Issue # 225 _ November 2014
S&T Policy
Promotion

Sophisticated support
Offices established to free researchers from bureaucratic red tape offer new services
By Fabrício MarquesBIOENERGY

The challenge of scaling up
Conference shows that biofuel expansion needs the support of public policies to sustain it at a global level
By Bruno de PierroRecognition

From Blue LED to the Brain’s GPS
Announcement of the 2014 Nobel Prizes highlights advances in microscopy, neuroscience and optics
By RedaçãoScience
HEALTH

Running is good!
Aerobic exercise fights inflammation and stiffening of the lungs in respiratory diseases such as asthma and pneumonia
By Maria GuimarãesAlzheimer

Freedom for oligomers
New model for Alzheimer’s reproduces in monkeys the alterations the disease causes in the human brain
By Maria GuimarãesZOOLOGY

The whereabouts of the small black tapir
A new and as-yet controversial species is more widely distributed in the Amazon than previously thought
By Igor ZolnerkevicECOLOGY

Risky crab feast
Crustaceans along the São Paulo coast are accumulating heavy metals and exhibiting organic changes
By Carlos FioravantiASTRONOMY

Perturbed atmosphere
Meteorologists want to know why the wind is so strong on Venus and Titan
By Igor ZolnerkevicTechnology
Aeronautical Engineering

Global project
Embraer develops a new military aircraft in joint effort with Brazilian Air Force, foreign partners, and Brazilian companies
By Marcos de Oliveira and Evanildo da SilveiraLOGISTICS

Ships under control
Integration of stages reduces costs and environmental impacts of unloading coal at the port of Tubarão
By Dinorah ErenoCOMPUTER SCIENCE

Avalanche of data
Advances in eScience are changing the traditional way of conducting science
By Yuri Vasconcelos