More efficient pre-salt production
July 19, 2021 6:45 pmA new method could help engineers to better manage the flow of oil and natural gas from deepwater oilfields
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Ivair Gontijo: On Martian time
July 19, 2021 6:44 pmA Brazilian engineer is one of those responsible for monitoring NASA's robotic jeep Perseverance, as it searches for traces of life on Earth's closest neighbor
Turbulence in the air
July 19, 2021 6:43 pmEmbraer banks on its successful aircraft portfolio and investment in innovation to navigate one of the most difficult chapters in its history
Fighting global warming
July 19, 2021 6:41 pmUS academies of science propose a research program to study the feasibility of Earth cooling measures
Risk of more natural disasters
July 19, 2021 6:40 pmGlobal warming may lead to more flash floods and landslides caused by extreme rainfall in the South, Southeast, and Northeast of Brazil
The colors and songs of evolution
July 19, 2021 6:34 pmVarying plumage hues and song patterns lead to the formation of new species in certain bird groups
Family ties
July 19, 2021 6:32 pmRoughly 46,000 years ago, modern human beings ventured into the heart of Europe and interbred with Neanderthals
Trust and transparency
July 19, 2021 6:26 pmStudies focus on conflicts of interest in medical science
Whence the money
July 19, 2021 6:23 pmA new study analyzes scientometric data to track the sources of funding for Brazilian research and assess the level of internationalization
Transgenics under the magnifying glass
July 19, 2021 6:20 pmOver the last 25 years, CTNBio has approved more than 150 genetically modified products for use in Brazil
Luiz Bevilacqua: Bridges to interdisciplinarity
July 19, 2021 6:17 pmThe scientist behind COPPE and the educational model used at the Federal University of ABC shares how the development of engineering research has impacted Brazil
In real time
July 19, 2021 6:17 pmAcademic initiatives are collecting personal accounts of memories and mourning experienced during the pandemic
All eyes on ButanVac
July 19, 2021 6:14 pmNew vaccine candidate uses a more stable version of the spike protein
Patent waivers under debate
July 19, 2021 6:13 pmSuspending intellectual property rights for vaccines needs to overcome technology and production hurdles if it is to be successful
In search of improvement
July 19, 2021 6:11 pmInvesting in the training of teachers and the sharing of knowledge between schools helps improve student performance
Education at risk
July 19, 2021 6:10 pmProlonged school closings and unequal access to distance learning is causing increased student dropouts and learning-acquisition gaps
New clues about blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine
July 19, 2021 6:05 pmA step has been taken towards explaining why the vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca can very rarely lead to the formation of blood clots
The months-long consequences of COVID-19
July 19, 2021 6:05 pmThe long-term effects of COVID-19 are becoming clearer
The importance of the cellular response against the coronavirus
July 19, 2021 6:05 pmFighting a SARS-CoV-2 infection is not solely the responsibility of antibodies, the proteins that adhere to the virus’s surface to prevent it from entering cells or mark it for destruction
Two vaccines prevent infection by Sars-CoV-2
July 19, 2021 6:03 pmPfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are 80% effective at preventing SARS-Cov-2 infections after the first dose and 90% after the second
Superior immunity
July 19, 2021 5:59 pmStudies of blood and tissue samples taken before the COVID-19 pandemic may help explain why the disease is more common and more severe in adults than in children
Successful flight on mars
July 19, 2021 5:59 pmNASA's robotic helicopter Ingenuity became the first aircraft designed on Earth to make a controlled and self-propelled flight on another planet
The pterosaur of the trees
July 19, 2021 5:59 pmA 160-million-year-old fossil discovered in Liaoning, northeast China, belongs to a new species of pterosaur, which has been generating curiosity
Energy generated by vibration
July 19, 2021 5:59 pmSpanish startup Vortex Bladeless plans to start testing its innovative technique of generating wind energy from the vibrations of a vertical carbon fiber rod later this year
Tuberculosis in prisons
July 19, 2021 5:58 pmTuberculosis cases in the Latin American prison population increased by 269% between 2011 and 2017
São Paulo State Governor appoints new dean of UNICAMP
July 19, 2021 5:58 pmFood engineer Antonio José de Almeida Meirelles, known as Tom Zé, has been appointed dean of the University of Campinas
A quantum computer for private use
July 19, 2021 5:56 pmThe Cleveland Clinic in the USA will be IBM's first private customer to own a quantum computer
More money for science in the USA
July 19, 2021 5:56 pmUS President Joe Biden presented the country’s 2022 budget in April
Shedding light on antimatter
July 19, 2021 5:56 pmFor the first time, researchers have managed to cool antimatter atoms using lasers
3,000-year-old city in the Valley of the Kings
July 19, 2021 5:54 pmIn early April, archaeologists and the Egyptian government announced the discovery of a 3,000-year-old city, the largest ever unearthed in ancient Egypt