Issue # 258 _ August 2017

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The rise of electric vehicles: 16% of the world's cars will be electric by 2030
The challenges faced in Brazil: The use of electric models in Brazil depends on various obstacles being overcome
More efficient batteries: The electric car's biggest technological limitation is its energy storage system, which is directly related to travel range

Study indicates favorable areas for exploring solar energy in Brazil

Despite the unfavorable economy, FAPESP continues its pace of investment according to the institution’s 2016 report

Physical exercise can halt cachexia, the inflammation that induces unwanted weight loss and worsens cases of cancer and other diseases

Physicist honored at the World Chemistry Congress began to study molecular structures using X-ray diffraction in the 1960s

Researchers modify a mutation associated with heart disease in human embryos

The six species of cleaner fish from the Rocas atoll obtain food by removing parasites from larger fish

Experiments on bacteria suggest life may have arisen on land

One of the discoverers of the rapid expansion of the cosmos discusses the challenge of finding clues about what mysterious dark energy is

Chaotic plasma behavior helps explain variations in the magnetic cycle of solar analog stars

Portable, accurate devices are intended to improve diagnosis of infectious and genetic diseases

A variety of genetically modified sugarcane developed by a company from Piracicaba is approved for planting

Groups of young people use videos to make social demands, provide cultural expressions, and show how they see the metropolis of São Paulo