Highlights

environment

An alert on the pollution of the Amazon rivers

Survey confirms the impact of deforestation on rivers

astrophysics

The cosmic rays are arriving

Dozens of detectors come into operation at the Pierre Auger Observatory

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Visual Arts

University museum with a national stature

USP's Contemporary Art Museum gains importance and visibility

Education

From home, by computer

Research investigates distance learning techniques

Scientific Literature

A skeptic causes polemics

Book that reassesses environmental problems arouses criticism from researchers

Homage

Brazil’s centenary roots

The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of Sérgio Buarque de Holanda

genetic

From Xylella to Alellyx

Researchers create a biotechnological company with Votorantim Ventures

teaching

Good Job

Californian children write letters to Brazilian scientists

intellectual property

The power of the transnationals

A study analyses 60 years of the history of patents in the chemical sector

computerization

On-line accounts

FAPESP widens the communication network with researchers

health

Combat front against tuberculosis

Network-TB brings together experts in search of tests to identify tuberculosis

Interview

Ronaldo Sardenberg: Strategic route to growth

Minister invests in the integration of the Science and Technology system withinthe country and in international cooperation

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Optics

A laser gun against cancer

A clinical study for the dissemination of Photo Dynamic Therapy (PDT)

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materials engineering

More competitive plastics

Partnership produces high resistance polypropylene and easy to recycle

Computing

Challenges for the future

IBM develops a chip that gives new life to the silicon chip

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