Bioenergy
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The voice of the scientists at Rio+20
How Brazilian research can help to the decisions at Rio+20
Bioenergy

Unexpected butanol
Researcher extracts fuel using vacuum and contradicts established paradigm
Public policies

Increasing demand for energy
Using idle land could expand biofuel and food production
Chemical engineering

Enzymatic route
New pre-treatments make production of second generation ethanol easier
Chemistry

Reduced friction
Polymer mixed into ethanol enables biofuel to run through pipeline faster
Microbiology

The artisans of ethanol
Discoveries encourage research into expanding alcohol productivity
José Goldemberg

José Goldemberg: From critic to herald
The former Dean of USP looks back on 60 years of academic life
Dissemination

Under the sun of science
Unicamp attracts 12,000 people to the 60th Annual Meeting of the SBPC
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Paths for advancement as ethanol leader
FAPESP launches program to drive research in bioenergy
Parnership

Integrated effort
FAPESP and federal government to finance bioenergy and climate change projects
Research Funding

New frontier
Expansion of Brazil's ethanol production depends on investment in science