Translational Medical Science
Colorectal (CRC) is a common malignancy, with an annual estimated incidence of 1.8 million newly diagnosed cases and 880,000 deaths globally. Currently, there is a low response rate to 5-Flu…
Physics and Astronomy
Fiber optical cables connect the whole world to the internet and most of these cables use strained quantum well laser diodes (SQWLDs). Laser diodes lose around 25% of the power they are give…
Physics and Astronomy
Exposure to sunlight on many building materials has a negative impact on several aspects such as corrosion, discoloration, cracking, and high energy consumption. The current project investig…
Chemistry
Petroleum demand currently is ongoing, especially with the increase in industrial and construction evolution. Based on statistics, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is ranked second worldwide in o…
Chemistry
Transition metal-based layered double hydroxide (LDH) water-splitting electrocatalysts are known to have distinctive structural and electronic properties that facilitate the water-splitting…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The demands for energy in modern civilization are greater than ever because of the recent developments in electronic technologies. The efficiency of energy conversion and energy storage unit…
Environmental Engineering
Eastern Saudi Arabia is home to Jafurah, the largest domestic unconventional non-associated gas field. The air surrounding this facility must be monitored effectively to prevent life-threate…
Materials Science
40% of oil cannot be extracted from an oil well due to its strong physical interactions with the rock walls. This project aims to explain the interactions using molecular dynamic simulations…
Chemistry
Strict environmental regulations and increasing awareness towards a safe future are the key driving forces towards the development of sustainable technologies. Today, more than 17% of the to…
Environmental Engineering
Waste management continues to be an topic of great interest worldwide due to the ever-increasing population and it’s demands. Currently, one of the known technologies is waste to energy reco…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cancer therapeutics currently have the lowest clinical trial success rate of all major diseases. Partly from the paucity of successful anti-cancer drugs, cancer continues to be a leading cau…
Physics and Astronomy
Properties of elementary particles and their structure are some of the most discussed recent topics in physics. These particles are now considered as the smallest building blocks of matter i…
Biomedical Engineering
Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is defined as an inherited blood disorder characterized by the presence of hemoglobin S (Hb-S) that damages and deforms red blood cells. It is estimated that each ye…
Environmental Engineering
Rapid developments in industry and economy have resulted in global water issues, both in the environment, like contamination, and in alarming increases in demand. It is essential to develop…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Producing sustainable fuel such as hydrogen gas is essential to mitigate the harmful effects of CO2-emissions, such as global warming and climate change on natural life cycles. Hematite (a-F…
Materials Science
Identifying alternatives to fractional distillation is an area of heavy research, as distillation towers are too costly and energy inefficient. Membranes, such as ZIF-8, are an effective alt…
Materials Science
Energy consumption by air conditioning (AC) systems is considered to be a significant problem, especially in tropical and middle-eastern countries. The high demand for energy is due to the d…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Our planet’s temperature is continuing to rise dangerously due to greenhouse gas emissions from the excessive use of fossil fuels. This is contributing to global warming and forest decline w…
Engineering Mechanics
Nowadays, fossil fuel remains the main source of energy, which yields high CO2 emissions thereby contributing to global warming. Recently, ammonia fuel has shown potential as an alternative…
Plant Sciences
Global population growth has dramatically increased in the last century. Recent studies state that food production must be doubled to meet the global demand. Nanomaterials (NMs) are used in…
Plant Sciences
The world today faces an increasing shortage of food production due to the exponential growth in the human population, hence the deficiencies in resources, especially water. According to the…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
New species of bacteria are being discovered on a daily basis. Fast detection and risk characterization are vital for taking proper action. Current techniques and methods used for microbial…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In 2019, solar energy accounted for less than 2% of U.S. electricity production, as opposed to 62.7% from fossil fuels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA). In recent years…
Plant Sciences
Plant diseases cause an estimated of 10-15% reduction on global crop yields annually and 47% of this loss is caused by viruses. CRISPR-Cas systems endow bacterial and archaeal species with a…
Materials Science
Polymer scaffolds have been the focus of bioelectronics for the past decade due to the variety of viable applications. They can be used as conducting components of a larger mechanism or as a…
Animal Sciences
Coral reefs, which contribute to maintaining marine biodiversity, continue to suffer the adverse consequences of our technological advancements. Currently, human activities threaten 58 perce…
Materials Science
Indium Gallium Nitride (InGaN) is a promising candidate to make effective and environmentally friendly light emitting diodes (LEDs), used for electronics display, indoor lighting, and wirele…
Chemistry
Biofouling is the accumulation of microorganisms or plants on wet surfaces. It poses risks for humans and on a wide variety of surfaces. Biofouling also can af-fect industries like paper man…
Energy: Physical
Organic solar cells (OSCs) are attracting significant interest due to their increasing power conversion efficiency (PCE) values. OSCs are advantageous for architectural application since the…
Materials Science
Perovskites have emerged with great promise for practical applications, such as LEDs, solar cells, photodetectors, and lasers. They are known as tunable materials for use in LEDs. Tuning is…