Chemistry
Chemistry
A combination with long-lasting pigments
Paprika and cinnamon extracts, when combined, preserve carotenoids in food and have antimicrobial and antifungal properties
By Redação
PHARMACOLOGY
A potential vaccine against cocaine abuse
Vaccine stimulates the production of antibodies against cocaine in animal experiments
By Suzel Tunes
Agriculture
Fruit laboratory in South Africa
South Africa inaugurates laboratory to adhere to international regulations on pests that affect fruit quality
By Redação
OPTICS
Sharper images
US company launches a system developed at UNICAMP to improve light collection performance in scanning tunneling microscopes
By Suzel Tunes
GOOD PRACTICES
Author of more than 700 articles suspended for 13 years for breach of contract
Author of more than 700 articles suspended for 13 years for breach of contract
By Redação
Photolab
Long-life intruders
Image of a bottle trapped inside a tree trunk illustrates the longevity of plastic in the environment
By Redação
Technology
Sensor detects fungicide
Electrochemical sensor made of kraft paper connected to an electronic device can detect prohibited fungicide within minutes
By Redação
RESEARCH ITINERARIES
New latex technology in the hands of a São Paulo native
Chemist Juliane Pereira dos Santos talks about industrial scientific production
Energy
A replica of the Sun created in a lab
Scientists reproduce the same reaction that generates energy in stars and makes them shine
By Redação
Archaeology
Pesticides affecting the past
Chemicals used to combat agricultural pests can also damage archaeological artifacts
By Redação
AGRICULTURE
Pesticides can affect the health of agricultural workers
With a rise in the use of pesticides in Brazil, rural workers are increasingly being exposed to short- and long-term health impacts
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Frances Jones
Chemistry
Collaboration to fight drug resistance
Seven pharmaceutical companies pledge to share surveillance data on antimicrobial resistance
By Redação
OPTICS
New system improves the performance of atomic-resolution microscopes
Innovation developed at UNICAMP launched on the global market by American company
By Suzel Tunes
AGRONOMY
Strategies aim to reduce external dependence on fertilizer feedstock
Techniques to help farmers use fertilizers more efficiently, inserting microorganisms into seeds, and identifying new feedstock sources have the potential to reduce the need for imports
By Tiago Jokura
Astronomy
Two planets, similar but different
Known as the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune are similar in composition, mass, and size, but they are different shades of blue
By Redação
COVID-19
Anti-coronavirus semiconductors
Nanotechnological materials emerge as promising alternatives in the battle against SARS-CoV-2 and future pandemics
By Suzel Tunes
infectology
Mosquitoes learn to avoid poison
Disease-carrying insects can learn to avoid insecticides after being exposed just once to nonlethal doses
By Redação