Issue # 234 _ August 2015
S&T Policy
Indicators

Demonstrated support
FAPESP has continued to invest in research despite the economic downturn says its 2014 Annual Activity Report
By Fabrício MarquesINNOVATION

Productive interaction
Books demonstrate that connections between universities and companies make an impact on developing countries
By Fabrício MarquesCOLLABORATION

Antibody milestone
Brazilian company licenses molecule with potential to treat cancer
By Bruno de PierroScience
ASTRONOMY

A voyage to Pluto
After successful observation of the dwarf planet, the New Horizons probe had to survive threats of mission cancellation
By Salvador NogueiraASTROPHYSICS

A trap for ghosts
Mechanism proposed by researchers at USP may explain the origin of the high energy neutrinos detected in Antarctica
By Ricardo ZorzettoPHYSICS

Many forms of electricity
Special materials find new opportunities to conduct electric current when in contact with semiconductors
By Igor ZolnerkevicGENETICS

The controversial conquest of the Americas
Data analysis suggests that humans reached the continent between 23,000 and 15,000 years ago and that some indigenous people in Brazil carry the DNA originating in peoples of Oceania
By Ricardo ZorzettoPALEOBOTANY

A forest of water and fire
Fossils in a coalfield in Rio Grande do Sul reveal a swampy landscape prone to frequent wildfires 290 million years ago
By Maria GuimarãesEcology

In the mud and sand of Araçá
Despite the loss of mangrove stands in recent years, this bay on the northern coast of São Paulo State displays a great deal of biodiversity
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeTechnology
PARTNERSHIPS

Shared challenges
Eight companies have joined the effort to develop components for the synchrotron light source Sirius
By Fabrício MarquesAGRICULTURE

Combating waste
New equipment increases water use efficiency in the field by more than 30%
By RedaçãoLIVESTOCK

Lean pork
Acerola manufacturing waste fed to pigs decreases the fat content of pork
By Evanildo da SilveiraCorporate Research

Innovation in defense
Mectron is developing advanced technological solutions for use in the military and space industries
By Yuri Vasconcelos