Stories from the swamp
Graduate student Alison Hoyt gets knee deep in the exploration of carbon cycling in the peat swamp forests of Borneo.
SMART electronics research
Eugene Fitzgerald pursues new models for innovation in electronics as part of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology.
Fertilize the ocean, cool the planet?
MIT researchers find unintended consequences of an idea to stimulate ocean phytoplankton growth in order to geoengineer a cooler atmosphere.
MIT-SUTD Summer Global Leadership Program makes a splash
Students from the Singapore University of Technology and Design will experience leadership training, engineering coursework, and outdoor adventure at MIT.
MIT research showcased at Singapore’s first tech carnival
Robotic stingrays, driverless golf carts, and a cancer-detection device were on display.
Collaboration 101
MacVicar Day examines MIT’s unique partnership with Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Preparing Boston for the "big one"
MIT-SUTD postdoctoral fellow Ornella Iuorio explores structural retrofits to improve earthquake preparedness in Boston’s Back Bay.
Mechanically stimulating stem cells
MIT biological engineering graduate student Frances Liu is studying ways to alter mechanical properties of cell environments to produce desired chemical outputs.
Finding a needle in a haystack
New technique allows scientists to identify populations of rare stem cells in bone marrow.
Maria Zuber appointed vice president for research
Claude Canizares will take a new role as a vice president with responsibility for international partnerships.
John Brisson appointed as director of MIT/SUTD Collaboration Office
Professor of mechanical engineering will serve as the Institute’s liaison with SUTD leaders in Singapore.
Research update: Chips with self-assembling rectangles
New technique allows production of complex microchip structures in one self-assembling step.
SUTD marks start of its first academic year
Singaporean university, established in consultation with MIT, enrolls 340 students in its inaugural class.
Moving microfluidics from the lab bench to the factory floor
The Center for Polymer Microfabrication designs manufacturing processes for a new generation of diagnostic tools.
Princeton Review names MIT a top school for video game design
Undergraduate and graduate programs both lauded.