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In The News

2019
01 February 2019
Eugene A. Fitzgerald appointed SMART CEO & Director
31 January 2019
Saving Peatlands
Dr Alex Cobb of CENSAM, our 'Peat Doctor' literally gets his hands dirty and grimy so as to develop tools to predict when and where peatlands are flammable, and how peatlands can be better managed to reduce fire and haze
31 January 2019
Battle against Malaria drug-resistance
23 January 2019
EmTech Asia 2019 - SMART wows crowd with cutting-edge innovations
AMR, DiSTAP & FM showcase innovations at two-day conference
2018
21 November 2018
Burning Indonesian peat causes 2014/15 haze in Singapore
Radiocarbon measurements provide evidence that the origin of the haze over Sumatra's neighbors is peat, not deforestation and waste burning as many believed
24 October 2018
Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy
Method boosts differentiation of stem cells into mature blood cell types, may help leukemia and lymphoma patients.
08 October 2018
SMART and NTU Singapore scientists have discovered a potential treatment for severe malaria
25 July 2018
Collaborating on SMART new technology
Inaugural SMART Research & Enterprise Mixer (REMix) launched to promote collaboration
17 July 2018
Octo-bot in Guinness World Records
The world's fastest-accelerating underwater robot which can go from 0 to 11.7km/h in just 0.95 seconds
16 July 2018
Tough questions, not-so-easy answers
The third Science, Technology & Policy workshop themed "The Future of Work"
10 July 2018
Singapore acts to stem bacterial resistance to antibiotics
A feature story on AMR IRG in RIE News
04 July 2018
We are 11!
SMART celebrates its anniversary on 4th of July
20 June 2018
CEO Daniel Hastings to head MIT Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
He will take up his new position as of 1 Jan 2019
02 June 2018
Having fun while exploring the realm of bacteria and antibiotics
AMR galvanizes the public to join the fight against antimicrobial resistance at Tech Saturday Upsized! - a free technological carnival for the public
31 May 2018
Bad air days? CENSAM's research unveils answer
Dr Lee Hsiang-He, SMART research scientist, tells us more
10 April 2018
SMART in RIE News - NRF's inaugural emagazine
SMART alumni Dr Yok Hian Chionh and Dr Erik Velasco's research featured in this issue
02 April 2018
Getting acquainted with SMART self-driving car
Watch Channel 8's 狮城有约 or "Hello Singapore" for an introduction to SMART AV technology
09 March 2018
Dockless bike-sharing findings by SMART could boost usage, reduce urban and visual pollution
First-ever research based on real dataset, on usage of dockless bike-sharing in Singapore
08 March 2018
Research for impact - the SMART way forward
01 March 2018
Getting from start to end of Orchard Road? Take the MRT
That's the best way forward, with the least air pollution exposure
31 January 2018
SMART wows crowd at EmTech Asia
AMR and DiSTAP showcase research capabilities
08 January 2018
FM bags two awards at TRB Meeting
2017
01 December 2017
Poised for impact on urban farming and overcoming antimicrobial resistance
Two new SMART research groups - AMR and DiSTAP - launched at CREATE@10 Symposium
28 November 2017
Reconciling Singapore's deep-tech agenda with mature life sciences sector
Howard Califano, SMART Innovation Centre Director, shares his thoughts in this Asian Scientist story
21 November 2017
Three cheers for three SMART researchers
Congrats for making it to the Top 10 Finalist List of MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia
29 September 2017
The Future of Mobility
SMART FM self-driving buggy and scooter featured in Discovery Channel / Audi Innovation Hub
16 August 2017
BioSyM's Lead PI Krystyn Van Vliet named MIT associate provost
03 August 2017
Look who's on the SMART self-driving buggy
HK CE Carrie Lam visits CREATE
02 August 2017
Deadly heat waves projected in South Asia
Pakistan, India and Bangladesh will be most affected
18 July 2017
Peatlands could face further losses
10 July 2017
Examining the "Future of Science, Tech & Policy" in Singapore
#FSTP2017 - a great success
04 July 2017
SMART celebrates 10 years of success
Celebrating breakthroughs, translational impact and success
26 May 2017
SMART FM trials self-driving wheelchair
23 April 2017
Growing innovation smarts
22 April 2017
S'pore bets on robot vehicles to drive the future
31 March 2017
Her core cell belief
29 March 2017
SMART autonomous kayak joins fight against algae
22 March 2017
SMART partners J&J Innovation and ETPL to launch Singapore QuickFire Challenge Competition
03 March 2017
Industries and vehicles add to bad air days
10 February 2017
MIT Hacking Medicine Robotics - first hackathon in Asia focused on social use of robotics for eldercare
08 February 2017
Five from SMART elected to the National Academy of Engineering
2016
29 November 2016
How Prof Daniela Rus combines automation and mobility for a SMARTER world
23 November 2016
Singapore-developed tech a fillip to cancer treatment
22 November 2016
SMART’s new Innovation Office to launch scientists from bench to business
17 November 2016
Care for a ride on the self-driving PMD?
