Issue # 251 _ January 2017

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Innovations in brewing
Investments in research and in new technologies are improving the quality of Brazilian beer and reducing its costs of production By

S&T Policy

Litigation

Industrial policy in check

In response to a ruling by a WTO panel, government considers changes in laws and in the way in which it encourages R&D

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INDICATORS

A worrisome calm

The PINTEC finds stability in the number of Brazilian companies that innovated between 2012 and 2014, and observed increasing difficulties for industry

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Frank Allgöwer

The impact of basic science

Vice president of German agency DFG says that the efficiency of smart networks depends on new theoretical models

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Science

ORNITHOLOGY

The birdcage that saves

The extinct-in-the-wild Alagoas Curassow is escaping total extinction thanks to a captive breeding project

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MARINE BIOLOGY

Perfect match

Algae were already living in symbiosis with corals 210 million years ago, and are much older and more diverse than previously thought

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FIELD WORK

Scenes from an archeological site

Meticulous system enables researchers to compile data on life and death 10,000 years ago in a cave in Lagoa Santa

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PHYSICS

Quantum demon

A Brazilian group can control the heat generated by atomic nuclei

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HEALTH

Zika, collaboration to characterize a syndrome

Interdisciplinary work has confirmed that the Zika virus causes microcephaly and other brain damage in infants infected during pregnancy

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Technology

New materials

Preventive measures

Studies advance proposals to address the potential impact of nanoproducts on human health and the environment

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Metallurgical engineering

More efficient metals

Technological innovations enhance performance of steel used in electric motors and power transformers

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Safety engineering

The arc of survival

A laboratory set up at the University of São Paulo (USP) will test personal protective equipment and collaborate on electrical accident research

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Medicine

Mental examination

São Paulo scientists are developing a methodology to diagnose severe psychiatric disorders

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Humanities

Music

The sound of near chaos

Free improvisation showcases artistic creativity, is studied more and is getting a foothold on the stage

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ECONOMICS

Cooperatives against the crisis

Research projects study worker groups formed to take control of bankrupt companies

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