Highlights

Arts

Humorous science

Work of Sidney Harris is an amusing portrayal of life in laboratories

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History

The citizen who smelled like a king

Pedro II was more interested in the essence than the appearance of power

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iconography

Portrait in black and white

Image of the Brazilian Negro was forged with the arrival of photography

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Sociology

The joyful dictatorship

Intellectuals defend changes to save Bahia’s most traditional celebration

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NANOTECHNOLOGY

Multiple uses

Nano-structured resins function as bactericides and fungicides

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ENERGY

Biodiesel on the way up

What is missing for this oil to establish itself as a national biofuel

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ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Digital recognition

System developed by Griaule is amongst the best in the world

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ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Constant innovation

Electronic voting machines with a digital identifier start being used

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Optics

The LED revolution

Researchers form São Carlos develop equipment with light emitting diodes

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Physics

How metals dance

An alloy of gold and silver reveals unexpected behavior in atoms

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Climate Change

Green winds

Stimulating production can be coupled with carbon credits

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Pharmacology

The cellular postman

Protein shows potential as conveyor of medication and anti-tumoral agent

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malaria

Master in disguise

Plasmodium able to bypass the defenses of the human organism

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Medicine

A risky bet against diabetes

Experimental treatment rids 14 patients of insulin injections

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Neuroscience

Connection without frontiers

Cutting edge experiments with the brain travel from Duke University to Natal

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