Issue # 265 _ March 2018
S&T Policy
LEGISLATION

Legal certainty
A new decree outlines measures to lift bureaucratic barriers and boost innovation in companies and universities
By Claudia Izique and Fabrício MarquesInterview

Eduardo da Motta e Albuquerque: Cross-border knowledge flows
The expansion of international scientific collaborations is forming an innovation ecosystem that knows no borders, says a Brazilian economist
By Fabrício MarquesDATA MANAGEMENT

Unbalanced Dissemination
Reuse of scientific data is still uncommon, and varies depending on the field of knowledge
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeENTREPRENEURSHIP

Flight of the billionaires
SpaceX accelerates private sector space race by putting an electric car into orbit
By Fabrício MarquesScience
PUBLIC HEALTH

Five years later
Study spanning 71 countries shows that survival rates for prostate cancer rose and pediatric cancer fell in Brazil
By Carlos FioravantiNEUROLOGY

Signs of Epilepsy
International study of brain scans suggests a link between the disease and cerebral atrophy
By Suzel TunesEVOLUTION

Male or female? The mystery unfolds
Amazonian frog species has more sex chromosomes than any other vertebrate
By Maria GuimarãesENVIRONMENT

Contamination beyond the mine
Areas of the Amazon flooded by dams can raise mercury levels in fish consumed by local residents
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeINTERVIEW

Benedito Braga: A fundamental right
World Water Council President Benedito Braga discusses his expectations for this month's World Water Forum in Brasília
By Maria GuimarãesECOLOGY

Between water and land
The tendency toward more torrential rains could change the course of rivers and wetlands in the Pantanal region
By Maria GuimarãesINTERVIEW

William Bialek: Between the living and the inanimate
Princeton researcher discusses the challenges of applying a quantitative approach to biological systems
By Victória FlórioPHYSICS

A novel filter
Intercommunicating pores in graphene oxide membranes help separate water from alcohol
By Victória FlórioCOSMOLOGY

The endless search
International researchers are constantly looking for lighter particles in the hope of finding dark matter
By Marcos PivettaTechnology
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

A more efficient jet
Scheduled to start operating in April, Embraer's new aircraft delivers better-than-expected performance in certification tests
By Yuri VasconcelosRemote Sensing

Groundwater seen from space
A new satellite system will soon resume collecting aquifer data from around the globe
By Carlos Fioravanti