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Asian Scientist Magazine’s 2020 Roundup

Stories of scientific breakthroughs were bright spots in a year clouded by pandemic news. Here are Asian Scientist Magazine’s top 10 pieces of 2020.

In the Lab

Removing Two Pollutants With One Bacteria

A new strain of bacteria that can remove both nitrogen and phosphorus from sewage could reduce the electricity consumption of treatment plants by over 60 percent.

Technology

India Lays The Foundations For Green Energy Megapark

Set to be the size of Singapore once completed, India’s green energy megapark will produce a whopping 30 gigawatts of renewable energy.

In the Lab

How T-cells Tip COVID-19 From Mild To Severe

According to scientists from Japan, the difference between mild and severe cases of COVID-19 may lie in the extreme activation of T-cells as they react to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

In the Lab

How Blind Football Players Stay On The Ball

Out of sight, out of mind? Not quite—by rotating their heads, blind footballers can accurately track incoming balls.

In the Lab

AI Identifies A Three Punch Combo Against COVID-19

With the help of artificial intelligence platform IDentif.AI, scientists have found that a combination of remdesivir, ritonavir and lopinavir may effectively treat COVID-19.

In the Lab

Rethinking The Rise Of The Third Pole

Researchers from China have found that the Tibetan plateau—also known as the world’s Third Pole—rose to its current height much later than previously thought.

In the Lab

Automating The Evolution Of Antimicrobial Resistance

To deepen their understanding of antimicrobial resistance, researchers have developed a robotic system that could evolve bacteria in bulk after exposure to different antibiotics.

In the Lab

Playing Hide And Seek With Medicinal Plants

By blending in with its surroundings, a plant traditionally used in Chinese medicine has evolved to evade harvesting by humans.

Asian Scientist Magazine’s 2020 Roundup

Stories of scientific breakthroughs were bright spots in a year clouded by pandemic news. Here are Asian Scientist Magazine’s top 10 pieces of 2020.

In the Lab

Removing Two Pollutants With One Bacteria

A new strain of bacteria that can remove both nitrogen and phosphorus from sewage could reduce the electricity consumption of treatment plants by over 60 percent.

Technology

India Lays The Foundations For Green Energy Megapark

Set to be the size of Singapore once completed, India’s green energy megapark will produce a whopping 30 gigawatts of renewable energy.

In the Lab

How T-cells Tip COVID-19 From Mild To Severe

According to scientists from Japan, the difference between mild and severe cases of COVID-19 may lie in the extreme activation of T-cells as they react to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

In the Lab

How Blind Football Players Stay On The Ball

Out of sight, out of mind? Not quite—by rotating their heads, blind footballers can accurately track incoming balls.

In the Lab

AI Identifies A Three Punch Combo Against COVID-19

With the help of artificial intelligence platform IDentif.AI, scientists have found that a combination of remdesivir, ritonavir and lopinavir may effectively treat COVID-19.

In the Lab

Rethinking The Rise Of The Third Pole

Researchers from China have found that the Tibetan plateau—also known as the world’s Third Pole—rose to its current height much later than previously thought.

In the Lab

Automating The Evolution Of Antimicrobial Resistance

To deepen their understanding of antimicrobial resistance, researchers have developed a robotic system that could evolve bacteria in bulk after exposure to different antibiotics.

In the Lab

Playing Hide And Seek With Medicinal Plants

By blending in with its surroundings, a plant traditionally used in Chinese medicine has evolved to evade harvesting by humans.

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