Issue # 219 _ May 2014

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Cover

Small satellites make their mark
Nanosatellites are being launched for data collection missions ranging from environmental monitoring to biological systems testing By

S&T Policy

INTERNATIONALIZATION

Overcoming barriers

FAPESP Week Beijing brings together researchers from Brazil and China

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Endowments

The strength of endowments

Universities are beginning to invest money contributed by alumni and entrepreneurs

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Science

MENTAL HEALTH

Depression due to inflammation

Dysregulated immune processes may be related to some cases of depression

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BIOCHEMISTRY

Identity clarified

New methodology can differentiate the structures of low- and ultra-low-molecular-weight heparins and explain how they act as an anticoagulant

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ECOLOGY

The origin of the Cerrado

Divergent evolutionary histories have changed the appearance of the present-day savannahs and will affect potential responses to climate change

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XI

It’s more expensive without forests

Deforestation increases water treatment costs 100-fold

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Geophysics

The bones of the Earth

Satellite outlines the densest regions on the Earth's surface

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Technology

Physics

At a new frequency

Telescope developed in São Paulo will detect solar flares in the terahertz range from a stratospheric balloon

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CORPORATE RESEARCH

At the speed of light

Padtec is counting on innovation to help it become a global provider of optical communications systems

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Computer Engineering

The game plan

Electronic clipboard brings innovation for soccer coaches

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Instrumentation

Resonance in food

In a joint effort, Embrapa and FIT are developing equipment for instant analysis of fruit, meat, and olive oils

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Humanities

HISTORY

Slave and abolitionist

After being sold into slavery by his father, Luiz Gama transformed his personal story into a fight for abolition and the Republic

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Soap opera

A revolution in TV soap operas

With the digitization of TV Tupi archives, it is now possible to reassess the importance of Beto Rockfeller

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