KU’s Seawater Energy and Agriculture System (SEAS) Demonstrates its Potential to Produce Food and Biofuel to Support National Goals The UAE has many economic targets and visions for its prosperous and innovative future – joining the top 10 in the Global Food Security Index by 2021, growing its aviation sector while…
Read MoreRobotics and autonomous systems will play a key role in the UAE’s Fourth Industrial Revolution—indeed, the UAE plans to send a robot to Mars by 2030—and there’s plenty going on at KU to address some of the cutting-edge R&D challenges in robotics. The KU Center for Autonomous Robotic Systems (KUCARS)…
Read MoreSet to Graduate in Fall 2019, Tawaddod Alkindi Weathers Icy Conditions to be Part of First Solar Panel System Installation near Antarctic Circle A Khalifa University Material Science and Engineering Graduate, Tawaddod Alkindi, has become the first student to complete her internship at the Casey research station that is part…
Read MoreCollaboration to Focus on Key Areas for Fourth Industrial Revolution, Covering Smart Transportation and Smart Healthcare; and to be A Vehicle to Fund Projects Khalifa University of Science and Technology and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) today jointly launched the Khalifa University-KAIST Joint Research Center in…
Read MoreResearchers at Khalifa University’s System-on-Chip Center file patent for a novel low-cost glucose sensor that can measure glucose at neutral pH conditions, resulting in a lower-cost and more compact device The World Health Organization estimates that over 382 million people worldwide have diabetes, a metabolic disorder affecting blood sugar levels.…
Read MoreMany populations in the Middle East are unified by common cultural practices, religion, and language. However, there are differences in the genome sequence within and between these groups. In a research first, a team of investigators from Khalifa University led by Dr. Habiba AlSafar, Director of KU’s Center for…
Read MoreInnovative research projects and academic offerings of relevance to the UAE and region will be highlighted by Masdar Institute at the upcoming NAJAH Education and Career Fair 2016. Organized under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture & knowledge Development, the fair is…
Read MoreToday, His Royal Highness Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, was given a tour of Masdar City, where he took part in a Youth Circle organised by the Emirates Youth Council. The visit was part of a tour of the region, which builds on the longstanding relationship between the UAE…
Read MoreEight researchers from Masdar Institute’s Chemical and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department presented four papers and four posters at the 13th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT), held earlier this month in Lausanne, Switzerland. The prestigious conference attracted over 1,100 delegates and facilitated networking opportunities among leading scientists involved…
Read MoreDr. Behjat Al Yousuf, Interim Provost, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, was presented with the prestigious Arab Woman Awards UAE 2016 in the ‘Business Of Education’ category. Dr. Al Yousuf, who is Masdar Institute’s highest official, was one of 20 inspirational women leaders in the UAE who were honored…
Read MoreProminent government and non-government sustainability stakeholders, including His Excellency Dr Ahmad Belhoul, UAE Minister of State for Higher Education, His Excellency Piyush Goyal, Indian Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, and Laurene Powell-Jobs, Founder and President of Emerson Collective, offered insights…
Read MoreThe Student Affairs Office (SAO) at Masdar Institute joined the student body to launch the new Happiness Club to coincide with United Nation’s International Day of Happiness on 20 March 2017. The Masdar Institute campus community marked the event with special storytelling sessions and musical performances at the courtyard opposite…
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