Issue # 143 _ January 2008
S&T Policy
Local Productive Arrangements

A collective story
Networks of small companies are beginning to be acknowledged
By Carlos FioravantiAssessment

Here and throughout Brazil
A survey maps the professional path of those who have received FAPESP grants
By Fabrício MarquesUniversity
The ABC of science
With no academic departments or schools, the new UFABC is betting on multidisciplinarity
By Marcos PivettaScience
Bali Meeting

Light at the end of the tunnel
Climate Conference outlines map of the path for fighting global warming
By Claudia IziqueClimate Science

A storm factory
Concentrated heat and pollution in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area lead to heavy rainfall during the week
By Ricardo ZorzettoPharmacology

Flight of the Phoenix
A fragment of protein linked to the control of arterial pressure could help weight loss and treat chemical dependence.
By Carlos FioravantiEcology

The dangers of bare earth
Separation between forests and streams helps explain the scarcity of amphibians in the Atlantic rainforest and other environments
By Ricardo ZorzettoChemistry

Sea of mercury
Soil and water characteristics favor high concentrations of this metal in the River Negro basin
By Reinaldo José LopesPaleobotanics

Grain from the past
Fossilized pollen suggests a damp climate in the Northeast 15,000 years ago
By Maria GuimarãesTechnology
Medicine

Alternative routes
Nanotechnology opens up the way for bio-compounds that will replace bones and tissues and target medical drugs
By Dinorah ErenoBiofuels

Magnetic power
Electromagnets installed in the fermentation process of sugarcane juice increase the production of ethanol
By Dinorah ErenoElectronic engineering

Evolution of the screen
New FED monitors generate quality images while saving energy
By Yuri Vasconcelos