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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

A new use for fluorescent---Gas detection.

UiTM researchers made healthy snacks made out of fruit peels

Analysis on the plant destroyer yield insight in plant immunity

The largest ever pterosaur fossil discovered in Japan found in Tohuku

Summary of newsworthy article: Infant behavior predicts adult brain activity

Assoc. Prof. Yoshihiro Kitamura of Waseda University assesses the future of Japanese yen in the international financial market

Published in the August issue of Stem Cells, researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center found a way for future advances in regenerative medicine and more effective culturing techniques for human pluripotent stem cells.

Toyohashi Tech researchers develop a low cost and efficient method for producing electrically conducting composites based on electrostatic adsorption of CNTs onto resin and ceramic particles for applications including enzymes and cosmetics.

The Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), puts Singapore into the Guinness Book of World Records with the world’s smallest working gear!

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Medicine: Modified Mycobacterium offers new TB vaccine platform; Nature: Teaching old diabetes treatments new tricks; Geoscience: An imperfect analogue; Nature: Bird digits point out evolutionary changes; Genetics: Sequencing of colorectal tumors and more

Research shows how to use infra-red laser to selectively separate cells

Collaborative study shows the mechanical properties of Carbon NanoFibers probes

Researchers succeed to produce 3D atomic imaging of photoelectron holography.

Research scientists at Tohoku University achieved atomic-level observation of the crystal growth process

The first chemical complex consisting of rare earth metals and boron atoms produces unexpected results heralding new synthetic chemistry techniques

Collaborative research discovered techniques to create fluorinated polymers on small scale

Unique experimental approaches and persistence have paid off for researchers determined to resolve the structure of unstable nuclei at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science

Identification of enzymes critical to natural bacterial drug production points to shortcuts for building better therapeutic agents

Research demonstrates new potential photovoltaic material

Design optimization could help maximize the power conversion efficiency of thin-film silicon solar cells

Simple templating technology allows researchers to stamp out materials that mimic the adhesive properties of gecko toes

Toyohashi Tech researchers (Japan) develop magnonic crystal-based ultra-high sensitive magnetic fields sensors for monitoring heart and brain activity and room temperature.

A nanoparticle-infused film brings innovative lighting and display technologies closer to reality.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Disease: Novel therapeutic target for multiple sclerosis; Neuroscience: Coloured judgement

Rising demand for the dominant form of renewable energy worldwide – wood – could drive yet more acquisitions of land in developing countries where food insecurity is rising and land rights are weak, say researchers at the International Institute for Environment and Development.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Fossils: The earliest-known Acheulian hand-axes; Astrophysics: Black holes buddy-up in galaxy formation; Biology: Links between genetic and metabolic risk factors Cancer: Therapy goes viral; Astrophysics: Twinkle, twinkle, low-mass star and more

Summaries of newsworthy articles: Guiding light for glasses-free 3D display; Laser-induced condensation of water in air