Issue # 189 _ November 2011

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Cover

Neuron maker
Compound that controls blood pressure guides the development of brain cells By and

S&T Policy

Celebration

Partnerships without frontiers

FAPESP Week describes and strengthens the research ties between Brazil and the United States

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History of FAPESP VI

Stable weather

From weather forecasting to global warming, FAPESP has invested in climate science

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Engineering education

ITA’s flight

New dean takes over with the task of doubling seats at renowned engineering school

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Science

Ageing

The price of longevity

Increase in life expectancy results in new problems for those who are mentally handicapped

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CELL WALL

The coating of ferns

Plants have different structures from those previously found

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Fossils

The hoatzin’s long journey

The origins of the Amazonian bird that only eats leaves and “ruminates” are in Africa

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Extreme events

A compass for tsunamis

Changes in the earth’s magnetic field may give warning of the arrival of giant waves

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Extreme events

Hurricane watching

Study explains the formation and development of cyclones along the Brazilian coast

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International Year of Chemistry

Seeking creativity

Education, science, technology and innovation should be seen in an integrated way

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International Year of Chemistry

From theory to practice

Two-way streets link research and industry

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Solar system

Why Uranus spins sideways

Crashing into two large objects has tilted the rotation axis of the planet by 98°

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Technology

Biofuels

Versatile machine

Less soil compression and access to steep land are innovations in the harvesting of sugarcane

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Steel mills

Sustainable charcoal

New system produces raw material cleanly within eucalyptus plantation

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Pest control

Biological traps

Neotropical brown stinkbug can be monitored with a synthetic pheromone developed by Embrapa

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Recombinant proteins

Health reagents

Company investigates the development of input for scientific research

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Humanities

Biography

The war of the Rosas

The experience of saving Jews in Nazi Germany marked the life and work of Guimarães Rosa and his wife, Aracy

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Memory

The optimistic rebel

Questioning common sense, economist Antônio Barros de Castro foresaw the direction Brazil was moving in and its needs

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Architectural culture

The new home of modernism

The “booming” pioneership of Warchavchki reveals tensions from the Brazilian avant-garde

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Regional rebellions

The mutineers of the Empire

Popular participation in nineteenth century uprisings was greater than is thought

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