Issue # 184 _ June 2011
S&T Policy
climate changes

A climate of dialogue
IPCC improves scientific accuracy and communication strategies
By Carlos FioravantiPromotion

More time for research
Universities institute support services to cut red tape in researchers' routine
By Fabrício MarquesBioenergy

Original calculation
An article by Bioen Program researchers forecasts multiplication of sugarcane productivity
Innovation

Mutual benefits
Director of Swedish agency bets on partnership with Brazilians
By Fabrício Marques and Marcos de OliveiraCollaboration

Complex hierarchy
Study shows how difficult it is to understand each author
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Geology

The fragile crust of the Northeast
Thickness of surface explains constant earth tremors in the region
By Salvador NogueiraAstronomy

Solar shocks
Study details the relation between explosions in the Sun and magnetic storms on Earth
By Maria GuimarãesPhysics

Graphene in the new electronics
Material might form the basis of a hypothetical quantum nanotransistor
By Marcos PivettaInternational Year of Chemistry

Small tools for major uses
Lectures show prospects for the increasing use of new nanomaterials
By Maria GuimarãesPediatrics

Ineffective medication
Corticoids do not treat the respiratory problems of late preterm babies
Technology
Energy

Electricity from the Sun
Brazil turns to a more wide-ranging use of solar panels
By Dinorah Ereno and Marcos de OliveiraHealth

The mapping of cataracts
Mobile phone technology enables ophthalmologic problem to be detected
By Cristina CaldasHumanities
Literature

The future of the present in the past
Brazilian science fiction and the country's relationship with science and technology
By Carlos Haag