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March 2010 Contents - Issue 169
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Editorial
Star gazing and illuminated texts
Memory
Glitter from the past
USP’s Biosciences Institute to release catalog of rare works of the best of eighteenth and nineteenth century science
Policies
Cooperation :: Network building
Thesis discusses the reasons for the lack of growth in Brazilian research in international networks
Integration :: Collective project
Researchers, physicians, businesspeople and users come together to speed up medical research applications
Science
Cover :: Journey to the stars
Astronomical instruments made in Brazil equip the SOAR telescope in the Chilean Andes
Neurology :: Trembling under control
Doing physical exercises and consuming Omega-3 emerge as complementary treatments for epilepsy
Child health :: Eat less, son
Mothers do not always recognize when their children are overweight
Zoology :: In the dry downpour
Caatinga savanna toads physiologically adapt to survive months of drought
Genetics :: The triple helix
São Paulo team identifies rare structure in the genetic material of flies
Geology :: Jarau mysteries
Meteorite fall formed range of hills in the western part of Rio Grande do Sul
Astrophysics :: The coupling of the old dwarfs
Brazil has contributed to a study witnessing the onset of the merging process of a group of small galaxies
Physics :: In the first moments
International team explains the behavior of particles in experiment reproducing the Universe’s first moments
Technology
Chemical engineering :: Enzymatic route
New sugarcane bagasse pre-treatments make production of second generation ethanol easier
Chemistry :: Reduced friction
Polymer mixed into ethanol enables biofuel to run through pipeline faster
Nanotechnology :: Nanotubes in real life
New applications for carbon nanodevices are generated in Ribeirão Preto
Optic :: Multiplied Beams
Researcher publishes article in leading international journal on the new generation of optic fibers
Electronic Engineering :: The talking light
Device for the visually impaired identifies and communicates names of colors and currency bills
Humanities
Literature :: Not far from New York
Elizabeth Bishop wrote and rejected book about Brazil
Political Science :: Professional Deputy
Contrary to myth, congressmen do have experience when they go to Congress
Sociology :: Unequalled inequality
Seminar discusses the dilemmas of social segregation in Brazil