NUS-developed manta ray robot swims faster and operates up to 10 hours

The Materials Research Society (MRS) has announced that James Utama Surjadi, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS), received the 2026 MRS Postdoctoral Award, one of the Society’s Spring 2026 awards. Surjadi is being recognized for advancing mechanical properties of polymer and medium-entropy alloy metamaterials into a high-compliance regime via

A cooling solution developed by NUS Mechanical Engineering alumni for outdoor workers is gaining momentum, with another win taking the team to the global climate stage. Coolah was named one of five winning teams at the 2026 Asian Climate-SDG Technology Innovation HackathOn for Next-generation (ACTION), selected from 76 proposals submitted by teams across Asia. The win

EdgeConneX has joined the NUS-led Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed Phase 2.0 (STDCT 2.0) Consortium as its top-tier anchor industry partner, marking a proud milestone for NUS Mechanical Engineering as the Department continues to advance sustainable, AI-ready data centre technologies for tropical environments. First launched in November 2023 and hosted at the NUS College of