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KAUST CEMSE ECE IMPACT Composite Inks Into The Fold
KAUST CEMSE ECE IMPACT Composite Inks Into The Fold

Welcoming composite inks into the fold

A screen-printing approach to creating foldable circuits could make many functional devices easier and cheaper to mass produce.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • IMPACT
  • SI
  • wearables
  • Internet of Things
  • materials science
  • electrical engineering
KAUST CEMSE ECE CTL Airborne Antennas
KAUST CEMSE ECE CTL Airborne Antennas

Airborne antennas to address electro-magnetic fields exposure concerns

Movable airborne antennas receiving cellphone signals could reduce EMF exposure while offering higher data transmission speed and using less power.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • CTL
  • communications
  • human health
  • electrical engineering
KAUST CEMSE CS ECE AI VCC VCCIMAGING Numerical Algorithm Holo Flow
KAUST CEMSE CS ECE AI VCC VCCIMAGING Numerical Algorithm Holo Flow

Harnessing the particle-tracking power of the algorithm

A simple camera system paired with a sophisticated image-processing algorithm can achieve faster and more accurate reconstructions of particle flow.
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • ECE
  • AI
  • VCC
  • VCCIMAGING
  • fluid dynamics
  • visual computing
  • algorithms
  • Computer science
KAUST  CEMSE CS ECRC RC3 SANDS Drop The Zeros For A Performance Boost
KAUST CEMSE CS ECRC RC3 SANDS Drop The Zeros For A Performance Boost

Drop the zeros for a performance boost

An eight-fold speed up of deep machine learning can be achieved by skipping the transmission of zero values.
  • CEMSE
  • ECRC
  • CS
  • SANDS
  • RC3
  • machine learning
  • Big Data
  • artificial intelligence
  • Computer science
KAUST CEMSE BESE B CBRC Cell Carrying Gels Made Of Self Assembling Ultrashort Peptides
KAUST CEMSE BESE B CBRC Cell Carrying Gels Made Of Self Assembling Ultrashort Peptides

Gel drops for regenerative medicine

Tiny drops that resemble an extracellular matrix can be used to culture cells for delivery into the human body.
  • CEMSE
  • CBRC
  • BESE
  • B
  • human health
  • biotechnology
  • bioengineering
Wildfire simulation heats up

Wildfire simulation heats up

Computational models capture the capricious behavior of forest fires.
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • AMCS
  • CSG
  • VCC
  • Computer science
  • modeling
  • environment
  • visual computing
KAUST CEMSE BESE B CBRC Equalizing The Microbial Research
KAUST CEMSE BESE B CBRC Equalizing The Microbial Research

Equalizing the microbial research playing field

An approach that reduces the computational power required to analyze huge amounts of DNA data for identifying new microbes and their proteins could be used for manufacturing anything from new antibiotics to plastic-degrading enzymes.
  • CEMSE
  • CBRC
  • BESE
  • B
  • CGG
  • AMCS
  • MarS
  • supercomputing
  • bioscience
  • genomics
  • proteins
KAUST CEMSE ECE CNR FCR NETLAB CTL Divided Attention Could Ease Wireless Congestion
KAUST CEMSE ECE CNR FCR NETLAB CTL Divided Attention Could Ease Wireless Congestion

Divided attention could ease wireless congestion

Predicting wireless traffic using artificial intelligence could improve the reliability of future wireless communications.
  • CEMSE
  • CNR
  • CTL
  • NETLAB
  • ECE
  • FCR
  • communications
  • artificial intelligence
  • electrical engineering
  • Computer science
KAUST CEMSE ES STSDS HICMA Shaheen II
KAUST CEMSE ES STSDS HICMA Shaheen II

Mixing precision for model acceleration

A mixed-precision approach for modeling large geospatial datasets can achieve benchmark accuracy with a fraction of the computational run time.
  • CEMSE
  • ES
  • STSDS
  • ECRC
  • HiCMA
  • extreme computing
  • supercomputing
  • Big Data
  • statistics
Training an AI eye on the Moon

