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Promoting science, technology and innovation in Republika Srpska is the opening theme of the Science Commencement Hall
Publicado em 23 de outubro de 2024
The role of the State Research Support Foundation of Rio Grande do Sul (Fapergs) in promoting science, technology and innovation in the state was the topic of the opening lecture at the 13th Scientific and Technological Initiation Salon (Sicit), and the 8th Postgraduate and Research Workshop Exhibition on Wednesday (23/10). The event continues until Thursday (10/24), with 31 oral presentations of works related to the agricultural sector.
Fapergs CEO, Odair Delagostin, presented the main [...]
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An ant learned to grow fungi after the asteroid strike
Publicado em 05 outubro 202466 million years ago, a group of survivors invented agriculture to combat the winter that struck the entire Earth, a long darkness caused by the falling meteorite that wiped out most of the dinosaurs. The invention of agriculture, of course, did not fall to humans, who were still a long way off at that time, but to ants, as one of them says. He studies An international event with the participation of Brazilians. The work, which was supported by the FAPESP Foundation (Fundação [...]ver notícia -
The British Academy of Medical Sciences is opening a new call for researchers
Publicado em 03 outubro 2024Registration is open till October 23 ( Image: Disclosure The British Academy of Medical Sciences is opening a new call for researchers The announcement will provide £25,000 in grants to support the development of interdisciplinary networks between scientists working in the United Kingdom and other countries. The British Academy of Medical Sciences is opening a new call for researchers The announcement will provide £25,000 in grants to support the development of [...]ver notícia -
Brazilian scientific production declined in 2023, the report says.
Publicado em 24 agosto 2024For the second year in a row, Brazil There was a decrease in the volume of scientific production completed. Data taken from the report Elsevier Bory indicating a 7.2% decrease in scientific production in 2023 compared to 2022. The document, released at the end of July, highlights that the decline is not limited to Brazil, as it affects 35 of the 53 countries analyzed, including US and Japan The study considered data from 1996 to 2023, from countries that produced more than 10,000 [...]ver notícia -
The Scientific Center for Development in Digital Agriculture opens three technical training positions
Publicado em 22 agosto 2024At Embrapa in Campinas, fellows will work in the following areas: Digital Unit, Analog Unit, Network Studies FAPESP Agency – the “ Offers three Level 4 Technical Training (TT-4A) places in Digital, Analogue and Network Studies. Registration is open until September 5. Headquartered in Campinas, Brazilian agricultural research company SemeAr (Embrapa) is one of the leaders in digital agriculture. (CCDs) from FAPESP. One position requires a master's degree in wireless [...]ver notícia -
UFABC is receiving applications for the Menina Ciência – Menina Science project
Publicado em 16 agosto 2024The initiative aims to bring primary school students closer to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. FAPESP Agency – 6th edition of the Menina Ciência project – Ciência Menina offers 128 places to students in the last years of primary school from all regions of Brazil, as well as Portuguese speakers from anywhere on the planet. The main goal is to bring girls closer to science, especially in the field called “STEM” (an acronym [...]ver notícia -
FAPESP launches four Science for Development Centres focusing on inclusion
Publicado em 15 agosto 2024Partnerships between government departments, universities and research centres aim to meet community requirements, such as developing devices, applications and processes that enhance assistance, rehabilitation and improve the quality of life of people with disabilities. The Center for Assistive Technologies for Activities of Daily Living (Tecvida), based at the Polytechnic University of São Paulo (Poli-USP), intends to develop exoskeletons and motorized wheelchairs that are lighter, [...]ver notícia -
Science already knows how to make cities sustainable, but initiatives conflict with political issues
Publicado em 13 agosto 2024Cities play a central role in combating global climate change. In addition to being a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, extreme weather events – such as floods, droughts or extreme heat – tend to affect more people in urban contexts. However, while the challenges of urban sustainability involve science, technology and innovation, the biggest hurdle lies in political implementation. This is what urban sustainability experts demonstrated during a debate held on August 5, at [...]ver notícia -
Postdoctoral in Materials Science and Engineering at Unesp Bauru
Publicado em 09 agosto 2024Perovskite structure. Red spheres are oxygen atoms, dark blue are smaller metal cations, and green/blue are larger metal cations (Image: Cadmium / Wikimedia Commons) Postdoctoral in Materials Science and Engineering at Unesp Bauru The fellow will participate in a project that seeks to improve the stability of perovskite solar cells. Postdoctoral in Materials Science and Engineering at Unesp Bauru The fellow will participate in a project that seeks to improve the stability of [...]ver notícia -
Three Nobel Prize winners meet students in Rio and SP
Publicado em 12 abril 2024FAPESP Agency – Students from across Brazil and Latin American countries will have the opportunity to speak with three winners of the highest scientific honor: the Nobel Prize. The agenda is part of the Rio-São Paulo Nobel Prize Dialogue 2024, promoted by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) in partnership with the Nobel Foundation. This initiative is supported by FAPESP. Participating in the meeting are David Macmillan (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021), May-Britt Moser [...]ver notícia