Issue # 78 _ August 2002
S&T Policy
development
X-ray of São Paulo agriculture
Research and new technologies have increased productivity and reduced the cost of food
By Cecília Zionehuman resources
IPT renews staff
Institute will do a public examination to fill vacancies for technicians and researchers
FAPESP'S new President

A commitment with innovation
Carlos Vogt, the new President, is going to keep FAPESP's "lean" administrative policy and will preserve resources destined towards scholarships
Science
Epidemiology

State of alert
Recombinant or potentially more aggressive subtypes of Aids virus advance in Brazil
speleology
Technology in caving
Pioneering study will allow for visits to the Bonito region with the minimal of environmental impact
By Yuri Vasconceloscosmology

Taming black holes
Rio de Janeiro physicists propose an experiment that could help to review the basic laws of the universe
By Cláudio CordovilTechnology
engineering
Land of innovation
Center for Ceramic Materials investigates new applications in steel making and electrical products
By Dinorah Erenoodontology

No fear of the drill
Diamond coated drills reduce the use of anesthetics in 70% of the cases
environmental engineering

Impurities Exterminator
Ozone generator born of partnership between a company and an ITA laboratory
Chemical engineering
Compatible with the body
Laboratory at UFMG synthesizes new generation of biomaterials
Biotechnology

Genetic therapy for hens
Unicamp researchers discover protein for fighting bird disease
By Francisco Bicudo