Peiying Hong, KAUST associate professor of environmental science and engineering, recently won the 2019 James J. Morgan Environmental Science & Technology Early Career Award.

Unravelling the genes behind salt tolerance in crop plants is made easier using the latest sequencing and phenotyping technologies.

Electrosprays of water cannot reliably probe the air-water interface.

A metabolic compound that regulates growth of rice plants and limits witchweed infestation could boost crop yields.

Laboratory model breaks laws of heredity, opening up new research possibilities in genetics and synthetic biology.

Recreating the human mind’s ability to infer patterns and relationships from complex events could lead to a universal model of artificial intelligence.

Study illustrates the links between brain energy metabolism and neuronal activity.

Desert bacteria protect food crops from salt toxicity.

A Nobel-winning method for observing single molecules in action provides the basis for unprecedented insights into polymer chain dynamics.

A combined treatment may help tackle the rise of E. coli PI-7 in Saudi Arabia’s wastewater systems.

State-of-the-art techniques and software help researchers recreate cellular brain structures and model biochemical processes that support the brain’s energy demands.

A key protein is shown to be responsible for activating and controlling plant immune responses to bacterial infection.

Inkjet-printed device helps monitor a patient’s blood sugar levels without painful needles.

Determining the growth dynamics of Red Sea coral reefs has enabled researchers to establish a baseline to assess the effects of environmental change.

Helpful microbes inhale CO2 through a porous cylindrical electrode and exude useful chemicals.

An inexpensive hydrogel-based material efficiently captures moisture even from low-humidity air and then releases it on demand.

Immersion could become the ultimate test for assessing the wetting properties of coating-free microtextured surfaces.

Investigating plankton communities' reaction to rising water temperatures may improve modeling of marine ecosystem responses to global warming.

Genome sequencing of two Red Sea bacteria highlights their potential as industrial workhorses.

Dr. Corrado Calì, a KAUST researcher, won an award in Italy in June at the Brainstorming Research Assembly for Young Neuroscientists (BraYn).