Watching viscous flow, but faster
By redesigning how fluids are simulated, KAUST researchers have demonstrated a more than tenfold speed increase on the previous state of the art for slow-flowing viscous liquids.
Jul 28, 2022
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Computer Sciences
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is a private research university located in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. KAUST was founded in 2009 and focuses on graduate education and research, using English as the official language of instruction. It offers programs in Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering; Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering; and Physical Science and Engineering. It was announced in 2013 that KAUST had one of the fastest growing research and citation records in the world.
Computer Sciences
Expanding artistic frontiers in artificial intelligence
Dr. Mohammed Elhoseiny, assistant professor of computer science at KAUST, has carved a career out of teaching machines the art of creating art. After finishing his doctoral degree at Rutgers University in 2016, Elhoseiny ...
Jul 05, 2022
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Engineering
From transistor to memristor: Switching technologies for the future
The invention of the transistor by Bell Laboratory in 1947 ushered in an era of electronic devices that were smaller and ran cooler using far less power than their bulky and fragile vacuum tube counterparts. Transistors function ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Hardware
Ditching sensors for streamlined control of microdevices
The ability to precisely control the position and movement of miniature devices is being taken into new territory as KAUST scientists develop tinier and simpler devices without a single sensor.
May 19, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Understanding how electrical charges behave inside perovskites could help improve their performance
A detailed view of how electrical charges behave inside perovskites could guide efforts to improve the performance of next-generation solar cells based on these materials, KAUST research published in Nature Communications ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar panel installations could alleviate Saudi Arabia's growing water crisis
Installing solar panels along a part of Saudi Arabia's west coast could generate enough rainwater to meet the annual consumption needs of five million people. An international team developed a weather forecasting model and ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Clean and sustainable fuels could be derived by combining ammonia with complementary combustion-modifying additives
A low-carbon sustainable fuel mixture, derived primarily from renewably generated ammonia, could power next-generation internal combustion engines (ICEs). Blending ammonia with a small amount of dimethyl ether (DME) gives ...
Apr 06, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Electrode made from inexpensive earth-abundant metals has potential for green fuel production
A metal foam could underpin a low-cost method for generating carbon-free fuels, researchers from KAUST have shown. The team seamlessly coated the foam with iron and cobalt nanomaterials to create a highly active electrode ...
Mar 10, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Perovskites used to make efficient artificial retina
An artificial electronic retina that can "see" in a similar way to the human vision system and can recognize handwritten digits has been built by KAUST researchers as they seek to develop better options for computer vision ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Perovskite solar cells designed to take the heat in high-humidity environments
As global sustainability and clean energy megatrends impact how we approach energy strategies toward a greener future for the planet, renewable technologies such as wind and solar are leading areas of focus for research. ...
Feb 21, 2022
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