Issue # 323 _ January 2023

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Science with the public
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ARCHIVAL SCIENCE

Effort to expand access to valuable documents

The São Paulo State Public Archive launches a computer platform to preserve and share its extensive digital collection

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IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE

Tool helps implement projects based on scientific evidence

King's College London checklist adapted by a Brazilian team and translated into Portuguese

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INTERVIEW

Michel Spiro: Basic sciences for sustainability

The French physicist shows how curiosity-based research can help in the efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals

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BIOECONOMY

Female entrepreneurs create new products in the Amazon

Companies combine research, technology, and innovation to gain market share and make advances in the region

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CLIMATOLOGY

Global warming could reach 1.5 °C within nine years

Global warming will reach the threshold of 1.5 ºC in nine years if there is no change in CO2 emissions

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COVID-19

Strains of the Omicron variant lead to dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases at the end of 2022

Average weekly number of new infections increased 12-fold between November and mid-December, with 4.6 times as many deaths

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Infectious diseases

Antibody neutralizes Zika in preclinical trials

A superpotent immunoglobulin M antibody stopped the virus in animal tests

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INTERVIEW

Chi Van Dang: An optimistic view of oncology

Scientific director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research talks about the challenges and perspectives of the field

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Astrophysics

Data from James Webb Telescope used to reconstruct formation of planetary nebula

Images suggest the celestial object originated from an interaction involving at least four stars

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Physics

Dark matter could produce antimatter capable of crossing the Milky Way

Experiment carried out at the LHC particle accelerator indicates that half of the antiparticles generated in this way reach the vicinity of Earth

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ENTOMOLOGY

Terrestrial insects in decline

Unprecedented study on the demographic evolution of terrestrial insects points to a decline in individual numbers and species diversity

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Automotive engineering

Plant fibers used to produce automotive parts

Renewable material provides an alternative that could make the industry more sustainable

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Energy

Açaí pits bear new fruit

Previously discarded waste is now being used to make cosmetics, paper, and plastics, as well as providing an alternative energy source

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Biochemistry

New biocatalyst may be more efficient at breaking down the water molecule

USP researchers shed light on reaction fundamental to hydrogen fuel production

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Society

Brazilianists of the twenty-first century diversify their focus

Instead of interpreting the country alone, foreigners who study Brazil today seek to insert it into global themes

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History

Original documents reveal new aspects of the history of Palmares

UNICAMP historian creates database of material collected from archives in countries such as Brazil, Portugal, and the Netherlands

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Anthropology

How Indigenous American peoples dream

Ethnographic study shows that the Yanomami see dreams as real-world experiences

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