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The Research Center for Gas Innovation is developing technology to separate CO₂ and methane in oil and gas exploration and store it in offshore salt caverns.

Scientists from the University of Birmingham and the School of Medical Sciences at the Santa Casa de São Paulo are using cell reprogramming techniques to grasp at how Wolfram and Niemann-Pick syndromes act on the brain.

Project presented at FAPESP Week London identifies genes that allow bacteria to survive in the digestive tract of poultry and thus infect humans.

Cooperation agreements involve research funding agencies, UK-based companies and 26 British universities.

The goal is to identify the Brazilian researchers living in the UK and US and working in fields linked to science, technology and innovation.

A Brazilian researcher participated in the study, which reproduced the oscillation patterns of gravitational waves and has been published in Physical Review Letters.

The study is part of an effort to understand how changes in the genome lead to changes in phenotypes.

In a book resulting from a project supported by FAPESP, researchers appraise the potential of sugarcane bioenergy as a strategy for sustainable development in Latin American, Caribbean and African countries.

Description of the mechanism could enhance the efficiency of photodynamic therapy, a medical treatment for cancer and bacterial infection, and permit the development of more efficient sunscreens.

Solution developed by Brazilian startup forecasts conditions for ships to approach port and dock, including waves, tides, winds, currents and swells.

Physically active men who are not overweight but who have a relatively high waist-stature ratio are more likely to develop heart disorders, according to a study by Brazilian researchers.

The 325 m tall tower, built by a partnership between Brazil and Germany, is the starting point for the collection and analysis of data that is deepening scientists’ understanding of the Amazon’s importance to the world.

Researchers show that the theoretical, methodological and technological conditions exist to manipulate the composition of ecological communities and preserve or restore the functions of an ecosystem.

Enzymes produced by Brazilian startup Verdatis reduce electricty consumption in refining stage by 30%.

A study conducted in Brazil, China, Finland, Ghana, India and the United States found 94% of meals served in restaurants contain more than the recommended number of calories according to the UK’s National Health Service.

Kytos software developed by SPRACE, a research center supported by FAPESP, is being tested at the production network of the consortium responsible for transmitting data from the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.

After taking beta-alanine for 28 days, volunteers eliminated more toxic substances from skeletal muscle following physical exercise. This discovery could help treat diseases caused by oxidative stress.

Brazilian and British researchers have found evidence that part of the seabed in the Southwestern Atlantic may have been created and submerged by volcanic lava eruptions.

Research shows that rapid urbanization in São Paulo City, Brazil, is influencing wing morphology in the mosquitoes that transmit dengue and malaria.

Brazilian researchers are participating in the COSINE-100 experiment, installed 700 meters underground in South Korea. An article on the first run of data has just been published in Nature.

Land in São Paulo City and Campinas with an aggregate area of more than 2 million sq. m. could be converted into innovation and creativity environments. The projects are supported by FAPESP.

Research conducted by Brazilian scientists in collaboration with institutions in four other countries and described in an article in Physical Review Letters advances understanding of the transition from the quantum world

Survey shows that over-60s are not less productive and do not fuel youth unemployment by staying on the labor market

Paper was delivered to Brazilian Materials Science and Engineering Conference. Researchers have also presented results on the corrosion behavior of metals and toxic gas sensors, among other topics

Relationships with business offer strong potential benefits to teaching and returns to society in the form of technology for use on a day-to-day basis, says head of Knowledge Transfer Ireland

Brazilian researchers used biogeographic analysis to study trilobites, arthropods that became extinct over 252 million years ago. The study was published in Scientific Reports.

A study conducted in Brazil showed protective effects of flavonoid rutin against bleeding and inflammation due to snakebite.

Study shows that deforestation, loss of biodiversity and economic damage done to communities living near dams have not been factored into the cost of these projects. Large dams also ignore the effects of climate change.

Workshop highlights technological requirements, solutions and need for partnerships between oil companies, universities and startups.

Researchers show that up to 15 million hectares of forest risk losing protection owing to a new clause in the law under which state governments can reduce the extent of protected areas within private properties.

The compound called GA-Hecate also acts on bacteria, fungi and cancer cells and will be tested against Zika and yellow fever viruses.

Initiative developed in Brazil could facilitate the design of nanomaterials by combining computer simulations of atomic dynamics with software created to generate video game scenarios.

Linguists show how computation and the internet can be used to understand human migrations and preserve endangered languages.

Upgrading fuel cells is one of the possible technological applications of a theoretical study led by the young Brazilian researcher Luana Sucupira Pedroza.

Brazilian startup Omni-eletronica’s technology uses artificial intelligence to optimize physical store operations.

São Paulo State research institution signs agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme to exchange information on proprietary processes and clinical trials of vaccines.

Sofosbuvir is already used to treat hepatitis C and has passed all human use approval tests, so it can be fairly easily deployed if the chikungunya epidemic forecast for the next two years materializes.

Sustainable use of natural resources is fundamental to ensuring social and economic development, according to the Summary for Policymakers of the First Assessment Report on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services for Brazil.

In a presentation on their Zika vaccine to the São Paulo School of Advanced Science in Vaccines, researchers described how it protected pregnant mice and fetuses.

Researchers discussed models and strategies to close the gap between scientific discoveries and their uptake in health programs.

Researchers state that many mammals lineages coexisted with the dinosaurs before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Although many species of mammals also disappeared in the extinction event, several lineages survived.

Presentation to workshop held by Brazilian Initiative on Precision Medicine (BIPMed) reinforces importance of sharing scientific data to identify genetic causes of diseases.

An international research consortium is preparing to embark on an ambitious project to track animal migration flows of all kinds from space on a global scale.

Researchers have demonstrated that influenza virus impairs the immune response to pneumococcus, especially monocyte activity. A software tool developed with FAPESP’s support was used to interpret the data.

Building with 68,000 square meters and two accelerators unveiled on campus of CNPEM, Brazil’s National Energy and Materials Research Center.

In an article published in Endocrine Reviews, Brazilian professors discuss the general criteria to be considered when prescribing the pineal hormone as a health supplement.

Studies of intermolecular interactions and dissolution mechanisms in cellulose conducted by scientists at Sweden’s Lund University may contribute to the expansion of chemical applications.

Scientists at the Center for Advanced Graphene, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research are studying remarkable new materials that can be used to develop photonic devices for future generations.

In research conducted in Brazil, the extract reduced weight gain and prevented fatty liver in mice.

System developed by Brazilian startup includes a portable sensor that sends data to a cloud-based platform while the patient is asleep at home.