Abu Dhabi: Khalifa University of Science and Technology has announced the launch of a new magazine, shedding light on the region’s science and innovation developments as well as complementing information on science and innovation developments globally. The magazine, titled Khalifa University Science and Technology Review, is the first science and technology magazine published by a university in the UAE.
The Khalifa University Science and Technology Review will have sections including the latest advancements and innovations in science and technology from around the world. The magazine will be available in digital PDF and print forms in English and Arabic, as well as on a bi-lingual website (@KUSTReview).
The magazine showcases the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s science and innovation developments as well as portrays the role being played by the research-intensive Khalifa University in the creation of intellectual capital, driven by its dedicated group of scientific researchers and its contribution to furthering the UAE’s knowledge-economy objectives.
The inaugural edition focuses on water, which is a top priority for the UAE. Articles address ways that researchers and innovators are looking at the future of water, including how to better manage water resources, the impacts of weather and climate on water resources, and novel technological approaches for water production, re-use, and conservation.
The first edition includes a question-and-answer session with Dr. Linda Zou, Professor, Civil Infrastructure and Environmental Engineering, Khalifa University, on her work for the UAE’s cloud-seeding projects and a spotlight on researcher Ryan Lefers, co-founder and CEO, Red Sea Farms, which is bringing produce to the deserts of the GCC region using minimal power and water.
An interview with Mr. Kyle Mattingly, a researcher at Rutgers University, on the atmospheric rivers that will have a significant effect on changing weather patterns is also part of the issue.
Further coverage includes a panel of experts from around the world weighing in on the future of hydrocarbons, while Mr. Dragan Boscovic, Founder and Director of the Blockchain Research Lab at Arizona State University (ASU) and Technical Director of the Centre for Assured and Scalable Data Engineering, talks about blockchain and its role in business.