Sci-Café, featuring KAUST faculty members Jürgen Kosel, Jasmeen Merzaban, Antonio Adamo and moderator John Tannaci, associate VP for research.

Research to optimize aquaponics systems could inform a new era of urban food production.

Tiny nature-inspired cavities that trap air can stop liquids from sticking to surfaces without the need for coatings.

While drones scan beaches to assess plastic litter, microplastics are found in the digestive tracts of one in every six Red Sea fish.

Epigenetic mechanisms adjust gene expression in anemone symbiosis.

Triple-layered nanoarray electrode promises to boost battery performance and enhance other electrochemical processes.

Molecules re-organize to slow stem cells down, giving them a chance to adhere to and eventually cross the inner lining of blood vessels into the bone marrow.

Adding certain types of bacteria to soil could help protect plants against drought by activating a proton pump in root cells.

A low-cost method for collecting water from the atmosphere could be used to provide potable water to dry, inland regions.

A compound that binds to and inhibits a crucial receptor protein offers a new route for controlling a parasitic plant.

Maintaining a balance between rising sea levels and soil accumulation will rely on careful management of coastal regions.

Investigations of prey patterns fail to explain why whale sharks aggregate off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

Corals, even in the most far-flung locations, are being affected by climate change but fare better in marine protected areas.

Bacteria isolated from desert plants could provide the key to maintaining productive agriculture in arid regions.

Pairing a conjugated polymer with a redox enzyme generates a fast, selective, and sensitive electrochemical biosensor for metabolites.

Research reveals the genetic response to heat stress and highlights symbiotic algae’s role.

A molecular process that signals distress could also help corals adapt to climate change.

A 3D solar-steam generator design squeezes every last drop of energy from sunlight to produce fresh water.

Adding sound to elephant seal migration data reveals high levels of coordination when swimming long distances.

On 14 May Professor Daniele Daffonchio of KAUST Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division and the Red Sea Research Center presented his research alongside Professors from two Italian Universities at the Italian Cultural Centre in Jeddah to a diverse local and international audience.