Highlights

Astronomy

The Hercules beacon

Team from Santa Catarina unravels the binary star enigma

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Genetics

Discarded value

Stem cells from the umbilical cord have different properties

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New materials

Eclectic diamond

Synthetic product used in drill bits to drill into the bottom of the sea

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Photonics

Sculpting with light

Technique enables the creation of polymer micro and nano-structures

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Medicine

Bone mimesis

Jaw prosthesis reproduces the original mechanical conditions

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Energy

Electricity from waste

São Paulo landfill site produces biogas for lighting and for engines

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Architecture

A frenetic and foreign São Paulo

The role of immigrants in building the metropolis of São Paulo

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History

São Paulo, Inc.

The migratory flow of qualified labor that furthered São Paulo's industrial

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Sociology

A flat roof packed full of tourists

How tourist tours around Rio's favelas work

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ANTHROPOLOGY

Amazonia lost and found

Amazonia's first inhabitants established organized and complex civilizations

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Literature

Why love Jorge?

A critical review of one of Brazil’s most popular authors

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History

A break in Brazil’s history

Bicentenary of the arrival of the royal family demands a historiographic reflection

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SEMICONDUCTORS

Memory of the future

A ceramics center will develop raw materials for a new chip factory

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NEW MATERIALS

Renewable plastic

Firms use ethanol and bacteria to make substitutes for oil products

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Quieter aircraft

Project led by Embraer plans to cut aircraft noise

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