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Helping Smartphone Cameras Find Their Bearings
Scientists have identified a software glitch that causes document photos to be wrongly oriented.
BGI Genomics’ IPO Raises US$250 Million
BGI Genomics’ President Wang Jian says the capital raised through the initial public offering will be used to help the company dominate the genomics market.
Genetically Modified Rice Stacked With Antioxidants
Chinese researchers have developed a genetic engineering tool to generate antioxidant-rich purple rice.
Grains Of Hope
Rice farmers are struggling to meet Asia’s demand for the staple crop; a genetically modified strain developed in Singapore could provide a solution.
Artificial Empathy: The Next Frontier
Artificial Intelligence is getting pretty smart—but could it ever truly understand how we really feel?
OCD: The Killing Joke
The media may portray obsessive compulsive disorder as cute and quirky, but in truth it can be a debilitating condition.
Towards Greener Laboratories
With Panasonic Healthcare’s energy-saving freezer technologies, high-impact research doesn’t have to leave a mark on the environment.
The Subaru Telescope Prepares Jupiter For Its Closeup
Images of Jupiter’s surface taken with the Subaru Telescope have helped researchers to plan a mission to take detailed images of the planet’s mysterious Great Red Spot.
NUS Tops Inaugural THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings
The National University of Singapore was ranked first among 243 universities in the Asia-Pacific region in the inaugural Times Higher Education Asia-Pacific University Rankings.