Sweden’s Azelio has tied up with UAE’s Masdar and Khalifa University for Science and Technology Tests to determine if Azelio’s storage solution can be included in renewable energy projects ABU DHABI: One of the biggest challenges facing humanity as it grapples with global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions is…
Photo Credit: The National The new research aims to help identify susceptibility to conditions such as diabetes and heart disease Scientists have unravelled the genetic make-up of two Emiratis for the first time. The groundbreaking work aims to help identify people most at risk from life-threatening conditions such as…
Photo credit: The National When Aryam Ahmed, 21, saw a construction worker pass out from the heat in the street, she decided she wanted to solve the problem. The Emirati engineering student spent the next two years developing a suit which would keep outdoor workers cool – and is…
Newly-formed alliance to play a key role in unveiling potential opportunities in scientific research and reinforce Abu Dhabi’s academic sector In line with its continuing commitment towards enhancing key collaborations with research and academic institutions, the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA) has revealed the signing of a strategic Memorandum of…
The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) today announced the launch of the Green Barjeel research project that aims to leverage innovative methods to grow microalgae biomass with a high lipid content in tower-shaped structures. Run in cooperation with Khalifa University (KU) and the American University of Sharjah (AUS),…
Third Research Paper on Use of Graphene in Desalination Published A partnership between The University of Manchester and Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi has developed graphene-based membranes to take salts out of water. In recent years the depletion rate of fresh water resources, growing global population…
Photo Caption: President Shin (fifth from right) and Khalifa University Executive Vice President Arif Sultan Al Hammadi cut the tape during the opening ceremony of the joint research center at KAIST on July 5. The Joint Research Center partnering KAIST and Khalifa University has been completed and the opening of…
The latest edition of the QS World University Rankings shows just how competitive global higher education has become, with increases in both the number of papers produced by universities in the ranking, and the number of citations received on those papers, according to QS. There were more than 94,000 responses to the…
Model of how the beam-down concentrator would focuse the solar flux onto a fixed receiver underneath IMAGE @Wahaj Solar Our “back of the envelop” communication with researchers is that the US $3 per gallon of gasoline equivalent (GGE) per kilogram of hydrogen could be obtainable,” said Al Maaitah, whose start-up…
New technique makes it possible to image the fouling of membranes in 3-D, could lead to better antifouling materials. Oil and water are famously reluctant to mix fully together. But separating them completely — for example, when cleaning up an oil spill or purifying water contaminated through fracking — is…