International issue | September 2019

S&T Policy

Funding

Reaping dividends

Investment in research has increased farm productivity in São Paulo and generated economic returns for the state

Environment

Life goes on

Environmental legislation helps reconnect Atlantic Forest fragments in agricultural regions across Brazil

Indicators

2017 report

The Activities Report shows that FAPESP increased funding for innovative research and business partnerships

History

Memories indelible by fire

For 200 years, the National Museum contributed knowledge in the natural sciences and inspired the creation of several other science museums

Science

HEALTH

Early-term births on the rise

In 2015, 40% of babies were born before reaching biological maturity, partly because of elective cesarean sections

Oncology

Doubling the effort against cancer

Hospitals such as ICESP and A.C. Camargo combine basic research with applied research in the search for better treatments for tumors

Oceanography

Sources of methane

Two thousand craters releasing the greenhouse gas found off the Brazilian coast

Astronomy

Unusual Stars

Researchers puzzled by recent discoveries of stars with variable brightness

Naval engineering 

Renewing the fleet

The Brazilian Navy launches the Riachuelo, the first of five submarines that will set a new technological benchmark for the national naval industry

Technology

Justice

Automation in law

A new type of startup, known as legaltech, is developing technological systems for the legal field

Corporate Research 

Automated farming

Máquinas Agrícolas Jacto boasts 383 patent applications and is among the global pioneers of driverless farming technology

Biometrics

Brazilian technology at the Pentagon

Brazilian identification systems company Griaule has won two contracts in the United States worth a total of US$82.5 million—one with the Department of Defense

Interview

Fabrício Bloisi: Local with a global mindset

The president of Movile speaks about the future of iFood, which received funding totaling US$500 million, and encourages the internationalization of innovative companies

Humanities

Urbanism

The search for open spaces

Recent urban development has been marked by contradictions around the use of open areas

Linguistics

Toward the survival of indigenous languages

With the help of technology, researchers work to prevent the disappearance of native languages in Brazil

History

Secrets of the forest

Using a multidisciplinary approach, a book recovers legends and records of naturalists to reveal little-known aspects of the Amazon