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2023

Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition 2023 Champion

Swarming to New Heights

Research engineers and students from SIT emerged victorious at the Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition 2023.

Cesar Harada

Servant of the Seas

Associate Professor Cesar Jung-Harada immerses the public in ocean technology with a residency at ArtScience Museum.

JTC and SIT Establish the ‘PDD Living Lab Programme’

The programme serves as a framework for collaboration between partners to scale smart solutions, with several MOUs inked with UOB, TMCC, Wanxiang Blockchain and its partners, and dConstruct Robotics.

Blazing a Trail in Food Delivery with Drones

Armed with a background in aerospace engineering and a passion for creating impact, this team of six Aerospace Engineering students built an autonomous drone that can skip the traffic and navigate Singapore’s skyline to deliver food – from scratch.

Decarbonisation and Energy Resilience for the Built Environment

Climate change and depleting natural resources have pushed the energy sector, both globally and in Singapore, to embrace more sustainable technologies and practices.

Prepping for Real Life in a Virtual World

Associate Professor Tan Bhing Leet looks at how Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality technology can help adults with intellectual disabilities and autism practise life skills in a safe, virtual setting.

Constructing a Strong Foundation for Green Buildings

Meet Luke Beh, an engineer by day and master’s student by night, who wants to build a new generation of buildings that are greener and better.

Novel Membranes for Better Wastewater Treatment

A collaboration between the Singapore Institute of Technology and local startup SideStroem Water Technologies to optimise lab-scale nanofiltration-type forward osmosis membranes ...

Tapping into Nature to Address Peritoneal Adhesion

Using pollen grains, the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and local startup Sporogenics teamed up to develop a hydrogel film with superior properties to prevent post-surgery complications.

2022

When Transport Meets Technology: VR for Better Commutes

The Singapore Institute of Technology and the Land Transport Authority harnessed virtual reality to create better commutes. Called the ‘Virtual Reality Commuting Simulator (VRCS)’, this digital transport tool allows LTA to evaluate commuting experiences e