Issue # 269 _ July 2018
Cover
- Leaping towards brilliance
- Now in its final stage of construction, the latest-generation synchrotron light source could elevate the quality of Brazilian research By Ricardo Zorzetto
- The race for the best light
- Sirius will compete with both a fourth-generation facility inaugurated in 2016 in Sweden, and another planned to begin operating in 2020 in France By Ricardo Zorzetto
S&T Policy
DIFFUSION

Cartoon Science
The rising popularity of comic strips in science and research communication
By Bruno de PierroINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Closer links with industry
UNICAMP is Brazil’s highest-ranked university for patent applications, and USP for licensing royalties
By Bruno de PierroPatent War

Patent War
Researchers locked in legal battle for property rights linked to the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool
By Fabrício MarquesFUNDING

Tax Law for Cancer
Program receives more tax-exemption funds for treatment than for research into the disease
By Bruno de PierroScience
ECOLOGY

A more varied menu
Leafcutter ants can grow and eat various species of fungi, not just one, as had been previously thought
By Suzel TunesENVIRONMENT

Energy to change
Conference discusses the role of biofuels in fighting global warming
By Marcos PivettaINTERVIEW

José Goldemberg: From nuclear physics to ethanol
Researcher speaks of his major contributions to science
By Marcos PivettaECOLOGY

Underwater Forest
Coral reefs at the mouth of the Amazon River may be larger, deeper, and more complex than expected
By Carlos FioravantiASTROPHYSICS

A meteorite in Serra Pelada
Fragments of one of the largest asteroids in the solar system recovered by researchers in Amazonia
By Victória FlórioSBPC

Battles never ending
The Society works to gain recognition for researchers and plays an active role in some of the great science debates in Brazil
By Carlos FioravantiTechnology
MARINE ENGINEERING

Surveillance at sea
Radar designed to detect ships beyond the curvature of the earth uses a new tracking system developed in Brazil
By Yuri VasconcelosINTERVIEW

Fernando Martins: Digital agriculture
Engineer explains how agribusiness benefits and grows with the support of new tools like the internet of things
By Neldson Marcolin and Yuri VasconcelosHumanities
SOCIAL SCIENCES

International pregnancy
Demand for assisted reproduction increases foreign genetic material in Brazil
By Christina Queiroz