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“Ultrathin phosphorus semiconductors that become metallic when stacked can tackle resistance issues and boost transistor performance. A newly discovered blue form of ultrathin phosphorus — with electronic properties that can be tuned to enhance the injection of charge carriers (negatively and …
“MOF-based soil moisture monitoring device a step toward precision irrigation. Smart electronic soil sensors could enable farmers to deliver tailored doses of water to their crops, maximizing food production while saving water. KAUST researchers have developed a rapid and …
“nceenvironmental science and engineering Upcycled plastic membrane helps clean up waste Plant-derived biosolvents enable the sustainable conversion of plastic waste into valuable membrane materials. Plastic waste can be used as a raw material for making high performance porous membranes. These …
“A neural network that can learn its own learning algorithm opens the door to self-improving artificial intelligence. By replacing parts of the conventional nodes in a neural network (NN) with tiny NNs, a research team from KAUST and the Swiss …
“Salt-rejecting microchannels help make seawater drinkable using the power of the sun. A solar distillation device can purify brine from reverse osmosis plants with over 10 percent salinity, as well as water taken directly from the Red Sea. The technology …
“The image of an object that is obscured when the light passes through a scattering material can be recovered in real time. A novel method that produces a clear image by using a simple cost-effective random scattering medium in real …
“Ammonium-ion electrolytes could help create ecofriendly and sustainable alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, particularly for grid storage. Rechargeable batteries that use ammonium cations as charge carriers could provide ecofriendly and sustainable substitutes to metal-ion-based batteries, researchers at KAUST show. Metal-ion batteries …
“Stable low-cost organic-based materials could transform X-ray imaging by improving fabrication methods and providing reliable high-resolution imaging results. Now, KAUST researchers have developed a novel approach for designing and building such high-performance scintillator materials for detecting X-rays at low doses …
“Wirelessly powered large-area electronics could enable a cheaper and greener internet of things. Emerging forms of thin-film device technologies that rely on alternative semiconductor materials, such as printable organics, nanocarbon allotropes and metal oxides, could contribute to a more economically …
“Rechargeable batteries to benefit from the development of lithium-loving foams. Lithium batteries could soon enjoy puffed-up performance thanks to a highly ordered inorganic foam discovered at KAUST. The self-assembling foam features a complex hierarchical structure that allows it to repeatedly …