International issue | January 2020
S&T Policy
INDICATORS

Change with stability
Report highlights the 2018 investments of FAPESP both in research in collaboration with businesses and in the international recognition of science produced in São Paulo
By Fabrício MarquesScience olympics

A place for girls in mathematics
A girls-only competition seeks to create a more welcoming environment for female talent in the subject
By RedaçãoScientific publications

Increasing research visibility
Universities are encouraging researchers to store copies of their articles in institutional repositories available to the public
By Fabrício MarquesUniversity autonomy

Tools for planning the future
Stable funding at state universities in São Paulo has allowed for continual education about financial management
By Fabrício MarquesUniversity autonomy

The race for excellence
Strong performance in international rankings and against benchmarks reflects a drive for research impact at state universities in São Paulo
By Fabrício MarquesUniversity autonomy

Fuel for innovation
Stable funding stimulated São Paulo state universities to invest in collaborating with the private sector and in signing technology transfers
By Fabrício MarquesPesquisa fapesp 20 years

Growth in numbers
Brazil’s research indicators have improved consistently over the past two decades
By Fabrício MarquesPesquisa fapesp 20 years

Legacies of the genome
Magazine followed the evolution of sequencing projects that improved disease diagnosis and led to the development of innovative treatments
By Ricardo ZorzettoScience
Environment

How to monitor forest fires
Data from NASA and INPE satellites confirm an increased number of fires in the Amazon
By Marcos Pivetta and Rafael GarciaOceanography

Revelations from a submerged archipelago
Beaches, rivers, and mangroves covered a mountain range that was above sea level 40 million years ago
By Carlos FioravantiGEOGRAPHY

The dance of the dunes
Researchers collect precise data on the movement of sand dunes in Lençóis Maranhenses
By Rafael GarciaPhysics

The unexpected power of friction
Brazilian and German scientists explain the unexpected motion of the barrel in the explosive ping-pong ball experiment
By Ricardo ZorzettoMedicine

Cleaning the blood to treat yellow fever
Experimental plasma exchange therapy reduced mortality to 5% last year in São Paulo (2019)
By Carlos FioravantiEpidemiology

Health in the balance
Modeling shows that spending cuts in primary care could curb the decline in premature mortality
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeGENETICS

Scattered ancestry
Mestizos from Brazil's southern states have more Amerindian DNA lineages than modern-day indigenous groups in the region
By Rafael GarciaTechnology
SPACE

Pinpoint vision
A space camera made in Brazil can identify areas as small as nine square meters from Earth orbit
By Yuri VasconcelosBiomedical engineering

Affordable treatment
Brazilian software aims to expand access to radiation therapy in developing countries
By Domingos ZaparolliAviation

Cleaner flight
Embraer and WEG team up to develop electric propulsion systems for aviation
By Domingos ZaparolliPrecision livestock farming

Weighing the herd
Innovative cattle-weighing solutions promise improved livestock productivity on Brazilian farms
By Frances JonesHumanities
Public health

Disarming violence
Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, new research suggests
By Christina Queiroz