Issue # 131 _ January 2007
S&T Policy
Digital inclusion

Revolution in the classroom
Government defines by April which will be the model of laptop intended for pupils at public schools
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Fabrício MarquesDevelopment

Complex equation
Recipe for entering the knowledge society has more ingredients than one imagines, according to a European report
By Fabrício MarquesInnovation

Partnership in (dis)harmony
Seminar evaluates legislation and demands new paradigms for research
Public Policies

Time to replant
São Paulo prepares new regulations for the reforestation of degraded areas
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Medicine

Magnetism against depression
An experimental technique shows itself to be efficient in the treatment of severe psychiatric disorders
By Ricardo ZorzettoNutrition

Bodies under pressure
Gymnasts and actresses suffer from the same dramas as models
By Carlos Fioravanti and Ricardo ZorzettoEpidemiology

Risky journey
Macho culture of truck drivers contributes towards disseminating Aids virus
By Ricardo ZorzettoPhysics

The dance of the metals
Observed for the first time on the smallest scale possible, an alloy of gold and silver reveals unexpected behavior of the atoms
By Maria GuimarãesMeteorology

The GDP from the clouds
Mathematical model analyzes the impacts of the climate changes on economic growth
By Carlos FioravantiTechnology
Biochemistry

Very special antibodies
Substances produced by a Brazilian company will facilitate the production of new medicines
By Yuri VasconcelosEnergy

Advances with the fuel cell
Ipen develops equipment that generates electricity with ethanol
By Marcos de OliveiraHumanities
Political Science
The "h" of Bahianity
Contrary to common sense, Antonio Carlos Magalhães would represent the elite's conservative zeal to modernize the State of Bahia
By Carlos Haag