Issue # 301 _ March 2021

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In the footprint of smuggled fossils
Paleontologists speak with Federal Prosecutors and the Federal Police to bring a stop to the trafficking of fossil assets in Brazil By

 

Covid-19

Combat strategy

Research networks seeking to strengthen dialogue with the public authorities arise in response to the pandemic

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Covid-19

Obstacle course

Research centers working on vaccines for the novel coronavirus in Brazil face major hurdles

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Covid-19

Breathless emerging economies

Lack of public and private investment heightens the dependence of Brazil and South Africa on vaccines from other countries, unlike the other BRICS members

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Covid-19

The expected effect of vaccines

Administering vaccines on a large scaled will tell us whether, in addition to protecting against the disease, they are also able to prevent infection by SARS-CoV-2

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Scientometrics

In search of more refined metrics

New indicators seek to discover trends and establish more precise comparisons to evaluate quantitative data of scientific production

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Scientific education

Seeds of innovation

Award recognizes projects of public school students who seek to solve real problems in society

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ARCHAEOLOGY

A natural origin for Amazonian dark earths?

A controversial paper challenges the dominant theory that these dark, fertile Amazon soils formed as a result of ancient human settlements

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Physics

Nuclear fusion prefers a 2D world

The chance of hydrogen atoms fusing and generating energy is one billion times greater in two-dimensional systems

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Mathematics

A web of algorithms

Mathematical model simulates how spiders capture vibrations to locate trapped prey

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Ecology

Lowered immunity

Even modest doses of insecticide make bees more susceptible to bacterial infections and increased mortality

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Robotics

Robots as walking aids

Natively developed technology supports rehabilitation of patients with impaired mobility

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Innovation

Life support

Brazilian firm develops native out-of-body oxygenation system for patients in critical condition

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Education

Performance under analysis

Infrastructure and budget appear in research projects as important contributors to positive results in military colleges and militarized schools

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Visual arts

Territorial conquest

Dialogue between anthropology and the arts drives the inclusion of indigenous artists in the museological scene

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