Issue # 259 _ September 2017

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Cover

Brazil’s Internet of Things: Study shows that connected environments have the potential to increase economic productivity and drive innovative companies
The race towards Industry 4.0: Strategies to drive advanced manufacturing in Brazil include establishing research centers and supporting startups
Windows of opportunity: South Korean economist Keun Lee examines how technology industry leaders emerge

S&T Policy

ENVIRONMENT

Reinvigorated forest

Study identifies factors aiding recovery of the Atlantic Forest in the São Paulo part of the Paraíba Valley

Collaboration

Partnership with the public

Scientific research conducted with the participation of non-scientists is gaining ground

Journals

Open access research

Free availability of articles published by Brazilian journals is important, but its impact is still limited

Science

Medicine

Delving into genetic diseases

Analyzing gene-containing DNA segments allows further diagnoses of diseases

Ethology

Primate culture

Transmission of tool-use practices among capuchin monkey helps rethink the role of traditions in evolution

Atmospheric sciences

Danger in the skies of São Paulo

Air pollution has declined in the last 30 years, but levels of some compounds are still higher than acceptable

BOTANY

Highland gardens

Expeditions to mountains in Amazonia yield the discovery of more than two dozen new plant species

Robert Myers

Robert Myers: A cataloger of the Cosmos

Considered one of the most influential living theoreticians, the Canadian physicist explains why it is so difficult to unify the theories that describe the four forces in the Universe

Technology

Production Engineering

Pay to use

System combines products and services into a commercial strategy that eliminates product sales and generates opportunities and new challenges for companies

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Respiratory control

Small companies are developing hospital equipment for lung problems

PHOTONICS

Development effected by light

Focusing LED on fertilized chicken eggs, in a controlled manner, causes the embryos to gain weight and increase in height

Humanities

Outreach

Global challenges of science communication

Event in Greece introduced science communication activities that can be conducted in any country

Archaeology

Homo sapiens in the middle of South America

Site near Cuiabá indicates that humans were present in Mato Grosso 27,000 years ago

archaeology

Disappearance of megafauna from Lagoa Santa

Study finds that climate change and human presence may have led to the extinction of large herbivores