electrical engineering

Perfect absorption graphene style

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A tiny device broadens the bandwith to enable absorption with wide-reaching potential for electrical engineering.

Miniature flexible sensor to detect heart disease

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A new biosensor made of laser-etched electrodes on a gold-coated polymer may provide an effective and cost-efficient way to assess heart disease risk.

Sneaky losses solved for resistive memory

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A data readout scheme achieves an unprecedented reduction in power consumption for a promising high-performance resistive memory architecture.

Bringing signals into phase

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A novel type of electronic component made from a blend of polymer materials could enable more effective circuitry.

3D-printed cube dials into energy harvesting

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Ambient energy emitted by cellular phones and modems can be captured and converted into electricity using unusually shaped technology.

MOFs can sense and sort troublesome gases

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Fluorinated metal-organic frameworks make excellent materials for selective sensing and removal of toxic gases.

Sensing a heart attack before it strikes

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Nanomaterial-based electronic device monitors a key heart health biomarker.

Early warning sensor sniffs out cities' harmful gas

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An integrated detector device could form the basis of a distributed air-quality sensor network.

Meet KAUST prospective student: Adilya Bakambekova

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She loves watching films not for the plot, but in order to rethink her beliefs. She is 22, she graduates from the School of Engineering in the capital. Adilya Bakambekova may seem ordinary: she loves walking in the park, powerlifting, taking care of her five-year-old wiener dog.

Sensors get a laser shape up

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Laser writing breathes life into high-performance sensing platforms.

Broadening horizons for people with quadriplegia

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An assistive technology uses magnetic skin to support freedom of movement for people with quadriplegia.

Brain-on-a-chip would need little training

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A neural network that mimics the biology of the brain can be loaded onto a microchip for faster and more efficient artificial intelligence.

KAUST team power ahead with alternative energy research

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With the continued growth in Internet of Things applications, deployments, and devices, highly connected, sustainable smart cities are no longer mere concepts or fantastical future dreams; many are already active and are expanding apace.

Plant probes make sense for sustainable farming

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Ultrathin needles for probing plants could help keep crop health in check.

Connect the internet of bodies

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A network of body monitoring devices connected using our own tissue could form the basis for the internet of bodies (IoB).

Perovskites used to make efficient artificial retina

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KAUST researchers have built an artificial electronic retina that mimics the behaviour of the eye’s rod retina cells. Their artificial retina can recognise handwritten numbers.

Aminta Naidili Castillo Robles