Issue # 169 _ March 2010

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Cover

Journey to the stars
Astronomical instruments made in Brazil equip the SOAR telescope in the Chilean Andes By

S&T Policy

Cooperation

Network building

Thesis discusses the reasons for the lack of growth in Brazilian research in international networks

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Integration

Collective project

Researchers, physicians, businesspeople and users come together to speed up medical research applications

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Science

Neurology

Trembling under control

Doing physical exercises and consuming Omega-3 emerge as complementary treatments for epilepsy

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Child health

Eat less, son

Mothers do not always recognize when their children are overweight

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Zoology

In the dry downpour

Caatinga savanna toads physiologically adapt to survive months of drought

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Genetics

The triple helix

São Paulo team identifies rare structure in the genetic material of flies

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Geology

Jarau mysteries

Meteorite fall formed range of hills in the western part of Rio Grande do Sul

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Astrophysics

The coupling of the old dwarfs

Brazil has contributed to a study witnessing the onset of the merging process of a group of small galaxies

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Physics

In the first moments

International team explains the behavior of particles in experiment reproducing the Universe's first moments

Technology

Chemical engineering

Enzymatic route

New sugarcane bagasse pre-treatments make production of second generation ethanol easier

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Chemistry

Reduced friction

Polymer mixed into ethanol enables biofuel to run through pipeline faster

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Nanotechnology

Nanotubes in real life

New applications for carbon nanodevices are generated in Ribeirão Preto

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Optic

Multiplied Beams

Researcher publishes article in leading international journal on the new generation of optic fibers

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Electronic Engineering

The talking light

Device for the visually impaired identifies and communicates names of colors and currency bills

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Humanities

Literature

Not far from New York

Elizabeth Bishop wrote and rejected book about Brazil

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Political Science

Professional Deputy

Contrary to myth, congressmen do have experience when they go to Congress

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Sociology

Unequalled inequality

Seminar discusses the dilemmas of social segregation in Brazil

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