Issue # 213 _ November 2013
S&T Policy
COMMUNICATION
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Science reaches out to the public
10th annual Brazilian Science and Technology Week promotes activities in 700 cities
By Bruno de PierroScience
Biophysics
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Fluid boundaries
Elastic properties of membranes vary according to the type and function of the cell
By Carlos FioravantiPhysics
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Primordial soup
Brazilians help analyze unexplained phenomena in liquid created from particle collisions
By Igor ZolnerkevicTechnology
AUTOMATION
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Driverless Car
Brazilian projects involving autonomous vehicles are contributing to the future of urban mobility
By Marcos de OliveiraCORPORATE RESEARCH
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Chemical renewal
Dow invests in sugarcane as a renewable raw material for production of plastics
By Dinorah Ereno