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Natural products Antioxidant derived from unripe acerola can replace synthetic additive banned in several countries
In tests conducted at the University of São Paulo, microparticles produced from the unripe fruit performed similarly to TBHQ, a synthetic compound present in processed foods and in cosmetics.
Naval engineering Robots on the high seas
Autonomous boat and drone used to monitor oil leaks at offshore oil platforms.
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The uncertain identity of the pigmy marmoset
Brazilian primatologist Jean Boubli (Salford University/UK) and his team solved a 19th century mistery regarding the world's smallest monkeys.
Marine life Researchers use recognition algorithms to understand humpback whale annual migrations.
Astronomy Asteroid collision may have created favorable conditions to the appearance of primitive life forms on Titan, one of Saturn's moons.
Fluid Dynamics Experiments suggest that crescent-shaped dunes can move and interact in five different ways.
Arts and Literature One of the curators of the exhibition "Era uma vez o moderno (1910-1944)", featured until May 2022, goes through highlights of literature, visual arts and thought by Modernist movement champions.
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FAPESP Annual Activity Report
The year 2020 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the greatest challenge to science in
the last 100 years. FAPESP mobilized to deal with it, but was also affected by its impacts
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