Physics

NOBEL PRIZE

The 2022 winners

Twelve individuals and two institutions were awarded the Nobel Prize this year

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Astronomy

Spacecraft deflects asteroid

Spacecraft deliberately collides with moon orbiting asteroid

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PHYSICS

AI for finding materials

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

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BIODIVERSITY

International project preserves seeds of the wild varieties of 28 agricultural crops

Brazil contributed with five samples of sweet potato, four of rice, two of potato, and two of millet

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PHYSICS

A phenomenon similar to the effects of a black hole can affect vehicle traffic in fog

Study suggests a phenomenon similar to a black hole affects the dynamics of vehicle traffic

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Acknowledgment

New Pesquisa FAPESP scientific coordinator

Physicist Luiz Nunes de Oliveira named scientific coordinator of Pesquisa FAPESP

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ASTROPHYSICS

International consortium invests US$205 million in Earth-based super telescope

FAPESP contributes an extra US$5 million to the Giant Magellan Telescope, of which it has been a founding partner since 2014

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Astronomy

Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain

Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain

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Astronomy

Korean Mission to the Moon

South Korea sent its first mission to the moon in August

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Nanotechnology

Rupture-resistant nanowires

Brazilian researchers observed in atomic-scale the formation and rupture of zirconium dioxide ionic cables

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Acknowledgment

UNICAMP physicist and UFRJ biophysicist win national award

Physicist from Unicamp and biophysicist from UFRJ were awarded in the 4th edition of the event

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Physics

Diving from 8 meters high can lead to injury

Mannequins fitted with sensors indicate that diving from 8 meters high can cause injuries

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ASTRONOMY

Preventing impact with Earth

Simulations used to find the best strategy for diverting an asteroid on a collision course with Earth

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Astronomy

A star turned into spaghetti

A star was torn apart after nearing a black hole

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ASTROPHYSICS

Impressive sharpness of the first images from the James Webb telescope

Cosmic snapshots show the far reaches of the Universe in infrared, as well as star nurseries and clusters of galaxies

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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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