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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.
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.
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.
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.
A Deep Dive On Deepfakes
Telling fact from fiction may be harder than you think—a new study from Singapore has found that even people aware of deepfakes have inadvertently shared them online.
Singapore To Be One Of The First Countries To Use Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
In addition to vaccines from Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and SinoVac, Singapore has placed orders for a homegrown vaccine developed by Duke-NUS Medical School.
Celebrating Five Years Of The Asian Scientist 100
Asian Scientist Magazine’s new white paper marks five years of celebrating Asia’s leading scientists with a deep dive into their stories of discovery and innovation.
RIE2025: Behind Singapore’s S$25 Billion R&D Budget
Singapore is set to invest a record S$S25 billion in science and technology research over the next five years.
