Chemistry

ASTRONOMY

Planets with tails

Gas giants can launch molecules essential to life into space

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New materials

Whiskey dries into uniform stains

Dried whiskey droplets may be useful in creating new industrial coatings

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Silver cloud

An unexpected silver cloud

Unprecedented findings on the chemical compound silver tungstate

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Chemistry

A new kind of white dwarf

Astrophysicists identified a white dwarf almost entirely composed of oxygen

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METALLURGY

The first step towards supermagnets

IPT is developing a process to transform rare earth elements into metal

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Good Practices

A strict and innovative punishment

A strict and innovative punishment

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PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

The cosmetic from the Caatinga scrubland

Umbu could form the basis for an anti-aging skin cream

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Sugar and Alcohol Industry

Recycled waste

Ethanol manufacturing waste can be processed for industrial use

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NANOGEOSCIENCE

More productive oil wells

Nanoparticles can increase the oil and gas extracted from reservoirs

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CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Searching for the magic numbers

Four chemical elements are now part of the periodic table

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Biodiversity

The white and black fungi of the Atacama

Yeasts in the Chilean desert exhibit resistance to ultraviolet radiation

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ASTRONOMY

Investigating the Sun

Researchers try to understand the reactions that take place inside the Sun

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ENVIRONMENT

Damage hidden in the mud

Dam collapse in Minas Gerais can change the ecological dynamics of the Rio Doce

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Halley VI

Change of address in Antarctica

Scientific station in Antarctica will be transported

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Photolab

Chemistry in bloom

Chemistry in bloom

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Pharmaceutical Industry

Innovative molecules

Biolab completes development of two new drugs

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Vinasse to generate energy

Ethanol waste can be used to produce electricity

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hormones

Hormone sensor

A sensor may help estimate estrogen levels in bodily fluids and in rivers

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profitable waste

Secrets of the Amazonian bacuri

The rinds of Bacuri is rich in antioxidant and can be used in cosmetics

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Biodegradable packet

Pesticide in a packet

New packet may promote safer use of agricultural chemicals in Brazil

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Memory

History in Flasks

Glass flasks help tell the story of chemistry’s beginnings at USP

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Agriculture

Natural fertilizer

Leguminous plant used as fertilizer can increase sugarcane production

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BIOCHEMISTRY

Further danger from the sun

Visible light, in addition to ultraviolet radiation, may also cause skin cancer

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Art

Stars of zinc

Stars of zinc

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Physical Chemistry 

H2O in nanotubes

Confined, water has two different densities simultaneously

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Recalculated

Avogadro’s number recalculated

Researchers used a silicon sphere to recalculate the Avogadro’s number

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contamination

From faucet to womb

Substances found in the tap water of many cities affect hormonal function

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GEOCHEMISTRY

The third bank of the river

Organic matter transported by the Amazon reaches the Caribbean

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Photolab

Undersea glitter

Undersea glitter

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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Instantaneous recognition

Device employs infrared radiation to ensure food quality

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