By Adriana Brondani* Published in January 2015, a public opinion poll conducted by the Department of Agricultural Economics at Oklahoma State University, USA, found that 82% of...

Publishing date: 15/07/15

They are crystal clear and have high mechanical strength. The challenge is to increase the scale and efficiency, and also test their application as reinforcements for other...

Publishing date: 15/07/15

Plants and animals are means for the production of molecules with high added value The evolution of genetic engineering over the last three decades allowed many molecules with high...

Publishing date: 15/07/15

Elephant grass is an alternative to generate thermoelectric power and replace firewood The name of the current biggest land animal fits elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) like a...

Publishing date: 15/07/15

The recent Brazilian water crisis has raised questions about water management in all sectors. Agriculture was cited as one of the pivotal problems since it uses about 70% of the...

Publishing date: 14/07/15

Fashion cotton In April 2015, the colored cotton produced in the semi-arid was a stellar attraction at the fair "1,618 Sustainable Luxury", in Paris, France. The event...

Publishing date: 14/07/15

While scientific advances have so far been able to dribble the prediction made in the eighteenth century by the British economist Thomas Malthus – that population grows faster...

Publishing date: 14/07/15