Issue # 289 _ March 2020
Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years
Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Stories on the wing
Both living and extinct birds have been the subjects of various reports over 20 years of Pesquisa FAPESP
By Marcos PivettaS&T Policy
Funding

The house of open dialogue
Talks in Congress help stem budget cuts for science, technology, and innovation in 2020
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeScientometrics

Written by many hands
Study identifies a sharp rise in the number of articles signed by more than a thousand authors
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeInfrastructure

Vocational assessment
Public laboratories’ profiles determine their science and research output
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeScience communication

Breaking out of the bubble
Academic journals in Brazil rarely use Facebook to share their content with the public, study shows
By Fabrício MarquesScience
physics

Big data and new materials
Scientists turn to digital mining techniques and huge databases of compounds in efforts to accelerate the discovery of new structures
By Marcos PivettaGeochemistry

Stardust found in meteorite
Meteorite that fell in Australia in 1969 contains material up to 7.5 billion years old—older than our solar system
By Ricardo ZorzettoAgriculture

Low-phosphorus sugarcane farming
Sustainability measures could reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers by up to 63%
By Suzel TunesMicrobiology

Fighting infections with graphene
Nanomaterial enables low doses of light to eliminate bacteria
By Eduardo GeraquePaleontology

The extinct manatee of Rondônia
Newly discovered species lived in the Madeira River region 45,000 years ago
By Ricardo ZorzettoEcology

Winged invasion
In four decades, 35 alien bird species have colonized deforested areas on experimental properties in Brazil’s Amazon
By Eduardo GeraquePublic health

Novel coronavirus in Brazil
The new coronavirus that emerged in China has arrived in the country, where four other less dangerous types already circulate
By Carlos FioravantiTechnology
Industry 4.0

Digital mining
Technology is helping to enhance productivity and safety in a high-risk industry
By Domingos ZaparolliInterview

Ezequiel Zylberberg: Diagnosis of an ecosystem
MIT researcher claims long-term investment in the country is essential to create companies of world-class innovation
By Yuri VasconcelosAutomotive engineering

An electric in the dunes
A Paraná startup develops an electric-powered buggy for beach tourism
By Yuri Vasconcelos