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Microorganisms identified by researchers are able to eliminate toxic contaminants found in industrial wastewater; findings from the study were presented at the Brazil-U.K. Frontiers of Engineering meeting.

The Journal of Applied Physics features an article that describes a possible experiment for detecting the particle proposed by Italian physicist Ettore Majorana, who Enrico Fermi compared to Isaac Newton.

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo using information gathered by the oceanographic research vessel Alpha-Crucis is published in a Geological Society book.

An international workshop held at FAPESP presented research studies underway for the purpose of establishing bases for future collaboration.

Study describes a new pathway for the build up of the superoxide dismutase protein, which may be involved in the mechanism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Classification of different stages of infection promotes advances in knowledge about infection dynamics and evolution.

Research study conducted by Brazilian and German scientists applied the methodology of complex networks to meteorological data obtained by satellites.

Researchers from the University of São Paulo and the University of California, Berkeley, found that Xylella fastidiosa produces nanoscale lipid particles to travel and spread more easily in plants.

International workshop demonstrated data management and interpretation tools that apply to research studies in several fields.

Research studies carried out on the east coast of the United States and in the South Atlantic are presented during FAPESP Week California.

Researchers from São Paulo and California share advances in genomic applications for improving sugarcane, peanuts and wheat.

Researchers present studies underway at the Food Research Center, funded by FAPESP, along with food policies in place at the World Food Center of UC Davis.

FAPESP and Peugeot Citroën do Brasil sign a cooperation agreement with Brazilian higher education and research institutions to launch the project.

This conclusion is from an assessment report on the global implementation of renewal energy systems drafted by scientists from Brazil and 24 other countries at the request of a UNESCO agency.

FAPESP Week California spotlights technologies for particle control and glass-ceramic compounds, both having applications in a variety of fields from medicine to consumer electronics.

Researchers from São Paulo and the University of California, Berkeley examined possible research collaboration in the social sciences and strategies for citizen participation.

Built using technology developed by Ruihong Zhang, professor at the University of California, Davis, the plant converts 50 tons of organic waste to 12,000 kWh of electricity each day.

Nanotechnology for use in the concrete industry, developments in aviation and computational mechanics were some of the topics addressed during FAPESP Week California in Berkeley.

FAPESP Week California discusses university training in Brazil and the United States and strategies for expanding institutional cooperation.

Ralph Hexter, Harris Lewin and Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz support efforts to bring scientists from Brazil and the United States together.

Experts say offering opportunities and mechanisms for scientists to work together is essential for the success of international partnerships.

A modified virus neutralizes the protein responsible for the immunosuppressive activity of lymphocytes, facilitating attacks on tumor cells.

Researchers from Brazil and the United States discuss opportunities for cooperation involving renewable energy and applications for electronic devices in the medical field.

Ron Gronsky from the University of Berkeley and Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz open FAPESP Week California.

Researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States are developing strains of plant organisms that make better use of solar energy than wild strains.

Results from a FAPESP-funded study were published in a Spanish government scientific journal.

Prototype developed by Brazilian researchers can help in sports training and patient rehabilitation and is expected to reach the market by the end of the year.

Brazilian and U.S. scientists will present study findings and discuss collaborative research in renewable energies, advanced materials, education, health, and State-society relations.

Salmonella enterica produces a protein similar to macroglobulin, which plays a key role in the human immune system. The article was published in Nature Communications.

Device may be used to map temperatures at the molecular level and help in the treatment of cancer.

A multidisciplinary field aimed at the study of the atomic structure of materials and proteins through X-ray diffraction by crystals gains ground in Brazil with the construction of a new synchrotron source.

Transition from dry to rainy season in the southern Amazon is occurring nearly a month later than in the 1970s. Preliminary results were presented during the FAPESP-U.S. Collaborative Research on the Amazon symposium.

Operations are designed to study the impact of the pollution plume emitted by the Manaus metropolitan region on such things as atmospheric chemistry and cloud formation.

Investigating how migration flows occur in the region and their socioeconomic and environmental impact is the goal of a project carried out under the scope of the FAPESP and Belmont Forum agreement.

Brazilian and U.S. researchers are investigating aerosols and regions with and without pollution in the Amazon to understand their influence on cloud formation.

According to the U.S. researcher, the region needs integrated planning and management that underscores the importance of climate change.

Researchers from the United States and the state of São Paulo met at the event.

The institutions will support joint projects that bring together researchers from the state of São Paulo and the world's largest museum complex.

Collaborative research in industrial biotechnology and bioenergy will be funded by the institutions.

Technological concepts depicted in movies such as Minority Report have led to the establishment of a virtual reality environment for the analysis and manipulation of large amounts of images and data.

Planets with high atmospheric chemical disequilibrium are expected to be the principal targets for space missions, say members of the space agency's Astrobiology Institute at a meeting in Brazil.

Focused on Plato and Aristotle, the study brings together researchers from several institutions at the University of São Paulo and conducts an intensive exchange with universities abroad.

The first assessment by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services will be about pollinators, pollination and food production.

Winners of the Bunge Foundation Award present alternatives for the sector at a workshop at FAPESP.

Researchers from the Federal University of São Paulo are investigating stress-induced epigenetic alterations and their role in the development of cancer. The findings were presented during FAPESP Week Munich

Goal of research carried out in Brazil and presented in Germany is to study the interaction between nanoparticles and proteins

Researchers at the University of Campinas are conducting experiments using optical microcavities to try to control nonlinear effects

Researchers at FAPESP Week Munich talk about challenges and identify alternatives for the transition from oil and coal to sustainable sources

Experts talk about the obstacles and incentives to collaboration between researchers from different countries

Scientists discuss topics such as garbage, pesticides, greenhouse gas emissions and land use changes during the symposium in Germany