Special
Metallurgical engineering
Urban mining can reduce environmental impacts of rare-earth mineral production
Research groups are developing methodologies for recycling magnets, batteries, and other materials containing these chemical elements
By Frances Jones and Yuri Vasconcelos
Mining engineering
Brazil invests in research to master the production cycle of rare-earth minerals and supermagnets
Minerals at the center of global geopolitical disputes are considered essential for the energy transition
By Frances Jones and Yuri Vasconcelos
pipe 20 years
The source of inspiration
American SBIR program was used as a model for PIPE and similar initiatives in other countries
pipe 20 years
Precursor of change
The PIPE program paved the way for innovation support tools in Brazil
pipe 20 years
Brazil’s leading innovation support program
PIPE has funded nearly 2,000 R&D projects in São Paulo
By Redação
Special
Celebrating 20 years of the FAPESP Technological Innovation in Small Businesses (PIPE) program
Celebrating 20 years of the FAPESP Technological Innovation in Small Businesses (PIPE) program
By Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz - FAPESP Scientific Director
Introduction
Fifty Years of FAPESP and the Development of Science in São Paulo
Fifty Years of FAPESP and the Development of Science in São Paulo
By Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, Diretor Científico da FAPESP
Nanoscience
Atomic jewelry
A handful of gold and silver particles can form intriguing nanometric jewels
Pierre Auger Observatory
Cosmic Rays, Still an Enigma
Analysis of highest-energy particles moves forward
Climate Change
In a Climate of Mobilization
Researchers are joining together to advance knowledge of global change
Breast cancer
Unexpected supporting actors
Normal cells like fibroblasts can facilitate tumor growth and hamper treatment
Human genetics
The dystrophy center
Group identifies new genes and forms of neuromuscular disease in Brazil
Agriculture
Let loose the wasps on the orange groves
Wasps are used to eliminate transmitter of greening
Neurodegenerative diseases
Gatekeeper to the cells
Cellular prion protein controls the entry of chemical commands into neurons
Literature
Brazil seen from the farm
Studies reintroduce the complexity of Monteiro Lobato
By Carlos Haag
Cellular biology
The clone’s heritage
Cellular reprogramming error redirects animal reproduction studies
Biodiversity
São Paulo in the Amazon region
Teams from São Paulo and Pará collaborate to prepare new researchers
History of Science
On the shoulders of magic giants
The process of transforming alchemy into chemistry was long and smooth
By Carlos Haag
Structural biology
The essence of molecules
Crystallography facilitates drug development
Information Technology
Thinner Wires
Optical fibers will be able to connect circuits in the computers of the future
Structural biology
To understand proteins
The structure and function of 200 molecules that are essential to organisms
By Redação
Mental Illnesses
Cellular disharmony
Genetic and functional alterations are associated with schizophrenia
Information technology
A Thousand and one Applications
FAPESP collaborative projects enable new uses for computer science