Physics
Evolution of the Universe
The birth of supermassive black holes
These enormous black holes that thrive at the center of galaxies
What is it?
What is it?
3D screens without glasses
Ask the researchers
Ask the researchers
Why don’t ants die when they are placed in a microwave oven?
Entrepreneurship
Victorious path
Vladimir Airoldi exports synthetic diamond drill bits and wins an Finep award
topological insulating materials
Superficial magic
Brazilians begin investigating a new promising material
Computational Modeling
The defeat of the highlanders
Growing old can be an adaptive advantage
What is it?
What is it?
Dark energy
Center of the galaxy
An X-ray lamp
Gas disk around a black hole lights up every seven days
Solar system
Why Uranus spins sideways
Crashing into large objects has tilted the rotation axis by 98°
Dermatology
A double dose of stimulation
Physical exercise with LEDs improves the health of post-menopausal
Forestry resources
Vegetable identification
Beam of light recognizes the chemical composition of species
Cover
The magnetic history of Brazil
Magnetic field in South America is weakening, analysis points out
Astrophysics
A mirrored black hole
Cone of ions reflects image of mysterious object at the center of the galaxy
José Israel Vargas
José Israel Vargas: from crisis to opportunity
Former minister remembers his career as scientist and policy maker
Atomic Energy
Safety in the spotlight
Accident in Japan reopens the debate on the future of nuclear research
Mineralogy
The past in grains of sand
Radioactive material allows to track the geological origin of the beaches
Geophysics
The Earth molded by gravity
Accurate measurements deform the perfect sphere seen from space
Homage
Empty spaces in Brazilian science
Farewell Jayme Tiomno, Victória Rossetti and Lynaldo Cavalcanti
Astrophysics
The Milky Way revisited
The galaxy's arms may be closer and not as spiral-shaped as had been thought