Issue # 216 _ February 2014
S&T Policy
Science
Physics

Disaster tamers
Brazilians help test theory on the prediction and control of global financial crises
By Igor ZolnerkevicTechnology
Sanitation

Hydro-innovation
Sabesp establishes a technology center and forges partnerships to develop new products and systems
By Marcos de OliveiraBIOTECHNOLOGY

Laboratory webs
Brazilian scientists produce synthetic fibers that mimic spider silk
By Yuri VasconcelosHumanities
POLITICAL SCIENCE

Social Movement Mobility
Network analysis of organizations in civil society challenges the theory of “NGO-ization”
By Márcio Ferrari