Highlights

History

Brazil has always been a party

Book shows how celebration have evolved and influenced our history

Press

In review, the cultural whirl of São Paulo

The relationship between the media and daily life in old São Paulo

Cover

The lessons of the Krahô Indians

Researchers identify 164 plants used by the Indians in healing rituals

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genomics

The profitable genetics of paper

Eucalyptus genome project receives sponsorship

companies

IBGE takes to the field

Survey is going to evaluate the efforts in innovation of Brazilian industry

meteorology

Reliable forecast

FAPESP launches a program of hydrometeorology

Interview

Esper Cavalheiro: From the theoretical to the practical

The new president of the CNPq, the neurologist Dr. Esper Cavalheiro, spoke about scholarships, the Tundisi Report and the role of development agencies.

Opinion

In favor of a national vaccination plan

Brazil should contribute more actively to develop immunization

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incubator

A world phenomenon

The vigor of the company incubator system which has grown

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Incubator

Facing real life

A group of companies from Ciatec inaugurate a new system of post-incubation

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materials Engineering

Building for the future

New materials result in a more durable concrete

Energy

The Competence of UniTech

A PIPE company participates in the construction of a fuel cell in Minas

Biotechnology

Summing up qualities

Esalq develops technique for the production of plant hybrids

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Retrospect

Forgotten Innovation

An invention of some 133 years ago, which modified the immersed hull of ships, was one of the first Brazilian technological researches to have repercussions in the exterior

History

The unknown “Chicas da silva”

Survey shows that many freed slaves climbed up the social ladder