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Atomic concertina
Published on November 06, 2009Pesquisa FAPESP - Interested in discovering how nature functions at its most intimate level – the scale of atoms, the block that form matter – Argentine physicist Daniel Ugarte had to do more than plan his experiments. He had to learn how to assemble and adjust the super powerful microscopes he uses and even design the buildings of the National Synchrotron Light Laboratory/LNLS that house these devices, which are sensitive to the subtle vibrations on the ground caused by passing [...] -
FAPESP sign groundbreaking MoU with Research Councils UK
Published on November 06, 2009A pioneering memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and Research Councils UK (RCUK), strengthening existing valuable research links between the UK and Brazil. The MoU will enable Brazilian and UK researchers to apply for funding through a single application and peer review process, removing some of the barriers facing international research collaboration. Researchers joined ministers and officials from both countries in celebrating [...] -
Post-doctoral and Young Investigator Awards in São Paulo, Brazil
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Ancient waters and their stories
Published on October 28, 2009Remains of rainwater in caves help describe the climate for the last thousands of years Pesquisa FAPESP - Heavy rains of the kind that flooded dozens of cities in the State of Santa Catarina early this year could be connected with weather phenomena occurring in distant regions, with heavy rains in the Amazon Region, and severe cold in the Northern Hemisphere. In a relatively recent period of the Earth’s history, from 100 thousand years ago to our times, abrupt temperature oscillations [...] -
Post-doctoral and Young Investigator Awards in São Paulo, Brazil
Published on October 28, 2009FAPESP invites talented researchers with a recent PhD degree and a successful research track record to apply for postdoctoral fellowships. Currently 16 positions are open (www.fapesp.br/opp) associated with projects with secured funding in molecular and cell biology, immunology, plant genetics, biochemistry and education. Postdoctoral fellows benefit from a highly collaborative, stimulating research environment and access to world-class university research and teaching. Appointments are for [...] -
FAPESP and ISTPCanada issue call for proposals
Published on October 27, 2009October 15, 2009 FAPESP and the International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTPCanada) signed a cooperation agreement aimed at funding collaborative research and development (R&D) projects, as well as exchange programs, developed by Brazilian and Canadian researchers in areas of mutual interest. The two institutions also issued a call for proposals for the development of joint projects in the following areas: information and communication technology (including software [...] -
FAPESP signs groundbreaking MoU with RCUK
Published on September 16, 2009A pioneering MoU was signed today between Research Councils UK (RCUK) and FAPESP, the Research Council for the State of São Paulo, strengthening existing valuable research links between the UK and Brazil. The MoU will enable Brazilian and UK researchers to apply for funding through a single application and peer review process, removing some of the barriers facing international research collaboration. Researchers joined ministers and officials from both countries in celebrating this significant [...] -
Integrated indices
Published on August 14, 2009August 14, 2009 By Fábio de Castro FAPESP News – Creating global indices that allow comparisons between bioenergy technologies—those available today as well as others still under development in various countries—could be the next step toward sustainable alternative energy. That was one of the conclusions of the workshop “Biofuel Technologies and their Implications for Land and Water Use”, which wrapped up Thursday (Aug. 13) at the headquarters of [...] -
Environmental equation
Published on August 12, 2009August 12, 2009 By Fábio de Castro, in Atibaia, Brazil FAPESP News – Reducing emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming is one of the main goals behind the international effort to replace fossil fuels with clean energy sources, such as ethanol made from sugarcane. But the fertilizers needed to produce biofuels could play a role in those emissions. The role of fertilizers in emissions will need to be carefully studied in order to understand the [...] -
Green gasoline
Published on August 11, 2009August 11, 2009 By Fábio de Castro, in Atibaia, Brazil FAPESP News – In April 2008, American researchers announced the discovery of a process that can convert sugars derived from plant biomass into gasoline and diesel fuel. Agreementing to John Regalbuto, director of the Catalysis and Biocatalysis Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF), “green gasoline” should be available on the consumer market in five to seven years and will be an alternative and [...] -
Genome kickoff
Published on July 30, 2009July 30, 2009 FAPESP News – The decoding of the genome of the sugarcane plant is underway in Brazil. At the University of São Paulo, a group of scientists funded by FAPESP’s Program for Research on Bioenergy (BIOEN) recently obtained the first 1.1 million reads using a pyrosequencer, a cutting-edge machine for genetic analysis. The next test of the machine will begin next week. Due to the large amount and high complexity of the data generated by the new approach, the [...]