Partnership for a dengue vaccine
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Visible women
January 21, 2020 2:39 pmInitiatives that aim to increase recognition of female researchers and their contributions to science
Faster access to equipment
January 21, 2020 2:39 pmUSP and UNICAMP create portals to expand the shared use of core research facilities
Mapping out the roadblocks
January 21, 2020 2:39 pmA study looks at why Brazilian industry is not very innovative and suggests that academic publishing and patent counts are two sides of the same coin
Long distance connections
January 21, 2020 2:39 pmInitiatives that promote networking and knowledge exchange among Brazilian researchers in the United States are on the rise
Antônio Drauzio Varella: The doctor’s message
January 21, 2020 2:31 pmThe oncologist who treated the first AIDS cases in Brazil uses every media platform to clarify the issues he considers important regarding public health
Daniel Kennefick: The importance of Sobral
January 21, 2020 2:31 pmAn astrophysicist and science historian reports that without the observation of the eclipse in the city of Ceará, the experimental results of 1919 would probably have been inconclusive
In the British expedition’s shadow
January 21, 2020 2:31 pmThe Sobral eclipse was also observed by scientific expeditions from Brazil and the US
When light bent
January 21, 2020 2:31 pmObservations of the 1919 solar eclipse from Brazil and Africa provided the first experimental proof of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity
Fortune and chance
January 21, 2020 2:30 pmScience evolves in a nonlinear manner. Subject to mishaps and chance, its path is much more lively and interesting than... View Article
How does the Amazon control Earth’s climate?
January 20, 2020 6:10 pmPhysicist Paulo Artaxo, from USP, explains the Amazonian rainforest’s role in the water and carbon cycles in Brazil as well as globally
Academic connections
January 8, 2020 5:37 pm Leave your thoughtsBrazilian student at American university creates network to connect students and businesses
The uncertainty of innovation
January 8, 2020 5:37 pm Leave your thoughtsAs well as in-depth knowledge of their chosen field, entrepreneurs need to be emotionally prepared for adversity
The lost flies of genetics
January 8, 2020 5:37 pm Leave your thoughtsOn the centenary of the birth of Crodowaldo Pavan, who was central to the development of Brazilian genetics, insects continue to spur research
An unreleased Nelson Pereira dos Santos film
January 8, 2020 5:36 pm Leave your thoughtsHistorian finds copy of short film made by Santos about a pioneering project by the Federal University of Mato Grosso
A culture of settlement
January 8, 2020 5:36 pm Leave your thoughtsResearch reveals a lack of knowledge among the public about mediation and conciliation mechanisms that can expedite dispute resolution and help to free up the judicial system
Memories Revealed
January 8, 2020 5:36 pm Leave your thoughtsThe unpublished collections of Celso Furtado and Joaquim Nabuco recently donated to research institutions promise new revelations
Drone spraying
January 8, 2020 5:35 pm Leave your thoughtsUnmanned aerial vehicles are increasingly being used to spray pesticides and biological control agents on Brazilian farms
Pinpoint vision
January 8, 2020 5:34 pm Leave your thoughtsSpace camera made in Brazil can identify areas as small as nine square meters from Earth's orbit
Electric buses on the horizon
January 8, 2020 5:33 pm Leave your thoughtsVehicle emissions policies in major cities stimulate development of battery-powered buses
Shapes in transition
January 8, 2020 5:32 pm Leave your thoughtsGroup captures real-time changes in the geometry and charge distribution of four molecules
Why Crato uniquely preserves fossils
January 8, 2020 5:32 pm Leave your thoughtsA shrimp found in Crato illustrates the rich detail exhibited by fossils in the area
Land use and climate change
January 8, 2020 5:31 pm Leave your thoughtsHumanity uses over 70% of the earth's ice-free land surface, and primary activities account for nearly a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions.
New mutations linked to short stature
January 8, 2020 5:30 pm Leave your thoughtsDNA testing reveals origin of 15% of growth disorders without a known cause in children
A resurgence of leprosy
January 8, 2020 5:30 pm Leave your thoughtsNew cases have risen in Brazil for two consecutive years, with more than 28,000 confirmed cases in 2018
Clean blood against yellow fever
January 8, 2020 5:29 pm Leave your thoughtsExperimental plasma exchange therapy reduced mortality to 5% this year in São Paulo
Klement Tockner: Creative environments
January 8, 2020 5:27 pm Leave your thoughtsPresident of Austrian agency explains how the industry can benefit from basic science
Change with stability
January 8, 2020 5:26 pm Leave your thoughtsReport highlights the 2018 investments of FAPESP both in research in collaboration with businesses, and in the international recognition of science produced in São Paulo
Fuel for innovation
January 8, 2020 5:25 pm Leave your thoughtsFunding stability stimulated São Paulo state universities to invest in collaborating with the private sector, and in signing technology transfers
Deforestation at a crossroads
January 8, 2020 5:24 pm Leave your thoughtsINPE's monitoring of the Amazon rainforest has earned international prestige but could be replaced by a private service