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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”.

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.