Issue # 100 _ June 2004
S&T Policy
popularization

In Samba rhythm
Researchers make use of new language to take science to the general public
By Claudia IziqueScience
Epidemiology

Ahead of the tropical challenges
Brazil keeps ahead in the research and prevention in diseases typical of poor countries
By Fabrício MarquesMedicine
Imaginary Remedies
Expectation and conditioning explain why a placebo sometimes works
By Ricardo Zorzettozoology

Witnesses of the primitive earth
Fixed jellyfishes form a new class of marine animals
By Francisco BicudoUSP 70
Factory of inventions
In the series of articles on the 70 years of the University of São Paulo, Pesquisa FAPESP shows the technological solutions created by USP’s Polytechnic School, a hothouse of professionals who have helped to modernize the country
By Fabrício MarquesTechnology
microelectronics

Race for the chip
Brazil experiments new ways for reducing its dependence on abroad in the semiconductor area
By Yuri Vasconcelostelecommunications

Concentrated effort
Amplifiers, optical fibers and ultrafast networks bring a new stage for research into the Internet and telephony
By Tania MarquesAgronomy

Small and powerful
Researchers verify protective effects of a Brazilian mushroom
By Dinorah Erenopatents

Passing on knowledge
Projects funded by Fapemig reach industry and make a financial return possible for the institution
By Samuel Antenormarine engineering
Deep Stability
Researchers from USP develop an unprecedented project for a platform to extract oil on the high seas
By Eduardo GeraqueHumanities
History

Frans Post
Dutch painter at last wins his space together with the Flemish masters
By Lucrecia ZappiArtes plásticas

Going South
Cooperation between institutions will reveal to the United States texts about the vanguards of the 20th century
By Ricardo Zorzetto