Training an AI eye on the Moon

Machine learning accelerates the search for promising Moon sites for energy and mineral resources.
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • STAT
  • BioE
  • CBRC
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • algorithm
  • modeling
  • Computer science
KAUST CEMSE CNR CS NETLAB Viruses As Communication Molecules
KAUST CEMSE CNR CS NETLAB Viruses As Communication Molecules

Viruses as communication molecules

Electrical and computer engineers take on complex modeling questions that can further our understanding of virus spread in small spaces.
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • ECE
  • NETLAB
  • CNR
  • SRI
  • CTL
  • Computer science
  • human health
  • pathogens
  • modeling
KAUST CEMSE CBRC BESE B Peptide Based Hydrogels That Mimic The Natural Matrix That Underpins Bone Formation In The Body
KAUST CEMSE CBRC BESE B Peptide Based Hydrogels That Mimic The Natural Matrix That Underpins Bone Formation In The Body

Skeletal scaffold supports bone cells and blood vessels

3D models of bone formation provide a tool for tissue engineering, biomedical research and drug testing.
  • CEMSE
  • BESE
  • B
  • CBRC
  • 3D printing
  • human health
  • bioengineering
KAUST CEMSE BESE B CBRC STRUBE Coronavirus Testing
KAUST CEMSE BESE B CBRC STRUBE Coronavirus Testing

Coronavirus testing made quick and easy

New diagnostic technique could help contain the spread of COVID-19 and other viral outbreaks.
  • CEMSE
  • BESE
  • B
  • StruBE
  • ECE
  • BioDevices
  • MSE
  • COVID-19
  • human health
  • Biosensors
  • bioengineering
KAUST CEMSE ECE SI SENSORS Silicone Molds To Manufacture Ultrathin Microneedles
KAUST CEMSE ECE SI SENSORS Silicone Molds To Manufacture Ultrathin Microneedles

Plant probes make sense for sustainable farming

Ultrathin needles for probing plants could help keep crop health in check.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • SI
  • Sensors
  • plant science
  • Biosensors
  • agriculture
  • electrical engineering
KAUST Research COVID 19 virus mutation tracker

KAUST scientists develop virus mutation tracker

​KAUST scientists have developed a user-friendly COVID-19 mutation tracking system, useful for authorities and scientists to quickly detect variants in their region, allowing them to make speedy policy and public health decisions.
  • BESE
  • B
  • CGG
  • AMCS
  • CEMSE
  • CBRC
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 mutation tracking system
Making the shift from blue to red for better LEDs

Making the shift from blue to red for better LEDs

Pure red-light micrometer-scale emitting devices made from a nitride semiconductor reaches excellent efficiency.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • ECODEVICES
  • materials science
  • semiconductors
  • electrical engineering
KAUST CEMSE STAT STSDS Method Mathematically Describes Periodic Changes In The Brightness Of Stars
KAUST CEMSE STAT STSDS Method Mathematically Describes Periodic Changes In The Brightness Of Stars

Star light, star bright…as explained by math

The evolving periodicity of the brightness of certain types of stars can now be described mathematically.
  • CEMSE
  • STAT
  • STSDS
  • AMCS
  • CNR
  • ECRC
  • extreme statistics
  • Big Data
  • statistics
KAUST CEMSE ECE Sensors Brain On A Chip
KAUST CEMSE ECE Sensors Brain On A Chip

Brain-on-a-chip would need little training

A neural network that mimics the biology of the brain can be loaded onto a microchip for faster and more efficient artificial intelligence.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • Sensors
  • SI
  • BioDevices
  • CCSL
  • machine learning
  • artificial intelligence
  • computation
  • electrical engineering
KAUST CEMSE AMCS BIOSTATS STAT A Brainwave From Social Networks
KAUST CEMSE AMCS BIOSTATS STAT A Brainwave From Social Networks

