Issue # 171 _ May 2010
S&T Policy
Planning

São Paulo's contribution
Conference brings together researchers from the State of São Paulo to discuss the challenges in science, technology and innovation over the next 15 years
By Fabrício MarquesComputer Sciences

International exposure
Researchers from Microsoft Research-FAPESP Institute show their projects in the USA
By Fabrício MarquesBiodiversity

Running against time
Biologist Thomas Lovejoy says that part of the devastated Amazon Region has to be restored to save the forest and tackle climate change
By Fabrício MarquesHomage

The demographer who studied the climate
Daniel Hogan, who passed away at the age of 67, warned about the impact on urban centers caused by climate change
By Dinorah ErenoScience
Neurophysiology

The paths of fear
Fear due to different reasons activates different parts of the brain
By Ricardo ZorzettoCellular biology

Unexpected effect
Adult stem cells stimulate the formation of blood vessels in the heart, but do not generate cardiac muscle
Animal behavior

Dedicated mothers
Females of arachnids with complex social organization allow themselves to be devoured by their offspring
By Maria GuimarãesOceanography

Polluted paradise
Canal opened in 1855 has made it easier for heavy metals to spread along southern São Paulo coast
By Francisco BicudoPhysics

Flashing dust
Study explains why electrical discharges occur in clouds of sand or volcanic ash
By Marcos PivettaTechnology
New materials

Concrete made from ash
Waste from burning sugar cane bagasse may substitute part of the sand used in civil construction
By Yuri VasconcelosNew materials

Bactericidal fiber
Mixture of sugar cane pulp and chitosan results in a fiber that has medicinal properties
By Yuri VasconcelosNanotechnology

Squeezing electricity
Researchers develop a material that generates electricity under pressure
By Evanildo da SilveiraElectrical engineering

Plastic from light
Luminous polymers are being quoted as substitutes for LCD screens
By Evanildo da SilveiraHumanities
History

The documentary chest of the "heavy" years
Studies on the Deops-SP archive reveal how the logic of repression functioned at the time of the dictatorship
By Carlos Haag