Issue # 154 _ December 2008

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Cover

Chemistry's secret agenda
Discovery of Brazilian researchers reinforces the idea that alchemy survived the modern scientific revolution By

S&T Policy

Biofuel

The power of collaboration

International conference discusses technology and public policies for the production of ethanol

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biotechnology

A center for Brazil and for the world

Mohamed Hassan, the executive director of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, advocated the establishment of an international research center in Brazil

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Partnerships

Shared calculations

Half of the computer time on Unicamp's high performance computer was used by researchers from other states

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Economy

Changes in sight

The pursuit of energy efficiency may mitigate the impact of extreme climates in Brazil

INNOVATION

Risk rewarded

Sale of Alellyx and CanaVialis to Monsanto for US$290 million is an example of wealth creation through competitive research

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Information Technology

Knowledge and inclusion

The first results of the projects of the Microsoft Research-FAPESP Institute aimed at seeking progress in science and social impact are released

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United States

The Obama Era

The new president promises more funding for research, a new environmental agenda and an end to the lack of transparency of the Bush era

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Science

Ecology

An unexpected forest

Richer in terms of its biodiversity, the Atlantic Rainforest is poorer than the Amazon Region when it comes to nitrogen

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Evolution

At the feet of dinosaurs

Small lizards that were around at the time of the dinosaurs hide in Brazilian forests

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Astronomy

A star full of mysteries

Observatories to monitor Eta Carinae's blackout

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Physics

The oscillation of particles

Improved understanding of the electrons that are essential for the creation of quantum computers

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Neurology

In search of connections

Model with human cells indicates a path for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Bacteriology

War in the intestines

New strategies can help fight the bacteria behind serious forms of diarrhea

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Health

Suffocating population

Air pollution increases the risk of death among newborns by 50% in the city of São Paulo

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Technology

Energy

Useful Residue

Sewage and Industrial Waste Provide Raw Material for the Production of Hydrogen and Electric Power

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Medicine

Cleaner Lungs

Unicamp licenses new equipment

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Agriculture

Total utilization

New techniques transform sugar cane straw into bio-oil, steel mill coal, silicon carbide and, in the future, ethanol

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Humanities

Literature

Is it really 'guaranteed'?

Study analyzes the language in the plays of Nelson Rodrigues

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History

Domingos captivated Bahia

Life of emancipated slave portrays Brazil before the abolition of slavery

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