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Interview
João Paulo dos Reis Velloso: A new world in the Tropics?
An economist believes that Brazil can become number one among emerging countries
Photochemistry
Close connection
Interaction between light and polymers speeds up different processes
Climate change
Forest in a bind
Cleaner air in the Northern Hemisphere may lead to droughts in the Amazon
International Relations
An alliance without progress
Research shows the difficulties of US-Brazil relations
By Carlos Haag
History
Osório never had to be a nerd
Biography of this military figure reveals memory failure
By Carlos Haag
Justice
Freedom to advance
Supreme Court officially supports the Brazilian strain of embryo stem cells
Agriculture
Biological fertilizer
Bacteria replace nitrogen fertilizers as instigators of sugarcane growth
Zoology
A seductive dance
The behavior of the blue-backed manakin determines its genetic variability
Information Technology
Open code
The use of open software grows within companies and among researchers
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Knowledge, fear and passion
Knowledge, fear and passion
Universities
Free zone in the desert
Dubai invests US$ 10 billion to become international center of education
Neurology
The waves of intelligence
The pace of the brain's function may indicate improved learning ability
Engineering
Inside the packaging
X-ray equipment to detect metal, glass and stone particles in foods
Newton da Costa
Newton da Costa: Passion and contradiction
The mathematician who created paraconsistent logic has three books republished
Parnership
Integrated effort
FAPESP and federal government to finance bioenergy and climate change projects
Public Policies
With the power of the law
Biota-FAPESP map directs the removal of native green in São Paulo
Competitiveness
Lessons from innovators
Study maps the strategies of countries that produce world class research
Architecture
Homes from bygone days
Research study reveals what life was like on São Paulo's coffee plantations
By Carlos Haag