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Nuno Santos is one of the researchers on the international team that has detected a planet with a mass similar to Earth's in Alpha Centauri B, the star system closest to the Sun.

Rui Costa, a researcher at the Champalimaud Foundation, received the 2012 Young Investigator Award from the American Society for Neuroscience.

Portuguese companies working and developing technologies in the space area now have another tool for transferring these technologies to the non-space market.

The European Patent Office (EPO) originality prize was awarded to three Portuguese students.

The Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program is the first international partnership between national and US universities and research centers to be renewed.

The award ceremony for the Scientific and Technical Translation Prize in Portuguese took place on September 26 at the Faculty of Letters in Lisbon.

The article highlights the work of several scientists in this area and describes the funding awarded by the FCT.

On the evening of September 28, Portugal joins 32 countries in Europe to celebrate the European Researchers' Night 2012 (NEI2012).

This is the result of a study published in the journal Cell, which received funding from the FCT.

Aimed at promoting safety when using the Internet, the new version of the website offers a more interactive experience and new content.

Six scientists from Portuguese universities have received Starting Grants from the European Research Council.