Chemistry

American Ceramic Society

Prize-winning collaboration

José Arana Varela earns Bridge Building Award

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castor oil plant

Green filter removes metal

Leaf powder used as a filter to remove heavy metals from industrial wastewater

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Chemistry

Fighting hospital infection

Microscopic silver filaments fight bacteria and fungi

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PHARMACOLOGY

Aluminum in the veins

Metal may harm premature babies and kidney patients

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION VIII

Secrets of the ocean blue

Marine and coastal environments host abundant biodiversity

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COSMETICS

Evaluation of Brazilian hair straightening — the progressive blow-dry

Carbocisteine is analyzed with techniques developed by KosmoScience

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Biota-FAPESP Education IV

Biota Education focuses the cerrado

Cerrado's flora may be the basis for new drugs

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Chemistry

Visible Matter Chemistry Fluorescein

Substances in water/Vaseline illuminated by ultraviolet light

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Chemistry

Visible Matter Chemistry Sodium In Water With Phenolphthalein

Sodium In Water With Phenolphthalein

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Education

Nothing is lost, everything is transformed

History of science could help students understand chemistry

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION IV

Open-air laboratory

The Cerrado holds a little-explored universe of molecules

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CHEMISTRY

Biological silver

Nanoparticles from fungi are successfully tested on antibacterial fabrics

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Chemistry

Glucose battery

Pacemakers will run on electricity obtained from the blood

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Fine affinities

A fine compendium

Anonymous 19th-century botanical dictionary had strong ties to chemistry

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Geosciences

The essence of rocks

A new electronic microprobe analyzes chemical elements in minerals

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Chemistry

The brightly colored umbrellas of plants

A study proves that natural color protects leaves from excessive light

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Fluid Dynamics 

Tension Under Control

Pressure at the interface between oil and water could facilitate oil extraction

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Biophysics

Molecular cleansing

Study reveals the structure of proteins that eliminate excess hemoglobin

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Business research

In search of new chemical routes

Oxiteno introduces products made from palm, soybean and sugarcane oils

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Natural products

Organized diversity

Center creates a database on chemical compounds

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Nobel

Meeting of Nobel laureates

City brings together laureates to inspire new generations of scientists

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Cover

A tradition for bringing together knowledge

Martyn Poliakoff regrets the academics' lack of English knowledge

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Cover

An inconvenient pinch of magic

Researchers discover alchemy powder in an archive at the Royal Society

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Glycerol

Welcome waste

Biodiesel by-product to suppress dust in mine vehicles

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Producing prostheses

Assai plastic

Assai seed is raw material to replace bones in the skull

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Corporate research

Unbeatable forests

Suzano invests in energy and products to replace oil derivatives

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Portable ionization

Portable ionization

Unicamp's Chemistry Institute develops ionization source

Recognition in Stuttgart

Recognition in Stuttgart

Chemical engineer Hamilton Varela earns Hertl Prize

Geology

Birth of a Continent

Laboratory helps reconstruct the geological history of South America

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History of Science

On the shoulders of magic giants

The process of transforming alchemy into chemistry was long and smooth

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