Issue # 192 _ February 2012

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Numbers under review
Recounting neurons puts ideas about neuroscience in check By

S&T Policy

Energy scenarios

Bio-refineries of the future

Studies reveal forecasts about the share of ethanol in agriculture and in the fuel matrix

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Invasive species

Undesirable, but not always

The debate about the definition and control of exotic plants and animals heats up in São Paulo

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History of FAPESP VIII

1.2 million downloads per day

FAPESP’s SciELO Program has created a new level of quality and dissemination of scientific publications

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Science

Computational Modeling

The defeat of the highlanders

Computer simulation indicates that growing old can be an adaptive advantage

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topological insulating materials

Superficial magic

Brazilians begin investigating a new material that promises to revolutionize electronics and computing

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Brazilian biomes

Controversial mammals

A study challenges the view that most of the species that are typical of the cerrado (scrubland) and the caatinga (dry forest) originated in forests

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 continental drift

The first fracture

Movement of Gondwana almost resulted in Brazil’s Northeastern region becoming a part of Africa

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Technology

Telecommunications

Mobile connection

Increased percentage share of software for mobile telephony developed by manufacturers of handsets in Brazil

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new materials

Extremely high quality

Synthetic clay eliminates waste in the processing of carbon nanotubes

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Clinical Analyses

Easy diagnosis

In just a few minutes the equipment tests blood for microorganisms linked to 20 diseases

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Entrepreneurship

Victorious path

Vladimir Airoldi, from Clorovale, exports synthetic diamond drill bits and wins an award from Finep

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Cattle farming

Beef from the forest

Colombians raise cattle in the midst of trees and inspire Brazilians

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Humanities

shrinking families

Brazil is undergoing a demographic shift

According to survey, national fertility is increasingly concentrated among adolescents

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 The perception of science

What you don´t want to be when you grow up

Research study shows that less than 3% of Latin American adolescents want to follow a scientific career

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Sounds and ideologies

The politics that result in samba music

Musical genre was instrumental to Negro awareness in the 1970s

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