Issue # 134 _ April 2007
S&T Policy
Indicators
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It is up to the companies now
Iberian-American meeting evaluates the performance of scientific and innovative development
By Mariluce MouraPartnership
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Digital inclusion
FAPESP and Microsoft Research create a Virtual Instituteto develop new technologies
By Claudia IziqueScience
Climate
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The stressed forest
Researchers evaluate the effects of the 2005 drought in Amazonia
By Carlos FioravantiEcology
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Life in the mud
The mangrove swamp crab and its traditional hunter depend on each other for survival
By Maria GuimarãesHealth
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Double risk Pregnancy
Marijuana harms the neurological development of newly born children
By Iracema CorsoBiochemistry
Another use
A new mechanism through which vitamin C combats free radicals is identified
By Maria GuimarãesGenetics
The DNA of the Pampas (grassy plains)
As well as the Spanish, Guarani and Charrua Indians are among the Gaucho's ancestors
By Ricardo ZorzettoTechnology
Microelectronics
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Revolution on the horizon
A possible substitute for silicon in a new generation of computer chips has come forward
By Yuri VasconcelosPhysics
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Laser in the factories
Optical fiber guided light animates industrial use
By Yuri VasconcelosPhysics
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Light web
New X-ray production technique could help to unravel the 3-dimensional structure of proteins
By Ricardo ZorzettoSteelmaking
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Residue becomes steel
Recovered sludge returns to the CSN production process
By Dinorah ErenoEnergy
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Biodiesel in ascension
What is missing for this oil to establish itself as a national biofuel
By Marcos de Oliveira