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The many applications of satellite data include investigating climate change, monitoring deforestation and estimating crop yields.

The Sampa chip will be used in an experiment that simulates a state of matter thought to have formed in the first microseconds after the Big Bang.

The Center for Research on Inflammatory Diseases, supported by FAPESP, is investigating a novel pharmacological target to combat immunosuppression due to generalized infection.

Experiment shows that cryopreservation alters rate of apoptosis and lymphocyte proliferation in patients with this autoimmune disease.

In tests with mice, epiisopiloturine was effective against juvenile and adult forms of Schistosoma mansoni. Researchers are investigating its mechanism of action to try to boost its therapeutic effect.

Researchers attending event say Brazil does high-level basic science in this field but lacks qualified professionals and experimental infrastructure.

Inclusion of silver-based microparticles in bottle plastic extends shelf life from seven to 15 days. Company aims to increase US market share.

Objects consisting of four quarks display different configurations from those consisting of protons, neutrons and mesons. The possibility of their existence had been predicted by quantum chromodynamics.

Brazil's largest metropolitan area has become more heterogeneous in social and spatial terms but remains strongly unequal, studies show.

Following recent passage of Brazil's new biodiversity law, the scientific community expects Brazil to confirm commitment to international agreement.

A nanobiosensor developed at a Brazilian university is being tested for use in detecting target molecules typical of nervous system diseases.

Droughts and floods are becoming more severe in the region, leaving the inhabitants of remote areas more vulnerable to water and food shortages and without access to transportation, health care or schools.

Biosilicate is also being tested in ocular implants and artificial middle ear ossicles.

The two endangered species studied are important pollinators of food crops such as nuts, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, squash and kiwi.

The result, obtained in collaboration with Chinese researchers, was published in Scientific Reports. The study could contribute to the development of quantum computing.

This discovery was made by an international research consortium, including FAPESP-funded researcher, based on data from Tara Oceans circumglobal scientific expedition.

Application horizon includes more efficient catalysts and devices capable of storing more data per unit area.

Remnants of the universe's infancy that are concentrated in the galaxy's bulge are estimated to be more than 13 billion years old.

In vitro trials point to antiparasitic and anti-inflammatory actions of a substance isolated from Nectandra leucantha, a tree species common to the Atlantic rainforest biome.

The GMT project has institutional partners in Australia, Brazil (represented by FAPESP), South Korea, the US and Chile.

Treatment conducted at a Brazilian university reduces apoptosis in pancreatic islets, where insulin-producing cells are located.

Data analyzed by CMS and LHCb collaborations show B meson decay that has never been seen before. Three Brazilian research groups participated in the research, published by Nature.

Gut microbiota in obese individuals and type 2 diabetics induces the production of higher bacterial membrane lipid levels and lower levels of fatty acids that are involved in insulin intolerance, studies show.

SciELO integrates the Biodiversity Heritage Library, a consortium that is digitizing the collections of leading research institutions around the world for online open access.

Australian water management experts attending an event in São Paulo shared solutions developed to address 1997-2009 drought.

Researchers from São Paulo, Brazil, and Catalonia presented innovations made possible by nanotechnology during FAPESP Week Barcelona.

Gene sequencing helps identify cell molecular processes that lead to the development of different types of tumour.

Many new materials are emerging to revolutionise technology and Brazil is on the front line of this research, says Antonio Castro Neto, who heads Singapore's Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre.

Leandro Medrano from the University of São Paulo's School of Architecture and Urbanism speaks about the challenges of reinventing the city and "compacting" São Paulo, Brazil.

Vice-president of European Research Council speaks about objectives of first pan-European research funding organisation.