Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
WEBPodcast discute potenciais riscos e benefícios de linha de pesquisa que propõe injetar partículas na atmosfera para amenizar a temperatura da Terra. E mais: bifungites; algoritmo; medições.
Brazilian science attracting attention worldwide - FAPESP
WEBPublished annually by Clarivate Analytics, a list of the most cited scientists of the previous decade highlights a paradox in Brazilian research: despite constant growth of the country’s scientific output, few of its papers have a major international impact. In the 2021 edition of the list, released on November 16, only 21 of the 6,602 elite authors are from institutions in Brazil (0.3% of ...
Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
WEBBrazilian researchers investigate how to grow plants off Earth. The scientists want to contribute to a NASA program whose objective is to grow food for future colonies on the Moon and Mars By Frances Jones. PHOTOGRAPHY.
About us : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
WEBAbout us. Pesquisa FAPESP is the only magazine that specializes in covering science and technology research in Brazil. Through news reports, videos, and podcasts, the magazine reports on the results of Brazilian research with intellectual, social, or economic impact in all fields. Its objective is to increase access to science, as well as the ...
In 2021, FAPESP stimulated research activities as society recovered ...
WEBIn 2021, FAPESP invested R$1.01 billion in 19,692 research projects, 3.5% more than the R$978.3 million spent in 2020, but still below pre-pandemic levels: in 2019, it invested R$1.25 billion. A summary of the foundation's activities and investments in the last year is provided in the FAPESP Activities Report 2021, released on September 1. The full version is available at fapesp.br/publicacoes ...
The world’s greatest plant diversity : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
WEBFollowing a seven-year effort, a group of 575 botanists from Brazil and 14 other countries has completed the latest version of an extensive survey of the diversity of Brazilian plants, algae and fungi, currently tallied at 46,097 species. Nearly half of these, or 43%, are exclusive (endemic) to the national territory. That total qualifies Brazil as the country with the world’s richest plant ...
Scientific papers published by each Brazilian state - FAPESP
WEBIn 2019, 64,368 scientific papers were published 1 and indexed by the World of Science base with at least one author based in Brazil, representing an increase of 6.9% over 2018, when there were 60,203. This number accounts for 2.8% of global scientific output, which totals 2.33 million papers per year. Authors based in São Paulo were involved ...
Understanding the Brazilian genome : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
WEBResearchers from the Biosciences Institute at the University of São Paulo (USP) launched the "DNA do Brasil" (Brazilian DNA) initiative in December 2019 with the aim of mapping the genome of 15,000 Brazilians aged 35–74. The first results are expected to be released in 2025. The objective is to learn about genetic variations typical to the population that could cause disease, and armed with ...
The internationalization of research : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
WEBBetween 1994 and 2019, FAPESP invested R$1.88 billion (in 2019 values) in funding lines 1 related to the internationalization of scientific research. In 2019 alone, the foundation allocated R$199 million to these areas, corresponding to 15.9% of its total annual funding (R$1.26 billion) The Research Internship Abroad program (BEPE) is currently ...
Brazil’s chip-making dream : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
WEBABISEMI estimates that its 11 members—four chip design firms and seven integrated circuit packaging operations—generate about US$1.5 billion in annual revenues, accounting for only 0.36% of global sales. “It’s too little. With Brazil holding a slice of about 3.5% of the global information technology [IT] market, in theory we could boost ...