Physics

Video

Fishes and corals also suffer with climate change

Altered ocean currents carry less of the microorganisms which feed deep and cold water corals. Closer to the surface, rising temperatures pose energetic challenges for fishes | 3'02

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Astronomy

Like 2,400 eyes in the sky

Equipment installed in Hawaii will significantly increase our ability to study distant galaxies and very faint stars

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ASTROPHYSICS

Studies suggest that a jet of plasma from a black hole can produce ultra-high-energy cosmic rays

The conclusion is derived from computer simulations carried out by a group of astrophysicists from IAG-USP and abroad

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PHOTONICS

Method can be used to encode high-resolution complex images in a laser beam

Researchers from the São Carlos Institute of Physics generated a portrait of a cat using the new technique

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SCIENTOMETRICS

Nobel Prize winner data used in studies on trends and advances in science

Research seeks productivity standards that characterize high-impact research and careers

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Astronomy

Two planets, similar but different

Known as the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune are similar in composition, mass, and size, but they are different shades of blue

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ASTROPHYSICS

Astronomers identify 30 exocomets in Beta Pictoris

Astronomers identify at least 30 exocomets orbiting the extrasolar system Beta Pictoris

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MECHATRONICS

Robots disinfect spaces with UV light

Artificially intelligent machines used to stop the spread of viruses, fungi, and bacteria

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INTERVIEW

Brazilian astrophysicist explains how the first image of the black hole in the Milky Way was created

Lia Medeiros is part of the team that produced an image of the radio source known as Sagittarius A* at the center of our galaxy

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PHYSICS

The physics of flight

Mathematical model can reproduce the flight behavior of bird flocks

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Video

With Brazilian optic fibers, Japanese telescope Subaru promises to widen observations on the Universe

Equipment set in Hawaii may significantly improve the ability to study distant galaxies and very weak stars | 2'52

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PROFILE

Representation in science

USP master's student receives international award created to encourage women to get involved in nuclear physics

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PHYSICS

Artificial intelligence used in the search for new materials

Machine learning could accelerate the discovery of two-dimensional crystals similar to graphene but with specific properties

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PHYSICS

Formation of matter is seven times greater than the formation of antimatter in a study by Brazilians at CERN

The study is part of the LHCb experiment and analyzed disintegration of a rare type of particles and antiparticles

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OBITUARY

Scientist, intellectual, dissident

Physicist Luiz Pinguelli Rosa is remembered as one of the leading architects of Brazil’s energy independence

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Careers

In medicine’s orbit

USP student receives award for asteroid discovery during program coordinated by NASA

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Physics

Connecting two worlds

Study proposes minimum mathematical correction needed to make the theory of relativity compatible with quantum mechanics

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ASTROPHYSICS

The restless heart of the Milky Way

A high-resolution image of the Milky Way's galactic core reveals an abundance of highly energetic events

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Interview

Luiz Vitor de Souza Filho: High-energy ambassador

A Brazilian physicist from the University of São Paulo's São Carlos campus has been elected to chair the international scientific consortium building the world's largest gamma-ray observatory

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Geophysics

Improving tsunami warnings

The magnetic field produced by a tsunami could be detected before sea levels rise

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Space

James Webb telescope nearly ready

James Webb telescope nearly ready

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Astronomy

Lone planets in the Milky Way

An international group of astronomers has identified at least 70 new free-floating planets roaming the Milky Way

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Geophysics

Shifting sands

Studies suggest crescent-shaped dunes can move and interact in five different ways

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PHYSICS

Manuscript by Einstein sells for US$13 million at auction

Manuscript by Einstein sells for US$13 million at auction

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ASTROPHYSICS

The heavyweight of the Milky Way

Black hole holds 99.9% of the matter at the center of the galaxy

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Profile

Data on the Universe

Work by Brazilian researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recognized by the International Astronomical Union

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Astrophysics

The world’s largest space telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope is due to be launched in late December; Brazilian astronomers will lead two observation programs and collaborate on another nine

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Physics

From metal to an insulator

Twisting a two-dimensional nanofilm allows an electric current to progressively pass through it

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Video

Why do dunes grow?

Experiments suggest that crescent-shaped dunes can move and interact in five different ways | 5'35

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Nobel Prize

Everything as before

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided not to award this year’s Nobel Prize to the development of mRNA-based vaccines

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