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A molecular probe that targets a pro-inflammatory enzyme allows visualization of inflammation during brain injury in rats

Analyzing metabolites in living organisms using NMR spectroscopy is yielding new insights into environmental health and ecology and the development of green innovations at the RIKEN Plant Science Center.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Arctic ozone loss, mucosal memory, Dust-climate links in the tropical Atlantic, ovarian cancer, leukaemia and more

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Neutron star mergers, neurons control limb movement, people not projects and more

Multi-compartment globular structures assembled from polymer-based materials may soon serve as cell prototypes

Combining carbon dioxide sorbents with gold nanoparticle catalysts makes manufacturing ultrapure hydrogen gas easier than ever

Similarities between the electronic states of molecules and the optical properties of gold nanostructures aid the development of new photonic devices

Advanced electronics beckon thanks to self-assembling templates that allow the creation of nanoscale features on silicon wafers

Microfluidic devices are poised to transform biological research by streamlining the cost, speed and precision of individual experiments.

Vibration-assisted milling can lead to higher-quality surfaces

Many industry leaders, internationally-renowned designers, staff, alumni and friends of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) gathered at Hotel ICON – a unique teaching and research hotel wholly-owned by the university – to celebrate its official opening.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Association of a bacterium with haemorrhagic stroke, microbial production of a diesel biofuel and more.

With strong support from the industry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has garnered momentum to further promote the use of its award-winning Solar-powered Air-conditioning System for installation on different types of vehicles, which now include mini-bus, taxi, public light bus and truck.

Waseda scholar assess the impact of Arab Spring on the Middle East

Summaries of newsworthy papers: helpers in tissue repair, forest clock emissions, breast cancer treatment and more.

The entrapment of antimatter for 16 minutes allows for tests of the foundations of physics

Access to multiple life science databases made easier by a web-based interface and portal developed at RIKEN

A method that rapidly unveils the mode of action of anticancer compounds could soon streamline therapeutic drug discovery

Tohoku University, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) announced on August 22, 2011 that Kenichi Uchida, a PhD student, and Professor Eiji Saitoh of Tohoku University and their colleagues have succeeded in injecting spin current into a magnetic material by acoustic wave spin pumping.

Latest release from Nature's Scientific Reports DOI: 10.1038/srep00098

The latest issue of JTAS unravels how biomarkers could help identify vulnerable species of shallow water fish (grouper), how semen qaulity can be improved during storage at low temperatures and explains why knowing the composition of a chicken carcass may be of use.

Researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (ASI) has shed light on a class of heterometallic molecular structures whose features point the way to breakthroughs in the development of lightweight fuel cell technology. The structures contain a combination of rare-earth and d-transition metals ideally suited to the compact storage of hydrogen.

This latest release covers topics ranging from neuroscience and ageing to quantum physics and biology

Water is scarce for residents on the edge of South Asia’s expanding cities. Four research teams across the subcontinent are working with communities to secure their access to this vital resource. By Jonah Engle

SIMTech Microfluidics Foundry, a successful outcome of a collaboration with CSEM, Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique SA, is a milestone for Singapore and the industry.

In July 2011, the Philippines Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources celebrated the 25th anniversary of its first success at milkfish (bangus) spawning in captivity. During the celebrations the IDRC's Wilfredo Reyes accepted a Plaque of Recognition for our contributions to the country’s milkfish breeding program.

Operation of the first ever airborne matter wave sensor in both 1-g and 0-g gravitational conditions

Also in this press release: two populations in the US tend to outlive their often richer neighbours, read on to find out why.

Also in this issue: plant microRNAs (miRNAs) contained in food can enter mammalian blood and tissues where they can then regulate the host’s genes

The Photovoltaic Materials Unit of the National Institute for Materials Science set a new world record for the highest conversion efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cell under the Research Topic “Device Physics of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells”.