Issue # 148 _ June 2008
S&T Policy
Sociology

The drunkenness of discovery
Why scientists derive so much satisfaction from their work
By Fabrício MarquesDissemination

Pictures of preservation
Berlin exhibition shows the wealth of Brazilian biodiversity, as registered by FAPESP projects
By Fabrício MarquesUniversities

Free zone in the desert
Arab Emirate of Dubai invests US$ 10 billion to become international center of higher education
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Physiology

More food and forests in the air
Plants insatiability for carbon dioxide paves the way to producing more food in less space, also easing global warming
By Carlos FioravantiAgriculture

Biological fertilizer
Bacteria replace nitrogen fertilizers as instigators of sugarcane growth
By Dinorah ErenoClimate change

Forest in a bind
Cleaner air in the Northern Hemisphere may lead to worse droughts in the Amazon Region from 2025 onwards
By Marcos PivettaPhysics

The musketeers of the atomic world
The motto of fast-growing e-Science is the same as that of the heroes of the Dumas novel: one for all and all for one
By Carlos FioravantiZoology

A seductive dance
The behavior of the blue-backed manakin determines its genetic variability
By Maria GuimarãesNeurology

The waves of intelligence
The pace of the brain's function may indicate improved learning ability
By Ricardo ZorzettoTechnology
Space

Space lens
A Brazilian-made camera that takes photographs of the earth to equip Chinese-Brazilian satellite Cbers-3
By Yuri VasconcelosInformation Technology

Open code
The use of open software grows within companies and among researchers
By Débora PinheiroEngineering

Inside the packaging
Company from São Paulo develops X-ray equipment to detect metal, glass and stone particles in foods
By Marcos de OliveiraHumanities
International Relations

An alliance without progress
Research shows the difficulties of US-Brazil relations
By Carlos Haag