International issue | April 2011

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Cover

Combined efforts
Initiatives seek to make research from São Paulo more competitive abroad By
Attracting talent
Group from the Institute of Physics at Unicamp distinguishes itself by bringing researchers from other countries By
Glass Tower of Babel
Federal University of São Carlos attracts foreigners to research materials engineering By

S&T Policy

COOPERATION

Network building

Thesis discusses the reasons for the lack of growth in Brazilian research in international networks

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ENERGY

Bagasse is the target

An abundant by-product of the sugar cane industry provides Brazil with a competitive edge in the search for second generation ethanol

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ENERGY

Lee Rybeck Lynd: The transition will be smooth

The US researcher says that cellulose ethanol and sugar cane ethanol promise to be more complementary than their competitors

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Science

Physiology

Unraveling the web

Attacking undesirable veins and arteries could fight cancer and blindness

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immunology

Out of control

Inflammation unleashed by sepsis damages the heart

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environment

The future of nature and agriculture

Mathematical models help predict the effects of global warming in Brazil

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Biochemistry

Living lights

Mechanism that makes mushrooms glow leads to a method for detecting contamination

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Physics

The entanglement formula

Group from Rio de Janeiro proposes equation that describes a reduction in the quantum phenomenon due to environmental influence

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Ecology

Chemistry in the air

Volatile compounds control the interaction between vegetables and insects

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Technology

ASTRONOMY

Journey to the stars

Astronomical instruments made in Brazil equip the SOAR telescope in the Chilean Andes

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Optics

Multiplied beams

Researcher publishes article in leading international journal on the new generation of optic fibers

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oil

Challenge at the bottom of the sea

Petrobras and Unicamp are studying bacteria from oil wells that break down oil

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Aerospace Engineering

A Brazilian perspective

New monitoring camera made by Opto for Cbers-3 to be tested in China

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Humanities

Literature

Within the entrails of invention

Project recovers Mário de Andrade’s creative path

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Sociology

Unequalled inequality

Seminar discusses the dilemmas of social segregation in Brazil

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History

São Paulo, Inc.

Database maps out the migratory flow of qualified labor that furthered São Paulo’s post-1945 industrial development

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