A brainwave from social networks

The statistics used to understand social networks reveal the diversity of functional connections in the brain.
  • CEMSE
  • AMCS
  • BIOSTATS
  • STAT
  • neuroscience
  • extreme computing
  • statistics
KAUST CEMSE CS ECRC SAND Machine learning at Speed
KAUST CEMSE CS ECRC SAND Machine learning at Speed

Machine learning at speed

Optimizing network communication accelerates training in large-scale machine-learning models.
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • SANDS
  • AMCS
  • machine learning
  • artificial intelligence
  • Big Data
  • Computer science
Ultrashort peptides go a long way for tissue engineering

Ultrashort peptides go a long way for tissue engineering

A printable hydrogel made of ultrashort peptides could help shape cells into viable tissues.
  • CEMSE
  • CBRC
  • human health
  • bioengineering
  • 3D printing
KAUST CEMSE ECE ISL Wireless Connectivity
KAUST CEMSE ECE ISL Wireless Connectivity

Tethered drones have wireless data covered

Flying drones connected by a cable tethered to a ground station could be a flexible solution for enhancing wireless connectivity in temporary hotspots.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • ISL
  • CTL
KAUST BESE B CBRC H NS Proteins
KAUST BESE B CBRC H NS Proteins

Atomic techniques reveal the evolution of a bacterial protein

Researchers show how bacteria have adapted a sensing mechanism that allows them to live in different environments.
  • BESE
  • B
  • CBRC
  • CEMSE
  • StruBE
  • proteins
  • genomics
  • bioscience
KAUST BESE B CBRC Tracking Virus Mutations
KAUST BESE B CBRC Tracking Virus Mutations

CovMT: Tracking virus mutations across the world

An interactive platform helps users visualize where SARS-CoV-2 mutations start, how wide they spread and how infectious they are.
  • BESE
  • B
  • CBRC
  • CEMSE
  • KML
  • CGG
  • AMCS
  • human health
  • pathogens
  • computation
  • bioscience
Cloud simulations get a dose of realism

Cloud simulations get a dose of realism

A focus on the fundamental physics of cloud formation leads to highly realistic simulations of different types of clouds.
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • VCC
  • CSG
  • Big Data
  • visual computing
  • computation
  • Computer science
KAUST CEMSE CS CBRC SFB Using Computer Simulations Built on Reasonable Assumptions
KAUST CEMSE CS CBRC SFB Using Computer Simulations Built on Reasonable Assumptions

Simulating evolution to understand a hidden switch

Some organisms evolve an internal switch that can remain hidden for generations until stress flicks it on.
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • CBRC
  • SFB
  • genomics
  • Computer science
  • computation
  • epigenetics
Broadening horizons for people with quadriplegia

Broadening horizons for people with quadriplegia

An assistive technology uses magnetic skin to support freedom of movement for people with quadriplegia.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • Sensors
  • BioDevices
  • SI
  • Wearable
  • machine learning
  • artificial intelligence
  • electrical engineering
KAUST CEMSE ECE ECODEVICES Monolithic LEDs
KAUST CEMSE ECE ECODEVICES Monolithic LEDs

KAUST Discovery features "Optoelectronic devices that emit warm and cool white light"

A single semiconducting material can produce white light by emitting light across the visible spectrum.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • ECODEVICES
  • material science
  • electrical engineering
KAUST CEMSE STAT ES Understanding of Rainfall Dynamics
KAUST CEMSE STAT ES Understanding of Rainfall Dynamics

Modeling rainfall drop by drop

A high-frequency model developed using data from new high-precision rain gauges gives fresh insight into the dynamics of rain and runoff events.
  • CEMSE
  • STAT
  • ES
  • AMCS
  • water security
  • Environmental Statistics
  • statistics
KAUST CEMSE STAT ES STSDS Deep Learning In The Emergency Department
KAUST CEMSE STAT ES STSDS Deep Learning In The Emergency Department

