International issue | December 2019
Cover
- When light bent
- Observations of the 1919 solar eclipse from Brazil and Africa provided the first experimental proof of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity By Marcos Pivetta and Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
- In the British expedition’s shadow
- The Sobral eclipse was also observed by scientific expeditions from Brazil and the US By Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
- Daniel Kennefick: The importance of Sobral
- An astrophysicist and science historian reports that without the observation of the eclipse in the city of Ceará, the experimental results of 1919 would probably have been inconclusive By Redação
S&T Policy
Shared facilities
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Faster access to equipment
USP and UNICAMP create portals to expand the shared use of core research facilities
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Health
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Partnership for a dengue vaccine
Butantan produces 100 million doses of nine different types each year
By Rafael GarciaHealth
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Life-saving vaccines
Butantan produces 100 million doses of nine vaccines each year
By Rafael GarciaPhysics
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Fluidity in curved space-time
Study supports theory on how dense matter interacts with strong gravitational fields
By Marcos PivettaNew materials
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New energy applications for gold and platinum
Platinum-coated gold nanoparticles could enhance the efficiency of fuel-cell catalysts
By Rafael Garcia