Issue # 90 _ August 2003
S&T Policy
Industrial property
Lever stuck
In the midst of an unprecedented crisis, INPI awaits help from the federal government
By Claudia IziqueSector Funds

Model of success
FAPESP's PIPE will be a benchmark for the MCT's programs for business innovation
Science
ecology
Fleeting encounters
The survival of trees as tall as 40 meters depend on tiny insects and pollinating birds
By Marcos PivettaGenetics
Unambiguous identity
Laboratory at USP discovers the genetic causes and the forms of treatment of rare hormonal alterations
By Fabrício Marquesveterinary medicine

Victims of time
Researchers perfect treatments for cancer in dogs, and they are living longer and longer
Technology
Materials Engineering
Small-scale Revolution
Nanotechnology begins to interest private enterprise in Brazil after the good results in the academic world
By Marili Ribeiromining engineering
The salvation of the mineral
Process reduces the dispersion of asbestos fibers and avoids diseases caused by handling the product
Medical Physics
Magnetic reading
Equipment detects whether there is an excess of iron in the liver of people who have many blood transfusions
By Samuel AntenorEnergy
Changes in the trunk
Vehicles adapted to natural gas get lighter tanks and with different formats
By AffonsoChemical Engineering

Pastilles for cleaning
Company develops devices that eliminate bacteria and fungi inside air conditioning equipment
Humanities
Economy
The giant that shrunk
Researcher analyzes the difficulties for resuming growth
By Tatiana Petitpop culture
ID with rhythm and plenty of color
Study shows how adolescents from the outskirts find identity in the hip-hop culture
By Carlos Haag