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High expectations for electric vehicles and energy storage

Road to Compact, High Field NMR Using Oxide High Temperature Superconducting Materials

An Important Contribution to Securing the Safety of Jet Engines and Gas Turbines for Power Generation

Psychological Changes from the Viewpoint of Stock Prices and Housing Prices. By: Yuichiro Kawaguchi, Professor at the Faculty of Commerce, Waseda University

A gene regulatory factor promotes long-term protection against infectious threats by effecting the maturation of a variety of immune cells

Molecule-based memory devices edge closer with the development of supramolecular structures that act as tiny magnets

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Imaging tumours at the operating table, mass extinctions, Laser-driven gamma-rays and more.

New ceramic chip antennas offer better performance and reliability for wireless applications using unlicensed spectrum

A model that relates multi-level organization and mechanical properties of biomaterials could guide the design of artificial composites

Reverse engineering materials with a rapid, non-destructive laser-based technique can aid the fight against counterfeits.

A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and the University of Washington announce that they will join forces to provide shared Silicon Photonic processes as part of the Optoelectronics Systems Integration in Silicon programme (OpSIS).

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Sagittarius impact on Milky Way morphology; Yeast, but not as we know it; Root of the forest biodiversity problem; Linking mantle plumes with environmental catastrophes; Delving into Delta Scuti stars and more

Research highlight from MANA, the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics at NIMS, Tsukuba, Japan.

Science System Corporation Shion Inc. has developed wet combustion technology to convert waste organic materials, particularly rice husks, to hydrogen and other value-added materials using water in a novel hexagonal batch reactor.

From magnetic sensors for medical diagnostics to body clocks to robots pouring molten metals to lipids for modeling cell structures the September issue of the Toyohashi Tech e-Newsletter describes a diverse range of research projects.

A new technique developed by researchers at RIKEN has clarified the location and dynamics of specific metabolites in a single cell of the alga Chara australis. The findings reveal that these metabolites are regulated and fluctuate under stress conditions, providing insight into previously-unknown functions of the vacuole in cellular processes.

Mitsuru Iwamura, Professor at the Faculty of Commerce at Waseda University in Japan discusses whether there is any way out of the Keynes "liquidity trap" Japan, the United States, and Europe find themselvesl in.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: The proteomes of embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells; Curtailing cancer-induced epilepsy; Light squeezed in the search for gravitational waves; Human allergy-prone cells; Genetic variants associated with blood pressure traits and more

The N-Prize has been described as ‘the world’s smallest space programme’. Launched in 2008, the N-Prize sets the near-impossible challenge of launching and tracking a tiny orbital satellite on a shoestring budget.

The data storage industry is currently growing at a healthy rate. Dr Pantelis Alexopoulos, the Executive Director of the Data Storage Institute in Singapore, gives his thoughts on emerging trends and developments in the industry.

A popular flu medication’s neurologic side effects in children may be the result of inefficient drug clearance in the immature brain

The ability to use magnetic fields to control a newly identified state of matter could enable more efficient memory devices

Surveying experts of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have successfully developed methodologies for precise mapping of the Moon, after intensive analysis of the data captured by the Chinese lunar orbiter ChangE-1 and other lunar exploration missions.

Scientists at A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have made a landmark discovery to pave the way for more targeted solutions for cancer treatment and hope for cancer prevention.

A study in transport genes leads to better understandings in drought tolerance

Discovery of a Mutual Regulation Mechanism Controlling Drought and Salt Stress Responses

Summary of newsworthy article: Exploring how to improve Alzheimer’s therapeutics

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Astrophysics: Radio jets put black holes in the spotlight; Biology: Wrestling with heart failure; News and Comment: Homeland insecurity?; Geoscience: Precious metals came from the sky; Cancer: BRCA1 tumour suppression and more

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Proton-proton collisions at the LHC; Engineering liquid quadrupoles; Propagation of B cells in culture

Summary of newsworthy article: Increased risk of gastoresophageal reflux disease (GERD) after 9/11