Issue # 153 _ November 2008
S&T Policy
Nobel

The 2008 harvest
Scientific prizes are divided by researchers from the United States, France, Germany and Japan
By Fabrício MarquesUniversities

Reinforcing public education
São Paulo is investing in distance teaching to guarantee university education for teachers
By Revisor and RedaçãoDiffusion

Medals in their bags
With more support Brazilian teams reap rewards in the international scientific Olympiad
By Fabrício MarquesScience
IMMUNOLOGY

Death swarm
Brazilian group obtains the first serum against bee poison
By Maria GuimarãesEnvironment

Islands in the forest
Isolated stretches of the Atlantic rainforest are home to fewer species of plants and animals
By Maria GuimarãesPhysics

Welcome impurities
Computer simulations explain how nanotubes detect toxic gases in extremely low concentrations
By Ricardo ZorzettoTechnology
SEMICONDUCTORS

Memory of the future
A ceramics center will develop raw materials for a new chip factory in São Carlos
By Dinorah ErenoBioenergy

Diesel from sugar cane
Fuel to be produced by genetic transformations in yeast
By Marcos de Oliveirabioenergy

Less waste
Two studies result in catalysts that can make biodiesel production more efficient and cleaner
By Marcos de Oliveira