Chemistry
Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years
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Early inoculants
The first products made with nitrogen-fixing bacteria for soybean crops date back to the 1960s
Electric Mobility
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Lithium batteries made in Brazil
New initiatives set to propel Brazil into the growing market for automotive energy storage systems
Public Health
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Deaths linked to e-cigarettes
As of September 27, at least 12 deaths caused by lung problems in the USA have been attributed to the use of electronic cigarettes
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Pharmacology
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Material releases drug at regular intervals
An international group of researchers has developed a nanostructured material capable of releasing drugs in low concentrations at regular intervals
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Genetics
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The glowing mosquito from Vale do Ribeira
It may be possible to genetically engineer the larvae of disease-causing mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti to make them glow
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Geology
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Diamonds as old as the Earth
Mined in the municipality of Juína, Mato Grosso State, the diamonds were formed 410–660 kilometers deep inside the Earth
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PHOTOLAB
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The aesthetics of imperfection
A large electric voltage bias is used to spin ultrafine nanometric fibers into membranes that can filter water
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Photolab
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Niobium in bloom
"Flowers" bloom inside a device that works like a pressure cooker at a University of São Paulo Chemistry Institute laboratory
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Oceanography
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Sources of methane
Two thousand craters releasing the greenhouse gas found off the Brazilian coast
Corporate research
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Natural flavor
Duas Rodas, in southern Brazil, is investing to develop food ingredients that are responsive to emerging consumer demands
PHOTOLAB
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Medicinal necklaces
Crnkovic studied microalgae in fresh water as part of her PhD research, which involved bioprospecting for compounds that could help fight cancer
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Physical chemistry
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The periodic table at a crossroads
After 150 years, the diagram that arranges the chemical elements based on their similar properties faces difficulties for further growth
Physico-chemistry
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Hidden strokes of Portinari
Tests show how the artist produced his artwork and may be useful in confirming the painter of a piece found in his former home
Biochemistry
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Green, yellow, or red
Bioluminescence research sheds new light on the mechanisms behind firefly colors
Nobel Prize 2018 | Chemistry
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Directed protein evolution
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was shared by three researchers who controlled genetic changes and selective processes in a laboratory
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Environment
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Mangroves store more carbon than the rainforest
In the Amazon, every hectare of mangrove contains twice as much carbon as the same area of inland forest
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