Issue # 275 _ January 2019
Cover
- Fertile ground for artificial intelligence
- As the use of AI continues to grow, a consortium of researchers has created an institute designed to help establish partnerships between universities and businesses By Suzel Tunes
- Mimicking the brain
- Artificial intelligence as a scientific field was borne from mathematical studies in the 1940s By Suzel Tunes
- David Cox : The power to transform the world
- American neuroscientist says health and cybersecurity are just some of the areas that stand to benefit from advances in artificial intelligence By Françoise Terzian
S&T Policy
Funding
Changing trend
Science and technology indicators show how the recession affected research and development investment in Brazil in 2016
By Fabrício MarquesINTERVIEW
Cristina Russo: Science diplomacy
European Commission director discusses challenges in expanding open access to publicly funded research
By Bruno de PierroInternationalization
Long distance connections
Initiatives that promote networking and knowledge exchange among Brazilian researchers in the United States are on the rise
By Fabrício MarquesIntellectual property
The challenge of knowledge transfer
While Paraíba is a leader in patents pending, researchers and the production sector argue about licensing technology
By RedaçãoScience
Health
Partnership for a dengue vaccine
A Butantan vaccine in final trials leads to a US$100 million agreement with a US pharma company
By Rafael GarciaHealth
Life-saving vaccines
Butantan produces 100 million doses of nine vaccines each year
By Rafael GarciaPsychiatry
Battling persistent depression
Studies suggest that low doses of psychedelic anesthetics may be beneficial to people who do not respond to conventional medication
By Ricardo ZorzettoPsychiatry
The other side of ayahuasca
Research teams from Natal and Ribeirão Preto conduct initial tests on antidepressant properties of ayahuasca tea made of leaves and bark from the Amazon
By Ricardo ZorzettoMEDICINE
Transplantation to treat infertility
Physicians in São Paulo announce the world’s first successful uterus transplant from a deceased donor
By Carlos FioravantiInterview
Alexandre Antonelli: At the forefront of science in royal gardens
In February, Brazilian biologist will take the role of scientific director of Kew Gardens in the United Kingdom
By Carlos FioravantiMeteorology
From the earth to the sky
Researchers to use German aircraft to investigate how nanoparticles produce storms in the Amazon
By Igor ZolnerkevicArchaeogenetics
Tracking the ancestry of corn
DNA reveals a complex domestication history largely set in Mexico and the Amazon
By Maria GuimarãesTechnology
ENERGY
Winds of change
Brazilian wind power could provide three times more energy than all other electricity sources put together; it currently supplies 22 million homes
By Domingos ZaparolliEntrepreneurship
Healthcare innovation
Award recognizes science projects with potential applications in medicine
By Suzel TunesAeronautical engineering
Faster than a bullet
Brazilian researchers develop aerial vehicle capable of hypersonic flight
By Yuri Vasconcelos
