News from Latin America

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1-Dec-2017

Model of galaxy and star cluster formation is rectified

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

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; Brazilian scientists used techniques developed by astronomer Sverre Aarseth, the greater expert in calculating gravitational interaction involving thousands of celestial bodies.

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP

30-Nov-2017

Length of stay in neonatal ICU can affect behavior of premature babies

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research by Brazilian scientists shows that emotional development of children born preterm should be evaluated as much as physical growth and motor skills. In article published at Early Human Development, authors emphasizes the need to constant developing neonatal ICU installations and equipments.

Journal

Early Human Development

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

29-Nov-2017

Software optimizes train circulation control in real time

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Business Announcement

The Meta Planning Engine is a system for rail networks, developed by Brazilian company CFlex, which detects changes in demand; it uses several algorithms in search of the best solution aiming traffic management betterment. Tests will be conducted in Australia by mining giant Rio Tinto.

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP

28-Nov-2017

Brazilian ethanol can replace 13.7 percent of world's crude oil consumption

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Expansion of sugarcane cultivation for biofuel in areas not under environmental protection or reserved for food production could also reduce global emissions of carbon dioxide by up to 5.6%, according to a study by researchers in Brazil, the US and Europe.

Journal

Nature Climate Change

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP

27-Nov-2017

Physicist assumes the possibility of vestiges of an Universe previous to the Big Bang

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In an article published in General Relativity and Gravitation, Brazilian researcher proposes to eliminate the need for cosmological spacetime singularity and argues that the current expansion phase was preceded by contraction.

Journal

General Relativity and Gravitation

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

27-Nov-2017

Neuroimaging of soccer fans' brain reveals neural basis of ingroup altruistic motivation

D'Or Institute for Research and Education
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study published in Nature's Scientific Reports journal reveals for the first time the brain functioning involved in altruistic motivation among soccer fans - a 'natural group' that shows strong bonds in real-life settings. The functional MRI study sheds light into the neural basis of prosocial behaviour of ingroup attachment.

Journal

Scientific Reports

Funder

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Agence Nationale pour la Recherche, Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino

21-Nov-2017

Brazilian firm leads the application of synthetic diamonds in dentistry

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Business Announcement

A device developed by CVDVale allows for the reduction of noise and pain in the treatment of caries; the company is accountable for the world's first courses in ultrasonic dentistry and now wants to apply ultrasonic technology in orthopedic surgeries.

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP

16-Nov-2017

New physical model explains the origin of Earth's water

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Objects scattered to the inner region of the Solar System by Jupiter's growth brought most of the water now found on Earth. Authors of an journal Icarus article describe a computational model which simulates the gravitational interaction between celestial bodies during the era of planet formation, also providing basis for the hypothesis of the dragging of water-rich "planetesimals".

Journal

Icarus

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP

14-Nov-2017

Startups incubated by the University of Campinas create more than 28,000 jobs

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Business Announcement

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.

9-Nov-2017

Star kills its 'congenial' to form together a dwarf-binary system, astronomers confirm

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Group of scientists in Brazilian universities and research institutions observe star demoted to white dwarf status because of companion. Star was pronounced dead once its helium core ended up exposed after it had a great part of its mass ejected by means of the gravitational interaction between both objects.

Journal

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP