New York Times : M.I.T. Settles in for Long Haul in Singapore

Credit Jane A. Peterson

Prof. Nicholas Patrikalakis, left, and Tawfiq Taher, right, displaying the inside of an underwater robot for collecting data on ocean algae. Credit Jane A. Peterson

In one of the labs, where another Smart group investigates environmental problems and is already on its second contract, Prof. Nicholas Patrikalakis of M.I.T. said he too found Singapore a better fit for his research. His team builds stingray-like robots that collect data to fight ocean algae; test beds are right off the coast. “This lab was specially built for us with totally new, state-of-the-art equipment,” he said. “That doesn’t happen in Boston.”

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