Deep learning in the emergency department

Harnessing the power of deep learning leads to better predictions of patient admissions and flow in emergency departments.
  • CEMSE
  • STAT
  • STSDS
  • ES
  • AMCS
  • machine learning
  • artificial intelligence
  • statistics
  • human health
Exciting New Technology Makes BPA Water Testing More Efficient

Sensors get a laser shape up

Laser writing breathes life into high-performance sensing platforms.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • SI
  • Sensors
  • BioDevices
  • sensors
  • material science
  • electrical engineering
KAUST CEMSE CS ECRC HICMA Orchestrating The Movement of Data
KAUST CEMSE CS ECRC HICMA Orchestrating The Movement of Data

Keep the data coming

A continuous data supply ensures data-intensive simulations can run at maximum speed.
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • ECRC
  • HiCMA
  • Big Data
  • extreme computing
  • applied mathematics
  • computational science
KAUST CEMSE ECE IMPACT Sheer Protection From Electromagnetic Radiation
KAUST CEMSE ECE IMPACT Sheer Protection From Electromagnetic Radiation

Sheer protection from electromagnetic radiation

A printable ink that is both conductive and transparent can also block radio waves.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • IMPACT
  • electrical engineering
  • Materials
KAUST CEMSE AMCS CBRC Representation of a SARS CoV 2 Virus
KAUST CEMSE AMCS CBRC Representation of a SARS CoV 2 Virus

Studying COVID-19’s envelope protein

A likeness between genes of the SARS and COVID-19 viruses could inform research into potential treatments.
  • CEMSE
  • AMCS
  • CBRC
  • BESE
  • B
  • CGG
  • StruBE
  • MarS
  • BORG
  • CS
  • COVID-19
  • human health
  • genomics
KAUST CEMSE AMCS STAT Development of Robust Wind Energy
KAUST CEMSE AMCS STAT Development of Robust Wind Energy

Blueprint may power up KSA's wind energy future

High-resolution analysis of wind speed across Saudi Arabia can help fast track the expansion of the Kingdom’s emerging world-class wind energy industry.
  • CEMSE
  • CNR
  • AMCS
  • STAT
  • STSDS
  • ECRC
  • energy security
  • climate science
  • statistics
Unleashing the potential of tethered drones

Unleashing the potential of tethered drones

Wire-connected drones may complement or replace the fixed base stations of cellular communications networks.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • CTL
  • CNR
  • STAT
  • SRI
  • AMCS
  • electrical engineering
  • applied mathematics
KAUST CEMSE EE ECODEVICES Indium Gallium Nitride LEDs
KAUST CEMSE EE ECODEVICES Indium Gallium Nitride LEDs

Red-light LEDs for next-generation displays

Novel red LEDs are more temperature stable than those made using the conventional semiconductor of choice.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • ECODEVICES
  • LED
  • electrical engineering
KAUST scientists win prestigious Gauss Award for supercomputing excellence
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KAUST scientists win prestigious Gauss Award for supercomputing excellence

KAUST Ph.D. graduate Dr. Noha Al-Harthi and doctoral student Rabab Alomairy, have won the German Gauss Center for Supercomputing (GCS) Award for original research that best advances high-performance computing. This makes KAUST the first Middle Eastern institution to receive this prestigious award.
  • CEMSE
  • AMCS
  • CS
  • HiCMA
  • ECRC
  • ECE
  • HPC
  • supercomputing
  • numerical linear algebra
  • parallel computing
KAUST CEMSE EE ISL STAT CTL Digital Communications Networks
KAUST CEMSE EE ISL STAT CTL Digital Communications Networks

A clique away from more efficient networks

An old branch of mathematics finds a fertile new field of application.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • CTL
  • ISL
  • STAT
  • SRI
  • AMCS
  • CNR
  • networks
  • connectivity
  • applied mathematics
  • electrical engineering
KAUST CEMSE EE CTL CS NETLAB CNR Scuba Divers Can Send Sea Life Shots
KAUST CEMSE EE CTL CS NETLAB CNR Scuba Divers Can Send Sea Life Shots

