Issue # 258 _ August 2017
Cover
- The rise of electric vehicles
- 16% of the world's cars will be electric by 2030 By Yuri Vasconcelos
- The challenges faced in Brazil
- The use of electric models in Brazil depends on various obstacles being overcome By Yuri Vasconcelos
- More efficient batteries
- The electric car's biggest technological limitation is its energy storage system, which is directly related to travel range By Yuri Vasconcelos
S&T Policy
ATLAS

To take advantage of the Sun
Study indicates favorable areas for exploring solar energy in Brazil
By Bruno de PierroScience
Yvonne Primerano Mascarenhas

Yvonne Primerano Mascarenhas: The master of crystals
By Reinaldo José LopesBiology

The era of genome editing
Researchers modify a mutation associated with heart disease in human embryos
By Ricardo ZorzettoGeology

Pleasant refuges in a world of volcanoes
Experiments on bacteria suggest life may have arisen on land
By Maria GuimarãesASTROPHYSICS

The difference that equalizes the Sun and its sister stars
Chaotic plasma behavior helps explain variations in the magnetic cycle of solar analog stars
By Ricardo ZorzettoTechnology
Engineering

Biosensors in medicine
Portable, accurate devices are intended to improve diagnosis of infectious and genetic diseases
By Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade