Issue # 275 _ January 2019
Cover
- Fertile ground for artificial intelligence
- As the use of AI continues to grow, a consortium of researchers has created an institute designed to help establish partnerships between universities and businesses By Suzel Tunes
- Mimicking the brain
- Artificial intelligence as a scientific field was borne from mathematical studies in the 1940s By Suzel Tunes
- David Cox : The power to transform the world
- American neuroscientist says health and cybersecurity are just some of the areas that stand to benefit from advances in artificial intelligence By Françoise Terzian
S&T Policy
Science
Health
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Partnership for a dengue vaccine
A Butantan vaccine in final trials leads to a US$100 million agreement with a US pharma company
By Rafael GarciaHealth
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Life-saving vaccines
Butantan produces 100 million doses of nine vaccines each year
By Rafael GarciaMeteorology
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From the earth to the sky
Researchers to use German aircraft to investigate how nanoparticles produce storms in the Amazon
By Igor ZolnerkevicArchaeogenetics
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Tracking the ancestry of corn
DNA reveals a complex domestication history largely set in Mexico and the Amazon
By Maria GuimarãesTechnology
Entrepreneurship
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Healthcare innovation
Award recognizes science projects with potential applications in medicine
By Suzel TunesAeronautical engineering
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Faster than a bullet
Brazilian researchers develop aerial vehicle capable of hypersonic flight
By Yuri Vasconcelos