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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.

Shedding A Light Into China’s Quantum Supremacy

Scientists from China have created a light-based quantum computer that can solve in minutes what will take a supercomputer billions of years.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Biomedical Researchers Win Big At Singapore’s Top Science Awards

In a year marked by a raging pandemic, biomedical scientists were in the limelight at a ceremony honoring Singapore’s top science talents.

Asia’s Rising Scientists: Arseniy Kuznetsov

Working to make science fiction a reality, Dr. Arseniy Kuznetsov manipulates light at the nanoscale to develop technology for high-quality holographic images.