Chemistry
American Ceramic Society

Prize-winning collaboration
José Arana Varela earns Bridge Building Award
By Redação
castor oil plant
Green filter removes metal
Leaf powder used as a filter to remove heavy metals from industrial wastewater
By Redação
SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION VIII

Secrets of the ocean blue
Marine and coastal environments host abundant biodiversity
Biota-FAPESP Education IV

Biota Education focuses the cerrado
Cerrado's flora may be the basis for new drugs
By Redação
Chemistry

Visible Matter Chemistry Fluorescein
Substances in water/Vaseline illuminated by ultraviolet light
By Redação
Chemistry

Visible Matter Chemistry Sodium In Water With Phenolphthalein
Sodium In Water With Phenolphthalein
By Redação
Education

Nothing is lost, everything is transformed
History of science could help students understand chemistry
By Carlos Haag
SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION IV

Open-air laboratory
The Cerrado holds a little-explored universe of molecules
CHEMISTRY

Biological silver
Nanoparticles from fungi are successfully tested on antibacterial fabrics
Fine affinities

A fine compendium
Anonymous 19th-century botanical dictionary had strong ties to chemistry
Fluid Dynamics

Tension Under Control
Pressure at the interface between oil and water could facilitate oil extraction
Biophysics

Molecular cleansing
Study reveals the structure of proteins that eliminate excess hemoglobin
Business research

In search of new chemical routes
Oxiteno introduces products made from palm, soybean and sugarcane oils
Natural products

Organized diversity
Center creates a database on chemical compounds
Nobel

Meeting of Nobel laureates
City brings together laureates to inspire new generations of scientists
Cover

A tradition for bringing together knowledge
Martyn Poliakoff regrets the academics' lack of English knowledge
By Carlos Haag
Cover

An inconvenient pinch of magic
Researchers discover alchemy powder in an archive at the Royal Society
By Carlos Haag
Producing prostheses

Assai plastic
Assai seed is raw material to replace bones in the skull
Corporate research

Unbeatable forests
Suzano invests in energy and products to replace oil derivatives
Portable ionization
Portable ionization
Unicamp's Chemistry Institute develops ionization source
Recognition in Stuttgart

Recognition in Stuttgart
Chemical engineer Hamilton Varela earns Hertl Prize