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Speakers from Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) share insights as part of International Development Week last month.

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) participated in the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) annual meeting held in Vancouver, British Columbia in February.

At Toyohashi University of Technology the intriguing properties of graphene—a single atomic-layer of carbon—such as high electron mobility and fluorescence quenching are being exploited for biosensing and analysis of nucleotides, peptides, and proteins.

Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology have developed a new multimodal bio-image sensor.

Here the Graphene Research Group at Toyohashi University of Technology report on the synthesis of graphene by reducing graphene oxide using microorganisms extracted from a local river.

Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology have invented Hall effect magnetic field sensors that are operable at high temperatures and harmful radiation conditions. The sensors will find applications in space craft and nuclear power stations.

This paper studies the impact of institutional shareholdings on earnings management activities of their portfolio firms.

Waseda University's Tadahiko Abiko argues that formal and informal education should be differentiated in discussion.

Latest news from Nature and the Nature journals 19 March 2012

The fate of the languages ​​spoken in Malaysia, especially minorities, are more likely to become endangered, as has happened in a number of other countries. Unless efforts are made to maintain them, they will continue to disappear.

Researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute have developed a unique way to create full-color holograms with the aid of surface plasmons

Structural data bring researchers one step closer to understanding the detailed mechanism underlying a complicated molecular machine

The dynamic equilibrium between two reactive silicon compounds provides chemists with improved tools for synthesizing optically and electronically active molecules

By temporarily silencing a hyperactive gene, scientists dramatically boost the efficiency of mouse cloning

The Speech Therapy Unit newly set up by the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University was officially opened on 3 March. The opening ceremony was followed by the signing of the MoUwith Tung Wah Group of Hospitals on the PolyU campus.

The signing of a tripartite MoU has paved the way for The Hong Kong Polytechnic University to work together with the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang and the Expressway Authority of Thailand on the establishment of a Research Centre on Transportation Technology and Railway Engineering.

Latest news from Nature 15 March 2012

Dr. Masanori Kohno, a MANA Scientist at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), theoretically clarified the nature of the metal-insulator transition due to electronic correlation (Mott transition).

Researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC) have successfully developed and demonstrated a new experimental technique for producing cells with specific functions. As an alternative to induced pluripotent stem cells, the technique promises to enable faster production of functional cells for use in cancer therapy and other areas.

The latest microfluidic chip can generate microbubbles to break open cells for biochemical analysis

Researchers have devised a simple and inexpensive approach to making soft magnetic films for microwave applications

Dye-sensitized solar cells that use carbon nanotube thin films as transparent electrodes offer significant cost savings

By Yoshihiro Kanno, Composer and Professor at Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Intermedia Art and Science

Comment on one year anniversary by Waseda University President Kaoru Kamata

Mathematical Model Describes the Collaboration of Individual Neurons

Latest news for Nature journals 12 March 2012

Success in getting gas atoms to emit light collectively, rather than individually, may lead to better imaging technologies

Biologists are uncovering intricate pathways underlying the chemical modification of a functionally important class of plant molecules

Fluorescence-yield x-ray spectroscopy provides a view into how organic transistors work at the molecular scale

Masayuki Manabe from Waseda University in Japan discusses the changing relationship between humans and animals.