Issue # 180 _ February 2011
S&T Policy
Teaching Science
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A school in orbit
Teachers and students in the State of São Paulo's coastal area build a satellite
By Carlos FioravantiDissemination of Science
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Boiling
International Year of Chemistry shows the science of atoms in our daily lives
By Carlos FioravantiIntegration
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The map of light
Researchers interact with Nobel laureates and plan experiments in biology and physics
By Carlos FioravantiInternationalization
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Quality and experience
Special program attracts visiting professors to Unicamp from abroad
By Isabelle SommaScience
Physics
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Restless neighborhood
Strategy allows evaluation of the magnetic interaction between nanoparticles
By Ricardo ZorzettoHomage
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Empty spaces in Brazilian science
Farewell Jayme Tiomno, Victória Rossetti and Lynaldo Cavalcanti
Neurology
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Expanded short circuit
Electric over stimulation of the brain can affect the heart and lead to sudden death from epilepsy
By Carlos FioravantiGeology
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Rocks along the way
Fifty-four new minerals have been found for the first time in Brazil
By Carlos FioravantiAstrophysics
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The Milky Way revisited
The galaxy's arms may be closer and not as spiral-shaped as had been thought
By Marcos PivettaTechnology
Nanotechnology
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Accurate particles
Alternatives for the use of cells to battle diseases and to obtain more accurate diagnoses
By Salvador NogueiraBiotechnology
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Genetic solutions
Transgenic mosquitoes are set free in Bahia to fight dengue fever
By Evanildo da Silveira