Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)

SMART Innovation Center Grants announced

Nearly $1.55 million awarded to innovators through the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology.

June 27, 2016

Making cities smarter

MIT researchers are creating tools that synthesize and collect data so that urban planners can vastly improve the quality of urban life.

June 1, 2016

QualiT, an app launched as part of a collaboration between MIT and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), allows riders of the Silver Line to rate their bus trips.

Crowdsourcing the Silver Line commute

New app from MIT researchers gathers rider feedback to improve Boston bus service.

May 3, 2016

An image of epithelial cells surrounding a lung bronchiole in mice with asthma induced by dust mites. Researchers have shown that this type of asthma also produces DNA damage in lung cells, which is indicated in green.

Asthma linked to DNA damage

Allergies induced by dust mites can harm DNA in lung cells.

May 2, 2016

The nuTonomy team, including Emilio Frazzoli (third from left, standing), with one of their driverless cars

Startup bringing driverless taxi service to Singapore

Fleet of autonomous vehicles will serve as convenient form of public transit while reducing emissions.

March 24, 2016

MIT grad student Alison Hoyt studies the carbon cycle of Borneo’s tropical peat swamp forests.

Stories from the swamp

Graduate student Alison Hoyt gets knee deep in the exploration of carbon cycling in the peat swamp forests of Borneo.

February 26, 2016

Chris Zegras, associate professor in the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Zegras appointed as lead investigator for SMART FM

October 28, 2015

SMART electronics research

Eugene Fitzgerald pursues new models for innovation in electronics as part of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology.

September 21, 2015

A large phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Portugal

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.

September 8, 2015

A satellite image shows irrigated fields (green and brown), irrigation canals (gray lines between fields), and villages (grey-white patches) within the Gezira Scheme in Sudan.

Quantifying the impacts of large-scale irrigation on rainfall

A new study describes how irrigation development modifies local and regional climate.

September 7, 2015

The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia,can damage DNA in lung cells, a new study shows.

Pneumonia found to harm DNA in lung cells

Hydrogen peroxide produced by some bacteria causes DNA double-strand breaks, cell suicide.

June 15, 2015

Attendees take a spin in one of SMART's driverless golf carts

MIT research showcased at Singapore’s first tech carnival

Robotic stingrays, driverless golf carts, and a cancer-detection device were on display.

April 29, 2015

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.

March 20, 2015

Finding a needle in a haystack

New technique allows scientists to identify populations of rare stem cells in bone marrow.

October 6, 2014

Maria Zuber appointed vice president for research

Claude Canizares will take a new role as a vice president with responsibility for international partnerships.

November 27, 2012

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