Technoscience
genes
Genes and skin color
Alterations may influence skin pigmentation of mixed populations
By Redação
Sun
Watching the sun for 2,300 years
Remains of astronomy observation site discovered in Peru
By Redação
Granucalc
Pig-farming app for cellphones and tablets
New app designed for broiler chicken and swine farmers
By Redação
bacterial infection
The cancer microbe
Prostate cancer may be caused by a common sexually transmitted infection
By Redação
playing and recycling
Two lives of a bottlecap
Interlocking bottlecaps are compatible with toy building blocks
By Redação
Transgenics
Changing color
Purple tomato has antioxidant propertie and double the shelf life
By Redação
Big Bang
Ripples from the Big Bang
Physicists detect indirect signs of Einstein’s gravitational waves
By Redação
Water
An ocean at the center of the Earth
Diamond indicates that an ocean may lie deep beneath the Earth surface
By Redação
sun protection barrier
Arnica’s sunscreen
Leaf compound helps arnica to withstand sun exposure in the Cerrado
By Redação
Radioactive waste
Radioactive waste
German virtual laboratory tests destinies to nuclear power plants' waste
By Redação
Inselbergs
Birthplace of new botanic species
Rock outcrops may serve as birthplaces for plant species
By Redação
Photosynthesis
Plants embedded with nanotubes
carbon nanotubes increase plants' ability to harvest solar energy
By Redação
Simulated drunkenness
Special gear replicates intoxication
Experimental outfit limits movements and mimics alcohol effects
By Redação
glycerin
Yeast in glycerin
Biodiesel byproduct can be a culture medium for yeast useful in industry
By Redação
ready-to-eat foods
Stay away from crackers, cookies, chocolate, and ready-to-eat foods
Ultra-processed foods are associated to obesity
By Redação
pellets
Near-invisible trash on the beach
Amount of plastic particles on Brazilian beaches is larger than imagined
By Redação
Reversible changes
The brain and the earthquake
Getting out alive from a traumatic event can lead to brain modification
By Redação
Resistance
Intoxication in men and women
Women and men have different types of reaction to alcohol
By Redação
Transgenic
Multi-tomatoes
Tomato cells retain the ability to originate other plant organs
By Redação
olive oil
Fraud-fighting nanotag
Invisible tag may be the solution against fraud and counterfeiting
By Redação
similar to cement
A material made of debris
Material is made from discarded ceramic tiles, bricks and toilet bowls
By Redação
nanoparticles
Extra gold makes for slower reactions
Catalyst becomes less efficient as the proportion of gold increases
By Redação
molecular structure
Self-repairing plastic
New type of “self-healing” polymer repairs itself
By Redação
Manaus
Urban pollution above the forest
By using their cars, the inhabitants are changing local rainfall patterns
By Redação
