Issue # 189 _ November 2011
S&T Policy
History of FAPESP VI
Stable weather
From weather forecasting to global warming, FAPESP has invested in climate science
Engineering education
ITA’s flight
New dean takes over with the task of doubling seats at renowned engineering school
Science
Extreme events
A compass for tsunamis
Changes in the earth’s magnetic field may give warning of the arrival of giant waves
Extreme events
Hurricane watching
Study explains the formation and development of cyclones along the Brazilian coast
International Year of Chemistry
Seeking creativity
Education, science, technology and innovation should be seen in an integrated way
International Year of Chemistry
From theory to practice
Two-way streets link research and industry
Solar system
Why Uranus spins sideways
Crashing into two large objects has tilted the rotation axis of the planet by 98°
Technology
Steel mills
Sustainable charcoal
New system produces raw material cleanly within eucalyptus plantation
Pest control
Biological traps
Neotropical brown stinkbug can be monitored with a synthetic pheromone developed by Embrapa
Recombinant proteins
Health reagents
Company investigates the development of input for scientific research
