Issue # 173 _ July 2010
S&T Policy
Human Resources

Modern mathematics
Project to take 20th century mathematics research progress into the classroom
By Fabrício MarquesEconomics

Riches at hand
Academics propose ways to put forest assets to better use
By Carlos Fioravantirecognition

A model program
Summary of the results of the first 10 years of Biota-FAPESP published in Science
By Marcos Pivettaforeign
A good time for Brazilian science
Nature praises national research and highlights São Paulo's autonomy and the strength of its production
By Marcos PivettaScience
Biochemistry

Well-regulated insulin and glucose
Physical activity and unsaturated fatty acids such as omega-3 revert inflammation that unleashes obesity and diabetes
By Carlos FioravantiBiology

Autism connection
Neurons present chemical dysfunction linked to brain development
By Marcos PivettaEarth Science

The last piece of Gondwana
The ancient ocean that isolated the Amazon from other blocks in South America dried up 520 million years ago
By Marcos PivettaGeology

Hitching a ride in steam
Interaction of water with rocks facilitated the accumulation of copper and the formation of amethysts
By Carlos FioravantiPhysics

Enigmatic attraction
New theory helps explain the behavior of ions diluted in water
By Salvador NogueiraTechnology
Energy

Stored electricity
Company develops a battery for electric vehicles and solar and wind systems
By Marcos de OliveiraTransport

Environmental bus
Coppe builds a vehicle driven by hydrogen and batteries
By Marcos de Oliveiranational stent

Now made in Brazil
First stent produced Brazil to correct narrowed arteries has a market
By Yuri Vasconcelosnew material

Resistant and flexible
Carbon nanotubes incorporated into cement and polymers result in more versatile products
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
Anthropology

The invention of Indians in Brazil
Analysis of ethnographies produced by Salesian missionaries deconstructs the notion of the anthropologist as a translator
By Carlos Haag and Mariluce Moura