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International initiative enables group of Brazilian and French researchers to seek biomarkers for early identification of people with propensity to develop severe manifestations of the three arboviruses.

Study may contribute to the feasibility of transistors with electrical currents consisting of the passage of one single electron at a time, with applications for future computers.

Brazilian researcher who heads a lab in the United States explains how biosynthesis of natural compounds is enabling innovation in drug development and production.

Physics manuals have considered niobium boride to be superconductive for more than six decades. This assumption has now been contested in a study conducted by researchers from Brazil and the United States.

Project PoupeMais will be tested on 10,000 account holders who are beneficiaries of the Brazilian government’s social programs.

US economist stresses role of engineers and importance of universities and research institutions in pursuing sustainable development. Watch video of Sachs’s talk at FAPESP.

Nationwide survey of patients with sepsis treated in Brazilian ICUs shows high mortality in both public and private healthcare systems.

Numerical simulations show the phenomenon displays unique behavior with entropy oscillation in the initial stage of the process. Entropy increases at the end, as expected, according to study.

Research by Brazilian scientists shows that emotional development of children born preterm should be evaluated as much as physical growth and motor skills.

Platform developed by Pebay with FAPESP’s support aggregates financial performance metrics and other data on private equity/venture capital funds.

Screening used synthetic curcumin-like compound that displayed anti-tumor action in preliminary tests.

Water shortages and disputes will tend to hinder irrigation during dry season, according to study by Brazilian researchers.

Researcher investigates how social and economic position of former slaves in post-Abolition Brazil is represented in history textbooks used by elementary and secondary schools.

System developed by CFlex uses several algorithms to improve traffic management in rail networks. The solution will be tested in Australia by mining giant Rio Tinto.

Alterations caused by fine particles can limit fetal nutrition and growth, according to study by Brazilian researchers.

Survey of more than 6,000 teenagers reinforces protective function of rule-keeping. Findings also show that well-off school students drink most.

Representatives of the world’s major research funding agencies held a plenary meeting at FAPESP to select themes for forthcoming calls and discuss how to extend multinational cooperation in the Americas.

Study performed at one of FAPESP’s research centers elucidates action mechanism of visible light on skin and questions typical use of sunscreen.

The idea arose from research with a completely different goal: to develop a simplified model for quantum black holes.

Physicist publishes paper in General Relativity and Gravitation proposing to eliminate need for cosmological spacetime singularity and arguing that the current expansion phase was preceded by contraction.

Brazilian scientists show that molecules capable of inhibiting a cell receptor known as TLR4 can prevent placental inflammation and fetal growth restriction.

Study of compound present in plastics also evaluated effects of exposure to the glyphosate-based herbicide most widely used in Brazil.

According to a study performed in Brazil, components of biological fluids, such as peptides and sugars, similar to those in blood can form a nanoparticle surface coating and affect the action of nanodrugs.

This estimate comes from an international study with Brazilian participation, whose results were published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Developed by Deoxi Biotecnologia, “double-muscled” Nelore cattle have a mutation in a gene that controls production of muscle cells in the embryonic phase.

Survey by innovation agency at one of São Paulo State’s largest public universities identifies 485 active startups with aggregate annual revenue of more than R$3 billion.

Collaborations linked to 60 observatories involving scientists from different countries, including Brazil, observed the first electromagnetic counterpart of a binary neutron star merger that produced gravitational waves.

Results obtained by Brazilian and Dutch researchers show that separate applications of vinasse and nitrogen fertilizers 30 days apart significantly reduce emissions of nitrous oxide.

An article by researchers in Brazil and elsewhere that was published in Nature combines evolutionary and network theory to calculate how species coevolve in large-scale mutualistic networks.

CVDVale, a Brazilian company based in São Paulo State, produces high-strength synthetic diamonds and diamond-like carbon coatings for use in the oil, mining and automotive industries, and in medical and dental equipment.