Bioscience
Single small-molecule model reveals insights into human embryo development
A unique embryo-like cellular model offers a scalable platform for studying human embryogenesis, fertility, and developmental disorders.
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Bioscience
Can AI finally bring order to biology’s data deluge?
How a “Super Transformer” model could unify genomics, imaging and cellular data — and help biologists see the whole.
Electrical Engineering
Gallium oxide electronics withstand extreme cold
Robust semiconductor enables devices to operate close to absolute zero, with potential applications in space missions and quantum computing.
Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences
Resilient renewable energy networks designed for the desert
Accounting for weather extremes is essential for designing reliable renewable energy systems in hot, arid regions.
Plant Science
Tiny DNA fragments, big agricultural insights
A new genomic approach is helping improve crop resilience.
Marine Science
Buying time for coral reefs
KAUST researchers are testing solutions that may shape how coral reef systems weather the century ahead.
Earth Science and Engineering
Carbon sequestration for arid regions overcomes water constraints
By recirculating groundwater, carbon emissions can be mineralized without additional water, enabling subsurface carbon dioxide storage in arid regions.
Harnessing algae’s green superpowers
Harvesting and processing micro- and macroalgae hold versatile industrial applications and could help meet food security and carbon neutrality goals.
Environmental Science and Engineering
Climate action needs a tree change
Despite scientific debate, protecting and restoring natural forests is essential for global climate mitigation and adaptation.
Chemical Engineering
Clean jet fuel chemistry takes flight
AI-assisted search rapidly pinpoints high-performance catalyst for direct CO2-to-jet fuel conversion.
Chemical Engineering
Natural solvents enable fully bio-based membranes
Vanillin and thymol replace fossil-based solvents to produce a fully bio-based ultrafiltration membrane that can clarify fruit juices.
Computer Science
AI-based hydrogen plant models improve power grid stability
Realistic AI models of hydrogen plants help stabilize power grids with high levels of renewable energy.
Environmental Science and Engineering
Plant diversity reduces the impacts of grazing pressure in drylands
A global field survey of dryland sites shows that plant species richness is the strongest predictor of resistance to overgrazing.
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