Highlights

Electronic Microscopy

Spy hole sees the position of the atom

A laboratory in Campinas wins international praise

Cooperation

Partners in research into the Xylella

Researchers intend to decipher the genetic code of another two bacteria

Interchange

International agreements

Germany, France and Argentina agree on technological partnership

management and planning

Support for public policies

Approved projects consolidate partnerships and begin research

scolarship

A revolution in the postdoctoral system

New policy gives priority to postdoctoral grants in Brazil

Interview

José Leite Lopes: A physicist par excellence

José Leite Lopes: A physicist par excellence

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Cover

The architects of the new sugarcane

Sugarcane Genome shows how to develop new varieties

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Opinion

Metrology is Life

The science of measuring is also that of competitiveness

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Sociology

Mob injustice

Database shows the tragic pattern of lynching in Brazil

ARCHITECTURE

The best house at the lowest cost and least space

Study shows how modern Brazilian architecture is associated with development

New materials

High quality cement with rice husk

Process extracts silica from agricultural waste for use in concrete

Biotechnology

Light inside the living cell

Laser tweezers and scalpel manipulate various biological particles

Innovation

The benefits of a partnership

Projects by the academic and business worlds give good results

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ecology

The hidden fish of the upper Paraná

Survey discovers new species of fish in the upper Paraná basin

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Fine Chemistry

Reagents prominent around the world

Group synthesizes selenium and tellurium for medications and agrochemicals