12 November 2016
Discovery by scientists here may help fight against TB
20 September 2016
What do we breathe while waiting for the bus?
30 June 2016
SMART advances cancer therapy – Tumour Treating Fields – with a novel microfluidic device
24 June 2016
Developing interest in science and policy research
27 April 2016
Op-Ed: Gazing into tech crystal ball, what Smart Nation vision will result in
21 April 2016
Monitoring Singapore's maritime environment using bio-inspired robots, sensors
Feature in OpenGov
18 March 2016
Tapping more of the sun's energy with highest efficiency, locally-made solar cell
19 February 2016
LEES PI wins US Presidential Early Career Award
26 January 2016
EmTech Asia: SMART innovations wow crowd
25 January 2016
New MIT-CREATE Global Connector Program
01 January 2016
Zegras appointed as lead investigator for SMART FM
2015
23 October 2015
Shivers over growing plankton to cool earth
12 October 2015
SMART-NUS driverless car trials launched at One-north
17 July 2015
Engineering a potential treatment for all four dengue serotypes
08 July 2015
Inaugural CREATE Symposium looks at trends and challenges in urban mobility planning, transportation systems & technologies
Future Mobility was opened by Mr Pang Kin Keong, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Singapore
30 March 2015
Octopus-inspired robot – the fastest underwater robot based on the given power – developed in Singapore
Ability to morph (change shape), propel itself and turn quickly in water (i.e. super-manoeuvrability) efficiently and silently, lending itself to future possibilities in surveillance and inspection
2014
07 October 2014
New technique that identifies rare stem cells from bone marrow will give clinicians a fillip in stem-cell treatment of joint, bone and muscle repair
World’s first novel method for label-free identification of stem cells that will lead to more consistent and efficacious stem cell therapies
02 September 2014
Scientists in Singapore develop groundbreaking technique for early and rapid malaria diagnosis
Low-cost field detection system can detect malaria infection within minutes with just a drop of blood
01 July 2014
First high-fidelity coral-based lead (Pb) study in Singapore and Indian Ocean
SMART unveils history of heavy metal lead (Pb) level and its sources in Singapore and Indian Ocean over the past decades
17 February 2014
SMART-guarding water resources with first-of-its-kind holistic sensor
23 January 2014
Scientists develop new type of mice with human immune system, red blood cells for malaria research
14 January 2014
SMART launches first Singapore-developed driverless car designed for operations on public roads
Electric car converted into an autonomous vehicle at low cost
2013
30 December 2013
SMART welcomes new director, Daniel Hastings
19 November 2013
Dr Intan’s contribution to ‘greening’ of our world
Translated Q&A story published in Indonesian in the Indonesian news section of DW in Berlin
06 November 2013
Fact Sheet: SMART autonomous vehicle
11 September 2013
Dengue: Humanised mouse model paves way to understand complex dengue disease, validate novel therapeutics
Humanised mouse model developed for dengue infection captures key features of the disease, paving the way for scientists to understand the mystery behind the dengue disease and test novel and potential therapeutics for it
20 August 2013
SMART develops whisker-like sensors that can potentially replace expensive ‘eyes and ears’ of AUVs, submarines & boats
First in world to produce Harbour Seal whisker-like sensors that embody undulations, exploit workings of follicles to help marine vehicles manoeuvre, navigate & even track objects underwater
31 May 2013
SMART lady researchers “deep dive” into corals
Feature story in conjunction with World Environment Day on 5 Jun 2013
17 April 2013
SMART researchers discover biomarkers for Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever
Biomarkers help to distinguish between dengue patients who suffer from mild Dengue Fever (DF) and those who suffer from the potentially lethal Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF)
2012
24 April 2012
NUS, SMART researchers novel findings published in PNAS
NUS and SMART researchers publish novel findings on force-induced DNA structural transitions
2011
06 April 2011
LIVE Singapore! Pulse of city in real-time
2010
01 December 2010
SMART researchers develop mice with complete human blood system cells
Breakthrough will help advance both basic and applied research in infectious diseases, blood cell cancers and autoimmune diseases
01 July 2010
US$6 million venture capital raised for biotech spinoff from MIT SMART Centre
03 March 2010
SMART Centre launches three new programmes to attract talented young researchers to Singapore
02 February 2010
New Innovation Centre bridges innovation gap, connects Boston venture capitalists, international business community with community in Singapore
02 February 2010
Innovation Centre’s grant programme adopts MIT Desphande Center Model to accelerate good scientific discoveries toward commercialisation
2009
23 September 2009
First batch of NUS, NTU undergraduate scholars complete research internship at SMART
10 June 2009
SMART, MIT researchers uncover genetic differences between 2009 H1N1 strain and previously circulating H1N1 strain
2009 strain would only require one key mutation or change to become resistant to viral inhibitors like Tamiflu®
10 March 2009
SMART names Professor Rohan Abeyaratne as new Director
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