Highlights

Bioenergy

Original calculation

An article forecasts multiplication of sugarcane productivity

Innovation

Mutual benefits

Director of Swedish agency bets on partnership with Brazilians

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Collaboration

Complex hierarchy

Study shows how difficult it is to understand each author

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Geology

The fragile crust of the Northeast

Thickness of surface explains constant earth tremors in the region

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Astronomy

Solar shocks

The relation between explosions in the Sun and magnetic storms on Earth

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Physics

Graphene in the new electronics

Material might form the basis of a hypothetical quantum nanotransistor

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International Year of Chemistry

Small tools for major uses

Lectures show prospects for the increasing use of new nanomaterials

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Pediatrics

Ineffective medication

Corticoids do not treat the respiratory problems of late preterm babies

Energy

Electricity from the Sun

Brazil turns to a more wide-ranging use of solar panels

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Food

Fruit recreated

New combinations fit for the most refined palate

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Health

The mapping of cataracts

Mobile phone technology enables ophthalmologic problem to be detected

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Literature

The future of the present in the past

Brazilian science fiction and the country's relationship with S&T

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Demography

The mobile metropolis

Migration in São Paulo is scored by comings, goings and internationalization

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Sociology

The arts of Roger Bastide

Articles on Brazil were fundamental for Roger Bastide's concepts

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Laura de Mello e Souza

Laura de Mello e Souza: A country called the past

There is a lack of innovative researchers able to reach the general public

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