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Artificial atoms give insight into how real atoms interact with light in real time

Special techniques for handling membrane proteins provide insight into the structure and function of an algal light-sensing molecule

Preparing chromosomes for cell division is a balancing act involving a tug-of-war between opposing molecular actions

The latest Nature news from 2 November 2011 is full of fossils...

Engineering News from the Japanese Science and Innovation Section

Life Sciences and Environment News from the Japanese Science and Innovation Section

Improving light absorption in solar panels and a signalling molecule linked to obesity, among other news.

A Russian spacecraft carrying the state-of-the-art space tool made by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is set to embark on a one-year space journey to the Red Planet at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 8 November 2011 Moscow time.

Singapore, 1 November 2011. The Experimental Power Grid Centre (EPGC), one of the largest experimental power grid facilities in the world was officially opened in Singapore, today, by Mr. S. Iswaran, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry.

Certification affirms IME’s ability to meet partners’ and industry’s requirements to conduct R&D to develop next generation novel medical devices

A summary of newsworthy articles, including genes related to schizophrenia, brain landscaping, bacterias, mosquitoes and more

“Reinforcement of microfibril rescues microfibril disorder of Marfan’s syndrome”.

Cartilage, bone, and skin can already be regenerated in vitro, and these tissues are currently available for clinical applications. However, regeneration of more complex tissues such as the liver and pancreas has yet to be fully realized.

Micron and Singapore’s A*STAR Data Storage Institute to Develop Spin Transfer Torque Magnetic Random Access Memory

Unprecedented formation of a boron–boron covalent bond, under laboratory conditions, opens a new corner of chemistry

Revelation of the genetics underlying the response of plants to water shortage could lead to new drought-tolerant crop varieties

Summary of a newsworthy paper on hagfish hunting method

Summary of newsworthy paper on genome sequencing

Summaries of newsworthy papers on Evolution, Fungal threat to bats, stellar dust, microbiota, roundworm and more

Coupling nanoparticles to purpose-built resonators boosts the performance of Raman spectroscopy

The elimination of detrimental cross-talks in single-photon detectors pushes quantum optics to new limits

The rate of data transmission over plastic optical fibers can be increased by controlling modal dispersion with simple and robust tapers on each end

Despite the existence of Shariah advisory councils, Islamic banks and financial institutions in Malaysia may be failing to carry out their duties.

Waseda scholar highlights the difficulties and benefits of disaster support for disabled persons

How cellular biology is taught in Waseda University

Waseda commentary on recent organized crime ordinance in Japan

Scholar urge caution from blind reliance on the market to resolve current food crisis

Challenges In Developing Carbon Nanotube Technology, structural analysis of proteins related to neurodegenerative diseases using NMR spectroscopy and more.

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Ontological systems under development at the RIKEN BioResource Center promise to revolutionize life science research by completely changing the way researchers share data