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Researchers from Institute for Solid State Physics, the University of Tokyo and RIKEN (Institute of Physical and Chemical Research) have succeeded in the magnetic control of anomalous Hall effect (AHE) induced by spin chirality, which might be a step toward non-volatile memory based on the AHE.

Researchers from Tohoku University and Osaka University made a remarkable step toward a next-generation energy-conservation device

The Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), hosts the first AtMol workshop for the world’s experts in the advanced tools needed to build a molecule-sized chip.

Summaries of newsworthy papers - Medicine: Treating snakebite; Chemical Biology: Plutonium poisoning; Nanotechnology: Turning the heat up on cancer; Neuroscience: Reversing brain damage in neonates; Geoscience: Insensitive climate models; Nature: Editing the genome to correct genetic diseases and more

Doha, Qatar, June 25, 2011 – Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) will be at the World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ). IDRC participation will showcase the ways in which Arab scientists are strengthening their societies’ chances for peace, order, and good government.

A full-color three-dimensional hologram has been created by harnessing electron density waves in thin metal films

Signaling proteins that help immune cells develop also enable those cells to mount an effective counterattack against infections

RIKEN researchers show how the effects of stress can be passed down the generations by mechanisms outside genetic inheritance. Published in the journal Cell, the results mark a major advancement in our understanding of non-Mendelian inheritance.

Summary of newsworthy papers - Animal Behaviour: Young monkeys aren't for turn-taking; Marine Science: In search of lost salmon

Researchers from Singapore’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and the University of Michigan have developed a blue organic light emitting diode (OLED) with an efficiency level that is double the maximum theoretical limit. This paves the way for longer-lasting, more efficient and vivid OLED displays for the consumer market.

Summaries of newsworthy papers - Marine science: Keeping tabs on Pacific predators; Planetary science: Saturn’s salty moon; Outlook: Biofuels seed African economy; Chemistry: Building blocks of bioactive molecules; Physics: The difficulty in defining quantum systems ; Biology: Antihistamine research not to be sneezed at

Award winning contact lens combat childhood myopia

A new technique for producing artificial bone implants has been developed by Korean researchers. By mimicking natural bone, it is hoped the implant material will better complement the natural regeneration process.

RIKEN and Fujitsu have taken first place on the 37th TOP500 list announced at the 26th International Supercomputing Conference (ISC'11) held in Hamburg, Germany. This ranking is based on a performance measurement of the "K computer," currently under their joint development.

FXMedia Internet, A*STAR’s first licensee of the 3D Face Modeling technology, will launch the e-greeting card application – e-motions at CommunicAsia 2011.

Organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) as a major initiative to embrace internationalization, innovation and entrepreneurship, PolyU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Student Challenge (GSC) 2011 has attracted more than 190 teams from secondary schools and universities from 27 countries and territories.

Organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PolyU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Student Challenge (GSC) 2011 has come to a fruitful close. After rounds of keen competition, the Gold Award of the University Division went to Purdue University, US. As for the Secondary School Division, ‘Iolani School, US snatched the Gold Award.

Summaries of newsworthy papers - Materials: Targeting tumours through nanoparticles that scout, broadcast and recruit; Geoscience: Marginal temperature benefits from forest regrowth; Climate Change: Tell-tale signs of tipping; Climate Change: A push from pathogens; And finally…Neuroscience: Flies learn to smell friend from foe

Memories are more likely to stick if learning includes regular periods of rest. Now researchers think they know why

Long before the term “global warming” appeared in headlines, Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) was supporting research on climate change.

A joint research project of the University of Waterloo in Canada and the Universidad Mayor in Chile has been investigating ways to accurately identify rock glaciers.

For Canadian youth, questioning their place in the world has become something of a rite of passage. But on the nation’s northern fringes, where few communities are accessible by road, the vision of young people is decidedly less far-sighted.

Multi-disciplinary series to showcase emerging topics in economic, political, social, environmental, and technological development around the world.

The Citizen Lab, an IDRC grantee at the University of Toronto, has won this year’s Canadian World Press Freedom Award for its dedicated defence of free expression online.

Research into cellular sugar chains is revealing a series of new properties and functions with potential application in the diagnosis and treatment of disease

A previously unknown and unexpected mechanism gives rise to superconductivity in specific types of materials

Identification of the transcription factor that regulates a protein that dampens immune responses could aid the fight against autoimmune disease

Summaries of newsworthy papers- Astronomy: Hidden secrets of black hole growth; Geoscience: Seismic slip from the March 2011 Japanese earthquake; Astronomy: Voyager 1 charts new territory (and theory); Chemistry: ‘Lock-and-key’ preparation of molecular co-crystals; And finally… Anaesthetics that make you feel better

First-Ever Global Assessment Of Environmental Costs Of Aquaculture Shows Farmed Seafood To Be Less Ecologically Damaging Than Livestock Production; Great Potential For Improvements In Efficiency

Research Consortium launched to address challenges in advanced packaging technology