The 2014 winner of what is widely regarded as the Nobel prize for soil science, the Dokuchaev award, is an Australian researcher. [ + ]

Cochlear Limited (ASX:COH) reported a net profit for FY13 of $132.6m - up 133% year on year, but down 16% when excluding the costs of a product recall in FY12. [ + ]

IP law expert Geraldine Farrell will join Melbourne-based Nexvet as the company’s VP of operations and general counsel. [ + ]

When a plastic bag floats in the ocean it looks like a jellyfish, especially to a hungry turtle swimming by. [ + ]

Viralytics (ASX:VLA) ADRs are now being traded on the US-based OTCQX International marketplace. [ + ]

From 9.00 am to 8.00 pm on 28 and 29 September, sightseers will have the chance to explore the laboratories, technical halls, experiments and accelerators at the biggest particle physics centre in the world - CERN. [ + ]

Research from the University of Western Australia (UWA) could have a significant impact on the treatment of ear infections, reducing the need for antibiotics and surgery and tackling hearing loss in Indigenous communities. [ + ]

The board of Standards Australia has announced the appointment of Dr Bronwyn Evans as chief executive officer. Dr Evans will replace incumbent CEO Colin Blair following his retirement and is due to commence on 28 October 2013. [ + ]

Scientists from the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL), in collaboration with Russia’s Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems, have shown how a technique called terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) can be used to identify counterfeit clothing and footwear. [ + ]

Researchers at Technische Universität München (TUM) have decoded the proteome of 59 tumour cell lines from the US National Cancer Institute, known as the ‘NCI-60’ cell lines, which represent the most common tumour diseases in nine tissues (eg, brain, breast, bowels, skin, blood). [ + ]

Forensic scientists at the University of Kent have used Raman spectrometry to identify 20 brands of lipstick which may be left on everyday items - textile fibres, cigarette butts and tissues - without removing such items from their evidence bags. [ + ]

Bioscientists at the University of Kent have revealed for the first time how vitamin B12/antipernicious anaemia factor is made. The mystery of its construction is often referred to as “the Mount Everest of biosynthetic problems”. [ + ]

Australia’s 16th National Science Week has been launched. [ + ]

In recognition of a large gift from a donor, QIMR will now be known as the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. [ + ]

An opportunity to develop business skills exists for emerging medical device and diagnostics entrepreneurs in Victoria. [ + ]