The United Arab Emirates University showcased its latest research at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference( IDEX), held in Abu Dhabi earlier this year. Dr. Rami Beiram, Associate Provost for Research at UAEU, highlighted the university’ s participation in IDEX. This year, the university presented various innovative projects from the College of Engineering, College of Science and the College of Information Technology.

The first project, entitled“ Hybrid eVTOL Aircraft Design and Development,” displayed designs for both quadcopter and fixed-wing aircraft aimed at enabling efficient, multipurpose air movement.

“ The design uses fixed propellers for enhanced stability during transitions and adjustable-pitch propellers for precise control. These advanced algorithms ensure smooth and stable transitions between hovering and forward flight modes,” said the university.

The second project, entitled“ Advanced

Twelve universities and research institutions have been selected to deliver the UK government’ s £ 54-million Global Talent Fund to recruit“ the world’ s top researchers.” The new fund is designed to attract a total of 60-80 top researchers( lead researchers and their teams) to the UK, working in the eight high-priority sectors critical to the UK’ s recently released Industrial Strategy.

The institutions selected to deliver the Global Talent Fund are: University of Bath; Queen’ s University Belfast; University of Birmingham; University of Cambridge; Cardiff University; Imperial College London; John Innes Centre; MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology; University of Oxford; University of Southampton; University of Strathclyde and University of Warwick.

The Global Talent Fund, administered by UKRI, is just one part of over £ 115 million funding that is being dedicated to attracting“ the very best scientific and research talent” to the UK. Two fellowships have also been launched, aimed at bringing groundbreaking AI research teams to UK organisations and labs. Two new fast-track research grant routes have also been announced by the National Academies. All these efforts will be supported by the Global Talent Taskforce, which will report directly to the UK Prime Minister and Chancellor. n

3D-Printed Gears for Heavy Duty Vehicles to Reduce Weight and Fuel Consumption,” was presented by students Tif Abdallah Al Maqbali and Fatma Alsayegh. The project explores the development and implementation of printed gears using advanced additive manufacturing techniques.

“ These gears significantly reduce weight without compromising strength and durability, offering benefits like improved fuel economy, reduced emissions and cost-effective production. The use of printed gears is seen as

Images: Warsaw Industry Automatica. a promising solution for the future of heavyduty vehicle design, especially in the defence and military sectors, where efficiency and fuel consumption are key concerns,” explained the university.

A third project from the College of Information Technology,“ Strengthening Defence Security: A Holistic Approach Utilising Autonomous Vehicles to Combat Gray Zone Warfare,” focused on developing a comprehensive strategy using autonomous vehicles to address the challenges of the gray zone. The project involved designing a prototype system for detecting intruders using advanced image processing techniques. Unmanned autonomous ground vehicles are seen as essential tools for military operations.

Other showcased projects explored photoluminescent solvent detection and the use of AI to design novel nanobodies. n

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