Technoscience
pollution
Lead in South America
Samples from a glacier allowed researchers to measure lead concentrations
By Redação
OLED
Flexible lighted screen
New plastic films could be used in cell phones and television screens
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saliva tests
Tuberculosis in saliva
An alternative, less invasive, and safer method for diagnosing tuberculosis
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Solar energy
Layered solar panel
Materials could make it easier to produce photovoltaic cells more efficient
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Callicebus miltoni
Golden-tailed monkeys
With an orange tail, a new specie of monkey is described in Amazonia
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functional foods
The medicinal side of fruit
Research tests antioxidant and antibacterial properties of fruits
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Chagas disease
A vaccine for Chagas disease
Compound developed in Brazil may be a vaccine candidate
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Chuva Online
Mapping the rain in São Paulo
Website allows viewers to see where the rain is falling
By Redação
Cubesat AESP-14
Cubesat launched into orbit
Brazilian nanosatellite is launched from the ISS
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Fernando de Noronha
The dance of sun and wind
Alternation of wind and sun allows combined use for energy generation
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Palmas
The deepest lake in Brazil
Doce River Valley region is the site of the deepest natural lake in Brazil
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Flora
Back to São Paulo
A grass once considered extinct in São Paulo is now discovered again
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cardiovascular health
Hypertension in children
Children that do not get much exercise are more likely to be hypertensive
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Fossils
Primordial snakes
Described species add 70 million years to the evolutionary history of serpents
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quantum physics
Chip with entangled photons
Component ensures a continuous supply of entangled photons
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Eta Carinae
New mystery of Eta Carinae
Smaller star might be responsible for alterations in the system
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analgesic
Painkilling protein in coffee
Protein fragments in coffee plants act similarly to morphine
By Redação
biopolymer
Biopolymer produced by sisal juice
Sisal juice is being employed to produce bacterial cellulose
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magnetic field
Space-worthy chips
Launched into space in 2014, Brazilian nanosatellite tests integrated circuit
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primordial soup
Expansive solution
Mathematical solution describes the expansion of one drop of quark-gluon plasma
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Genetics
Isolated for 100,000 years
The Khoisan of southern Africa was the largest population on the planet
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chemical communication
Moth scents
Physics explains how males in some moth species can detect the scent of females
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nanoparticles
Nanocellulose structure
Plastic reinforced with cellulose nanoparticles may be used in cars
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mirai
Tank full of hydrogen
Toyota presents a car that generates its own power from hydrogen
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circuits
Silver droplet with crystalline interior
solid nanoparticles of silver can be deformed like liquid droplets
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