes

Intensive fishing, sewage, fertilizer runoff, algae, invasions of exotic species, and tourism are altering the world's largest freshwater lakes

What Americans know about science

A study has provided an overview of how much Americans understand about scientific concepts and practices

São Paulo universities: 30 years of autonomy

Productivity indicators have risen significantly since the three universities in the state of São Paulo (USP, UNICAMP, and UNESP) were granted full financial autonomy in 1989

Fuel-efficient only on long trips

Vertical take-off and landing aircraft could help reduce congestion and improve air quality in major cities

Wireless sensors for babies in the ICU

Researchers has developed a wireless, battery-free sensor for monitoring babies in Intensive Care Units

Gorillas mourn the dead

Just like humans and other primates, gorillas exhibit mourning behavior

The day the dinosaurs died

A discovery is helping researchers understand the events that followed the huge meteorite impact that hit Earth 65 million years ago

Notre-Dame Cathedral in 3D

A digital image created by art historian Andrew Tallon almost a decade ago could help in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral

Article written by priest retracted for plagiarism

"The Road to Emmaus and the Road to Gaza," published by Canadian priest Thomas Rosica in 1994, has been retracted by the journal Worship

Punishment for deceptive business practices

Omics International has been found guilty of adopting deceptive commercial policies that violate US law in a suit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission

Data fraud leads to multimillion-dollar settlement

Duke University agrees to pay US$112.5 million in case of researcher charged with systematic data fraud

Brazilian paleontology on the rise