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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

By relocating a protein that causes cellular constriction, a factor tentatively linked to growth also helps cells retain their natural shape

Elucidation of the structure of receptors that detect invading pathogens in moths could aid the diagnosis of infectious fungal diseases

Human migration in response to environmental change can be beneficial and, in some circumstances, should be enabled, rather than constrained, say Richard Black, Stephen R. G. Bennett, Sandy M. Thomas and John R. Beddington in a Comment in Nature. The article is linked to the authors’ report on migration and environmental change.

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A novel type of fabric that can absorb water and perspiration on one side and transport it to the other has been invented by a team of textile scientists based at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).

Gastrointestinal inflammation is prevented by a protein sorting factor found in cells lining the gut

A bismuth-based semiconducting material could enable control of electron spin, a crucial requirement for advancing novel devices

Dr Joel Yang from the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering with collaborators from the National University of Singapore and the Data Storage Institute has developed a process that can increase the data recording density of hard disks to 3.3 Terabit/in2, six times that of of current models. The key ingredient? Regular table salt.

Also in this release: Diamond strengthens quantum information processors and how Earth shifted from anoxic to oxic atmosphere

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

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

Generating microbes with useful properties is quicker and easier if multiple genes are modified at the same time

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