Issue # 168 _ February 2010
S&T Policy
Bioenergy
Advanced center
Laboratory in Campinas is going to invest in the bottlenecks in cellulosic ethanol research.
By Fabrício MarquesClinical trials
SUS requirements
Research network in teaching hospitals expanded
By Fabrício MarquesAcknowledgement
Between the laboratory and the office
Oscar Sala combined scientific excellence and institutional leadership
By Neldson MarcolinScience
Cellular biology
Autophagy for survival
The manipulation of cellular autodigestion inspires new strategies to fight disease
By Carlos FioravantiMedicine
Poison in the medicine
Harmful effects limit the potential therapeutic uses of curcumin
By Salvador NogueiraCosmology
Invisible universe
Astronomers and physicists throughout the world try to find out what makes up 96% of the cosmos
By Ricardo ZorzettoChemistry
Secrets under the paint
X-ray fluorescence provides intimacy to nineteenth century paintings
By Maria GuimarãesCrodowaldo Pavan
Special feature - Crodowaldo Pavan
The contribution to biology, scientific and technological policy and the dissemination of science
By RedaçãoTechnology
Materials engineering
The refining of raw materials
São Paulo surfacing industry achieves high quality thanks to process innovation and special glazes
By Dinorah ErenoMaterials engineering
Competitive ceramics
Partnering among industries in research center results in fewer losses and higher quality products
By Dinorah ErenoNaval engineering
Marine trials
Laboratory expands the study of projects for oil exploration vessels
By Evanildo da SilveiraHumanities
Literature
Within the entrails of invention
Project recovers Mário de Andrade's creative path
By Carlos Haag