Research news

Predicting potential problems of persistent plastic particulates
Engineering Product Development Professor Yang Hui Ying has observed that the current literature on long-term ageing treatments of microplastics is inadequate. Most research only looks at short-term ageing, which may not fully reflect the environmental behaviour of microplastics.


SUTD researchers train AI with reinforcement learning to defeat champion Street Fighter players


Smooth avatar-user synchronization for the metaverse


How curiosity sparked pioneering research


SUTD researchers leverage novel nanotechnology to control cells over long periods


A butterfly’s first flight inspires a new way to produce force and electricity
The wings of a butterfly are made of chitin – SUTD researchers uncover the promising capability of chitin as a sustainable smart biomaterial.


2D Nanosheets for Sustainable Carbon Capture
SUTD and A*STAR researchers produced an energy-efficient technique to rapidly synthesise 2D mica nanosheets for effective carbon dioxide capture.


Chip-based dispersion compensation for faster fibre internet
SUTD scientists developed a novel CMOS-compatible, slow-light-based transmission grating device for the dispersion compensation of high-speed data, significantly lowering data transmission errors.


Keeping Your Backdoor Secure
SUTD researchers developed AEGIS, the first and only technique that is able to detect backdoor attacks in robust machine learning models.


Novel intrinsic transport effect unlocks potential nonlinear applications