Angling for underwater WiFi

Scuba divers could send sea life shots in real time using an aquatic internet service.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • CS
  • NETLAB
  • CTL
  • CNR
  • AMCS
  • SRI
  • STAT
  • communications
  • Computer science
KAUST CEMSE AMCS EXSTAT STAT A Sharper View of Flood Risk
KAUST CEMSE AMCS EXSTAT STAT A Sharper View of Flood Risk

A sharper view of flood risk

Extreme weather patterns and regions at risk of flooding could be easier to spot using a new statistical model for large spatial datasets.
  • CEMSE
  • AMCS
  • extSTAT
  • STAT
  • extreme events
  • climate science
  • statistics
KAUST CEMSE CS CNR STAT AI MINE Classification Agorithm
KAUST CEMSE CS CNR STAT AI MINE Classification Agorithm

Training agents to walk with purpose

By training a search agent to make smarter exploratory decisions, relational data can be classified more accurately and efficiently.
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • STAT
  • AI
  • CNR
  • CBRC
  • statistics
  • Big Data
  • Computer science
KAUST CEMSE EE SI SMM Labeled Cells Could be Tracked
KAUST CEMSE EE SI SMM Labeled Cells Could be Tracked

Iron nanorobots go undercover

Customizable magnetic iron nanowires pinpoint and track the movements of target cells.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • BioDevices
  • B
  • SI
  • SMM (archived)
  • electrical engineering
  • nanoscience
  • cells
KAUST CEMSE EE ECODEVICES MOCVD Machine
KAUST CEMSE EE ECODEVICES MOCVD Machine

Pure red LEDs fulfill a primary goal

First high-intensity, low-voltage red LEDs made from nitride semiconductors.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • ECODEVICES
  • material science
  • electrical engineering
Light sensors detect larval pests munching on date palms

Light sensors detect larval pests munching on date palms

Optical fibers wrapped around date palm trunks could help detect this tree’s most destructive pest early enough to save it.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • Photonics
  • electrical engineering
  • food security
  • sensors
Exciting New Technology Makes BPA Water Testing More Efficient

Exciting New Technology Makes BPA Water Testing More Efficient

In today’s world, it should come as no surprise that plastic dominates the products that we rely on each and every day. From our technology devices, to our water bottles, plastic is almost always an integral structural component.
  • Sensors
  • CEMSE
  • SI
  • ECE
  • Water
  • pollution
  • sensors
  • Plastic
  • BPA
  • LSG
Early warning sensor sniffs out cities' harmful gas

Early warning sensor sniffs out cities' harmful gas

An integrated detector device could form the basis of a distributed air-quality sensor network.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • Sensors
  • SI
  • sensors
  • pollution
  • electrical engineering
KAUST CEMSE CS CLOUD ECRC A Key Challenge In Improving The Efficiency Of Deep Learning
KAUST CEMSE CS CLOUD ECRC A Key Challenge In Improving The Efficiency Of Deep Learning

Peeling back the layers of deep machine learning

A layer-based approach raises the efficiency of training artificial intelligence models.
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • ECRC
  • CLOUD
  • SANDS
  • machine learning
  • artificial intelligence
  • Computer science
Sensing a heart attack before it strikes

Sensing a heart attack before it strikes

Nanomaterial-based electronic device monitors a key heart health biomarker.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • SI
  • Sensors
  • BioDevices
  • human health
  • sensors
  • electrical engineering
KAUST CEMSE EE Sensors Self Powered Internet Of Underwater Things Devices
KAUST CEMSE EE Sensors Self Powered Internet Of Underwater Things Devices

The power of light for internet of underwater things

Light can simultaneously transfer energy and data to underwater devices, but there’s a long way to go before these systems can be deployed.
  • CEMSE
  • ECE
  • SI
  • Sensors
  • BioDevices
  • CTL
  • underwater sensor
  • Internet of Things
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