Issue # 168 _ February 2010
S&T Policy
Bioenergy

Advanced center
Laboratory in Campinas is going to invest in the bottlenecks in cellulosic ethanol research.
By Fabrício MarquesClinical trials

SUS requirements
Research network in teaching hospitals expanded
By Fabrício MarquesAcknowledgement

Between the laboratory and the office
Oscar Sala combined scientific excellence and institutional leadership
By Neldson MarcolinScience
Cellular biology

Autophagy for survival
The manipulation of cellular autodigestion inspires new strategies to fight disease
By Carlos FioravantiMedicine

Poison in the medicine
Harmful effects limit the potential therapeutic uses of curcumin
By Salvador NogueiraCosmology

Invisible universe
Astronomers and physicists throughout the world try to find out what makes up 96% of the cosmos
By Ricardo ZorzettoChemistry

Secrets under the paint
X-ray fluorescence provides intimacy to nineteenth century paintings
By Maria GuimarãesCrodowaldo Pavan

Special feature - Crodowaldo Pavan
The contribution to biology, scientific and technological policy and the dissemination of science
By RedaçãoTechnology
Materials engineering

The refining of raw materials
São Paulo surfacing industry achieves high quality thanks to process innovation and special glazes
By Dinorah ErenoMaterials engineering
Competitive ceramics
Partnering among industries in research center results in fewer losses and higher quality products
By Dinorah ErenoNaval engineering

Marine trials
Laboratory expands the study of projects for oil exploration vessels
By Evanildo da SilveiraHumanities
Literature

Within the entrails of invention
Project recovers Mário de Andrade's creative path
By Carlos Haag