Issue # 216 _ February 2014
S&T Policy
Science
Physics
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Disaster tamers
Brazilians help test theory on the prediction and control of global financial crises
By Igor ZolnerkevicTechnology
Sanitation
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Hydro-innovation
Sabesp establishes a technology center and forges partnerships to develop new products and systems
By Marcos de OliveiraBIOTECHNOLOGY
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Laboratory webs
Brazilian scientists produce synthetic fibers that mimic spider silk
By Yuri VasconcelosHumanities
POLITICAL SCIENCE
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Social Movement Mobility
Network analysis of organizations in civil society challenges the theory of “NGO-ization”
By Márcio Ferrari