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Toyohashi University of Technology
01 Sep 2011
Toyohashi Tech researchers (Japan) develop magnonic crystal-based ultra-high sensitive magnetic fields sensors for monitoring heart and brain activity and room temperature.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
01 Sep 2011
A nanoparticle-infused film brings innovative lighting and display technologies closer to reality.
Nature Publishing Group
01 Sep 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Disease: Novel therapeutic target for multiple sclerosis; Neuroscience: Coloured judgement
Asia Research News
01 Sep 2011
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.
Nature Publishing Group
01 Sep 2011
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
Nature Publishing Group
01 Sep 2011
Summaries of newsworthy articles: Guiding light for glasses-free 3D display; Laser-induced condensation of water in air
Nature Publishing Group
01 Sep 2011
Summary of newsworthy article: Mutation clue to neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring of old dads
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
31 Aug 2011
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in association with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and AusAID have launched a project to assess influenza risks in light of recent policy changes in Southeast Asia that encourage small poultry farmers to concentrate their production activities in specific zones.
Asia Research News
31 Aug 2011
The latest issue of the British Embassy in Tokyo's Newsletter is now out and your entry into the world of Japanese science, technology and engineering.
Asia Research News
30 Aug 2011
Summary of Asia Manufacturing News, August edition: Honda to build motorcycle plant in Vietnam; Developments at Great Wall motor company ;SolidWorks software helps design 'super truck.'; New technique makes artificial bones more natural and other development stories
RIKEN
30 Aug 2011
Combined with fluorescence labeling, new approach produces 3D images at unprecedented depth and levels of spatial detail
Nature Publishing Group
30 Aug 2011
Summaries of newsworthy article: Long-term effects of combat on amygdala
Asia Research News
29 Aug 2011
From probes that read nerve responses to a vaccine which targets all dengue viruses, the latest edition of Asia Research News features all the cutting-edge science from across Asia.
Nature Publishing Group
28 Aug 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Neuroscience: Animals in the amygdala; Genetics & Nature: Working towards 1001 Arabidopsis genomes; Geoscience: Cold ocean on early Mars; Cell Biology: Controlling the balance of metabolic responses
RIKEN
26 Aug 2011
The ability to control how magnetic vortices gyrate together has potential application in magnetic devices
RIKEN
26 Aug 2011
Guidance signals prevent neurons from making bad connections by triggering a mechanism that causes growing axons to shrivel and retract
Nature Publishing Group
25 Aug 2011
Stress management is both trainable and beneficial, writes Robert Epstein in this month’s Scientific American Mind. Furthermore, preventive and proactive approaches seem to be the most effective when it comes to dealing with stress.
Nature Publishing Group
24 Aug 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Infectious disease: Bacteria fight against dengue; Atmospheric science: Studying clouds in a CLOUD chamber; Comment: Antibiotics may be damaging beneficial bacteria permanently; Fossils: Marsupials and placental mammals split 160 million years ago and more
Nature Publishing Group
24 Aug 2011
Summary of newsworthy paper: Global climates: In the heat of battle
Nature Publishing Group
24 Aug 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Harvesting wet energy; Stem cells from Parkinson’s disease patients; Rearranging the bird tree of life
Nature Publishing Group
23 Aug 2011
Summary of newsworthy article: Chemistry beyond the bench
Nature Publishing Group
22 Aug 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Geoscience: 3.4-billion-year-old sulphur-metabolizing microbes; ; Cell Biology: A system to study cells with cancer stem cell properties; Climate Change: Cryptic biodiversity crash; Climate Change: Calcifiers cover up; Geoscience: Evolution of plants influenced river shape
RIKEN
19 Aug 2011
Adding neutrons to synthetic atoms can drastically alter the shape of their nuclei and affect their stability
RIKEN
19 Aug 2011
Electronic screens based on new energy-efficient technology could become more affordable thanks to the substitution of expensive metal components with copper ones
RIKEN
19 Aug 2011
The observation and manipulation of single molecules by scanning tunneling microscopy is opening new frontiers in nanoscience
Nature Publishing Group
19 Aug 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Ageing: Keeping old mice young at heart; Stem cells: Bolstering bone density; Wheat can’t stand the heat
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
18 Aug 2011
A one-pot synthesis provides a simpler and faster route to highly efficient solar cells
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
18 Aug 2011
The transmission quality of an optical fiber can now be tested without the need to take measurements at both ends
Nature Publishing Group
17 Aug 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: A great nanoscale resolution; Punishment as a defence mechanism; Engineering on-chip quantum devices; Semiconductor prodigies outperform their parents; King penguin chicks prove cool customers
Nature Publishing Group
17 Aug 2011
Summaries of newsworthy articles: Cities: Better, Greener, Smarter; Science of Health: Stamping out vaccine fears early