Issue # 98 _ April 2004
S&T Policy
Faps
It's time to collect
Researchers get ready to demand that the states pass on what is defined in law
By Claudia Iziquespace program

Radiograph of a tragedy
Shortages of human resources and materials were responsible for the accident with the VLS-1
innovation
Knowledge is capital
Researchers group themselves together in order to create a technology based company
By Marili RibeiroUSP 70
Productive ground
In a series of reports on the 70 years of the University of Sao Paulo, Pesquisa FAPESP traces the trajectory of the centenary “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture (ESALQ), that has changed the eating habits of Brazilians and today is a leader in biotechnology research
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Environment

Motherly bites
Piranhas are not as aggressive as had been imagined, and in general attack in defense of their offspring
By Revisor and Redaçãoneuroscience

The brain in action
Experiment on patients with Parkinson's disease suggests that the electrical activity of neurons could move prostheses
By Marcos Pivettaneuroscience
Preserved memories
New compounds reduce the damage done by Alzheimer's disease
By Ricardo Zorzetto and Francisco Bicudoneuroscience

Bloodless Surgery
Gamma rays help in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders
By Francisco Bicudoastrophysics

In good company
The Soar telescope begins to work and places the country side by side with the best observation centers in the world
By Carlos FioravantiTechnology
Civil Engineering

Beautiful, safe and cheap
New construction techniques and adequate chemical treatment turn wooden bridges into a good option for concrete
By Samuel AntenorChemistry

Fibers from the sea
Company manufactures food supplements with raw material extracted from crustaceans
By Lucilia Atas Medeiroselectrical engineering

Getting the paper right
Electronic sensor eliminates loses in the drying process of cellulose paste
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
performing arts

To dress the actor's soul
Thesis reveals the evolution of costume importance in the modern theater
By Carlos Haag