Chemistry
functional foods
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The medicinal side of fruit
Research tests antioxidant and antibacterial properties of fruits
By Redação
Etelvino Bechara
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Etelvino José Henriques Bechara: On fireflies and mental illnesses
Chemist investigated highly reactive compounds, the free radicals
Forensic Toxicology
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Designer Drugs
Study identifies new types of narcotics distributed under the ecstasy name
Elson Longo
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Elson Longo: The chemistry of partnerships
From ceramics to cooperative ventures with companies
analgesic
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Painkilling protein in coffee
Protein fragments in coffee plants act similarly to morphine
By Redação
BIOCHEMISTRY
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More dangerous than the sun
Visible light, in addition to ultraviolet radiation, may also cause skin cancer
biopolymer
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Biopolymer produced by sisal juice
Sisal juice is being employed to produce bacterial cellulose
By Redação
chemical communication
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Moth scents
Physics explains how males in some moth species can detect the scent of females
By Redação
Agriculture
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Natural Fertilizer
Leguminous plant used as fertilizer can increase sugarcane production
Nanotechnology
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Fatal interactions
Carbon nanotubes combined with pesticides increase toxic effects on fish
circuits
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Silver droplet with crystalline interior
solid nanoparticles of silver can be deformed like liquid droplets
By Redação
Energy storage
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Energy stored in cigarette butts
Researchers discover how to reuse cigarette filters
By Redação
Recognition
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From Blue LED to the Brain’s GPS
Nobel Prizes highlights advances in microscopy and neuroscience
By Redação
metals
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Beware of chocolate
Brazilian chocolate contains small quantities of cadmium and lead
By Redação
pollution
Sponge sucks up oil from the ocean
Sponge absorbs up to 85% of oil spilled into the sea
By Redação
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
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Zero gravity
Ethanol and liquid oxygen are used to fuel suborbital rocket
Vanderlan Bolzani
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Vanderlan da Silva Bolzani: The chemistry of natural products
Research seeks international cooperation and investigates molecules
By Ricardo Zorzetto and Mariluce Moura
Careers
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Multidisciplinary Innovation
The career path of Carlos Calmanovici, from IPT to large companies
By Redação
OralGift
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Antibacterial silver
Silver nanostructures eliminate bacterial and fungal buildup on toothbrushes
By Redação
Photosynthesis
Plants embedded with nanotubes
carbon nanotubes increase plants' ability to harvest solar energy
By Redação
Resistance
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Intoxication in men and women
Women and men have different types of reaction to alcohol
By Redação