Issue # 258 _ August 2017
Cover
- The rise of electric vehicles
- 16% of the world's cars will be electric by 2030 By Yuri Vasconcelos
- The challenges faced in Brazil
- The use of electric models in Brazil depends on various obstacles being overcome By Yuri Vasconcelos
- More efficient batteries
- The electric car's biggest technological limitation is its energy storage system, which is directly related to travel range By Yuri Vasconcelos
S&T Policy
ATLAS

To take advantage of the Sun
Study indicates favorable areas for exploring solar energy in Brazil
By Bruno de PierroIndicators
Resilience during the crisis
Despite the unfavorable economy, FAPESP continues its pace of investment according to the institution’s 2016 report
By Fabrício MarquesScience
MEDICINE

Reversing Wasting Syndrome
Physical exercise can halt cachexia, the inflammation that induces unwanted weight loss and worsens cases of cancer and other diseases
By Carlos FioravantiYvonne Primerano Mascarenhas

Yvonne Primerano Mascarenhas: The master of crystals
Physicist honored at the World Chemistry Congress began to study molecular structures using X-ray diffraction in the 1960s
By Reinaldo José LopesBiology

The era of genome editing
Researchers modify a mutation associated with heart disease in human embryos
By Ricardo ZorzettoEcology

Deep sea alliances
The six species of cleaner fish from the Rocas atoll obtain food by removing parasites from larger fish
By Carlos FioravantiGeology

Pleasant refuges in a world of volcanoes
Experiments on bacteria suggest life may have arisen on land
By Maria GuimarãesNicholas Suntzeff

Nicholas Suntzeff: Observer of the distant universe
One of the discoverers of the rapid expansion of the cosmos discusses the challenge of finding clues about what mysterious dark energy is
By Igor ZolnerkevicASTROPHYSICS

The difference that equalizes the Sun and its sister stars
Chaotic plasma behavior helps explain variations in the magnetic cycle of solar analog stars
By Ricardo ZorzettoTechnology
Engineering

Biosensors in medicine
Portable, accurate devices are intended to improve diagnosis of infectious and genetic diseases
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeBiotechnology

More resistant sugarcane fields
A variety of genetically modified sugarcane developed by a company from Piracicaba is approved for planting
By Evanildo da Silveira