Issue # 183 _ May 2011
S&T Policy
Human Resources
Shortcuts to university
USP and Unicamp are adopting new strategies for attracting students from public schools
Globalization
In English, per favore
Italian universities create courses in English to win over students from abroad
Science
International Year of Chemistry
Molecules, problem and solution
Talks in April discussed alternative energy sources and climate change
Geochemistry
Pre-Columbian fertilizers
The Indians of old in the Amazon Region contributed to the fertility of black soil
Astrophysics
A mirrored black hole
A cone of ions reflects the image of the mysterious object at the center of the galaxy
Technology
Intelligent Packaging
Color in fungi
Sensitive film warns consumer about food deterioration
Digital Protection
Reinforced networks
New approach enhances internet and airport safety
Biochemistry
Bromeliad measures pollution
Bromeliad species is used to capture heavy metals in the air
