International issue | August 2018
S&T Policy
Indicators

Annual balance
FAPESP continues its pace of investment according to the institution’s 2016 report
By Fabrício MarquesINNOVATION

Reasons to award incentives
The IMF and the OECD suggest that governments provide tax incentives to encourage companies to conduct more research
By Bruno de PierroSCIENTOMETRICS

Sleeping Beauties
To study the scientific process and perfect evaluation systems, researchers analyze innovative papers whose value was recognized only belatedly
By Bruno de PierroScience
MEDICINE

Reversing Wasting Syndrome
Physical exercise can halt cachexia, the inflammation that induces unwanted weight loss and worsens cancer and other diseases
By Carlos FioravantiEpidemiology

Breaking boundaries
Real-time genome sequencing reconstructs the trajectory of Zika virus across the Americas
By Maria Guimarães and Karina Toledo - da Agência FAPESPCHEMISTRY

Natural lighting
The chemical process underlying the bioluminescence of mushrooms is recyclable and flexible
By Maria GuimarãesEcology

Deep sea alliances
Six species of cleaner fish from the Rocas Atoll obtain food by removing parasites from larger fish
By Carlos FioravantiGeology

Vestiges of primitive Earth
The depths of the Earth may contain rigid blocks spanning thousands of kilometers
By Carlos FioravantiPHYSICS

When vacuum is hot
Brazilian researchers propose an experiment to determine whether empty space can heat an accelerated object
By Igor ZolnerkevicTechnology
AEROSPACE SYSTEMS

Green propulsion
INPE and the Brazilian Air Force develop sustainable engine and fuel for use in rockets and satellites
By Yuri VasconcelosBiotechnology

More resistant sugarcane fields
A variety of genetically modified sugarcane developed by a company from Piracicaba is approved for planting
By RedaçãoENGINEERING

Wood identification
Computer vision systems identify the quality of wood boards and their tree species
By RedaçãoHumanities
computer science

The reality emerging from an avalanche of data
Digital humanities are spreading through a variety of disciplines, influencing the training of researchers and driving public policy
By Fabrício MarquesAnthropology

The Bororo on screen
Researchers suggest that a film made by the Rondon Commission in 1916 may have been the first ethnographic documentary
By Christina Queiroz