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Less polluting alternatives for aircraft fuel need to maintain thermal stability and good fluidity at high altitudes, says Guilherme Freire, from Embraer.

Matthias Kleiner, president of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (left) and Celso Lafer, president of FAPESP, signed the renewal of a collaboration agreement between the two foundations.

The Universidade de São Paulo promotes a cycle of annual conferences covering many areas of knowledge.

The São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences in Chemistry was held from August 14-18, 2011 at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), under the auspices of the FAPESP’s São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences (ESPCA) funding line.

São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences on Anisotropic Conductors and Semiconductors brings together more than 60 post-graduate and post-doctoral students to dialogue with some of the top specialists in the area.

José Goldemberg opens International Bioenergy Conference, which gathers more than 200 researchers from Brazil and abroad in Campos do Jordão to debate sector perspectives

Proposals in synthetic biology for biofuels and bio-derived chemicals and sustainability are welcome until October 17, 2011. The total amount of resources available for the selected proposals is US$ 2 million

Two projects involving laser therapy developed in the USP Dentistry Department’s Basic Research Laboratory with FAPESP funding win prizes at international congresses

Early attempts at deliberate clinical application of mesenchymal stem cells without a full understanding of the fundamental molecular mechanisms of these cells has resulted in a certain degree of disillusionment regarding the efficacy of their use for treatment of autoimmune illnesses.

Scientists discuss construction of a radio telescope that would enable Brazilian and Argentine researchers to gain access to the largest astronomical project in existence.

Book asserts that technological innovation is key for the sector to become sustainable.

Brazilian researchers perform studies on Pluto system that may contribute to the voyage of NASA’s New Horizons space probe to the planet in 2015.

Scientists dialogue with education and extension, producing new approaches to university teaching and orienting high school students for chemistry Olympics.

The result of coupling optics and medicine, photonic therapies have become a reality in Brazil thanks to research conducted in the past decade by the São Carlos Optics and Photonics Research Center (Cepof).

Ricardo Renzo Brentani, FAPESP’s executive president, receives Octavio Frias de Oliveira Award for "Outstanding Personality".

Scientists develop minimally invasive method to gauge intercranial pressure. System receives the support of World Health Organization for dissemination in Latin America.

Museum collects works of Latin American and Eastern European artists through postal network established when countries faced dictatorships.

Annual edition of JCR has 1,075 scientific publications that received a impact factor rating for the first time, 35 of which are Brazilian.

Formed by the epidermis and the exoskeleton, the integument of insects is largely responsible for the evolutionary success and mega-diversity of this group of organisms.

Biodiversity is still an endless source of new molecular architecture for the development of medicines, cosmetics and agrichemicals, say researchers.

WHO report on depression brings together population studies in 18 countries and shows a relationship between the disorder and social conditions.

Software makes analysis of matrimonial practices among indigenous South American peoples possible.

Study with 1,116 subjects shows that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome is over 35% and is directly associated with educational level.

Over the 250 years of taxonomic science, researchers have discovered some 1.7 million species of living beings. But according to Professor Cláudio Oliveira of the Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) in Botucatu’s Institute of Biosciences, it is estimated that around 87% of all existing species are still completely unknown.

FAPESP and Universities of Toronto and Western Ontario will support the exchange of researchers.

Scientists discuss recent advances and the challenges of molecular mechanisms related to pain and analgesia.

A group of researchers is concentrating its efforts, until 2015, on explaining the main causes of metabolic diversity of angiosperms.

Researchers and scholars on the life and works of Lina Bo and Pietro Maria Bardi will soon have easier access to the archives of the architects.

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), one of the Research Councils UK (RCUK), released a new call for proposals for international research funding for NERC researchers in partnership with scientists from other countries.

The 7th Evaluation Meeting of the BIOTA-FAPESP Program and the Evaluation Meeting of BIOprospecTA were concluded on July 11, 2011 at FAPESP’s headquarters in São Paulo.

Another potential alternative could lie in genetic improvement of the microorganisms utilized in the conventional industrial production process for the biofuel through fermentation.

The São Paulo Research Foundation and the Danish Council for Strategic Research will provide up to US$ 4 million for research in food science.

A study conducted by Brazilian researchers shows that Trypanosoma cruzi utilizes the main membrane repair mechanism of the host cell to invade it.

The aim of this award is to provide short term pump-priming to new collaborations between research groups in São Paulo State and BBSRC funded research groups in the UK (BBSRC)

Technology developed by USP researchers uses computer vision to evaluate images of leaves, allowing for nutrient deficiencies in corn crops to be detected mathematically

Brazilian researchers shed light on structural molecular properties of the protein whose functional behavior plays an important role in the development of Autosomal Dominant Polycistic Kidney Disease

Edition, which contains scientific articles and coverage of biofuels from different perspectives, is sponsored by FAPESP

Brazilian researchers identify the coherent structures that make up the “skeleton” of turbulent flow. Articles were published in Astrophysical Journal Letters

Global climate change and varying uses of the land are related and can alter the geographic reach of certain infectious diseases. A group of Brazilian researchers is studying alterations in the epidemiological map of two emerging infectious diseases in the Western Amazon.

BIOTA-FAPESP Thematic Project studies ten-footed crustaceans on the São Paulo State coast to put together a catalog with DNA barcoding

Research project studies the internal structure of storms in Brazil with the goal of collecting data to help predict extreme phenomena as far ahead as possible

A study published in Science magazine with Brazilian participation shows how plants exploit a specific combination of soil bacteria to protect themselves from pathogens. The study identified 33,000 microorganisms

Thanks to the limited iron found in the host liver, infection by the malaria parasite prevents the occurrence of a second, more severe infection, according to a study published in Nature Medicine

The São Paulo Advanced School on Chemistry – Natural Products, Medicinal Chemistry and Organic Synthesis Integrated Solutions for Tomorrow’s World (ESPCA-Chemistry) will be held from August 14-18 at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp).

FAPESP approves purchase of around 250 pieces of multiuser equipment for laboratories in São Paulo State, placing them on par with the world’s most modern

International study with Brazilian participation shows that nitric oxide present in an organism can alter the action of cells involved in inflammation in autoimmune illnesses

New call will support proposals for exchange of researchers from institutions in São Paulo State and MIT

An article published in Nature with the participation of a Brazilian researcher reveals the double function of BID molecules in treating gastrointestinal illnesses

The United Kingdom’s Government Chief Scientific Advisor, Sir John Beddington, visited the headquarters of the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

Royal Society releases a publication with the results of UK-Brazil Frontiers of Science Meeting that brought together 70 Brazilian and British researchers.