Issue # 126 _ August 2006
S&T Policy
Diffusion

Shared knowledge
With the unprecedented total of 6 million monthly accesses, the SciELO library is going to study its user profile
By Fabrício MarquesPublic Policies

The metropolis begins to breathe
Control of pollutants emission saves lives in Sao Paulo
Interchange

Students Wanted
Brazil gets on the map of Harvard and Yale universities, who are recruiting students in the country
By Fabrício MarquesScientific Divulging

At the head of the news
José Hamilton Ribeiro wins the prestigious award in journalism from Columbia University
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Medicine

The long wait
The chance of receiving a liver transplant is dropping each year
By Carlos FioravantiNutrition

Dining table à la Brasileira
A laboratories network analyzes the composition of 500 foods that integrate into the national menu
By Maria GuimarãesGenetics

Selected coffee
The manipulation of the genes that control sugars could improve Brazilian coffee
By Francisco BicudoAstrophysics

Beyond the stars
Light and shock waves warm up clouds that concentrate material formed by protons and neutrons
By Ricardo ZorzettoTechnology
Energy

Energy reform
The alternatives to supply hydrogen to future vehicles and electrical energy generators
By Marcos de OliveiraAeronautical engineering

In flight impact
A study helps to forecast the resistance limit of an airplane?s fuselage on impacting with foreign objects
By RevisorDigital TV

Robust image
After the choice of the Japanese model, now it?s the time of innovations
By Marcos de OliveiraMaterials engineering

Beautiful, smooth and impermeable
São Paulo company develops a new material that substitutes granite, marble and stainless steel with advantages
By Yuri VasconcelosHumanities
Communication

Who has power over the fourth power?
Blogs demystify journalism and dictate the news
By Carlos Haag