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INAUGURAL ALULA FUTURE CULTURE SUMMIT CELEBRATES INNOVATIVE IDEAS, ARTISTIC ENDEAVOURS, AND INCLUSIVE CULTURE WITH A GLOBAL AUDIENCE

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Shift, Eye, School, Filmmaking, Entrepreneurship, Jewellery, Creativity, Landscape, Exhibition, Maraya, Nature, Creative industries, Landscape architecture, Georges Pompidou, RCU, History, Royal commission, Android, Museum, KAUST, Cultural evolution, Knowledge, KSA, Speech, Centre Pompidou, Kingdom, Human, Partnership, Tourism

The inaugural AlUla Future Culture Summit will take place in Daimumah, where contemporary art, nature and heritage come together in the scenic heart of the Cultural Oasis.

Key Points: 
  • The inaugural AlUla Future Culture Summit will take place in Daimumah, where contemporary art, nature and heritage come together in the scenic heart of the Cultural Oasis.
  • Held under the theme of 'Cultural Landscapes', the summit acts as a hub for innovative arts and culture and a facilitator of cross-cultural dialogue and creative expression.
  • The AlUla Future Culture Summit builds upon these deep-rooted traditions while celebrating the dawn of a new chapter.
  • For more information, please download the AlUla Future Culture Summit app available in the Android and Apple app stores.

INAUGURAL ALULA FUTURE CULTURE SUMMIT CELEBRATES INNOVATIVE IDEAS, ARTISTIC ENDEAVOURS, AND INCLUSIVE CULTURE WITH A GLOBAL AUDIENCE

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Shift, Eye, School, Filmmaking, Entrepreneurship, Jewellery, Creativity, Landscape, Exhibition, Maraya, Nature, Creative industries, Landscape architecture, Georges Pompidou, RCU, History, Royal commission, Android, Museum, KAUST, Cultural evolution, Knowledge, KSA, Speech, Centre Pompidou, Kingdom, Human, Partnership, Tourism

The inaugural AlUla Future Culture Summit will take place in Daimumah, where contemporary art, nature and heritage come together in the scenic heart of the Cultural Oasis.

Key Points: 
  • The inaugural AlUla Future Culture Summit will take place in Daimumah, where contemporary art, nature and heritage come together in the scenic heart of the Cultural Oasis.
  • Held under the theme of 'Cultural Landscapes', the summit acts as a hub for innovative arts and culture and a facilitator of cross-cultural dialogue and creative expression.
  • The AlUla Future Culture Summit builds upon these deep-rooted traditions while celebrating the dawn of a new chapter.
  • For more information, please download the AlUla Future Culture Summit app available in the Android and Apple app stores.

Researchers at KFSH&RC & KAUST Discover Gene Responsible for Reproduction of the Most Dangerous Malaria Strain

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Monday, February 5, 2024
Parasitism, Research, Immune system, Bacteria, KFSH, KAUST, Nature, Diagnosis, Medical laboratory, Pathology, RC, Plasmodium falciparum, Health, Malaria, Vaccine

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a major scientific breakthrough, a research team from King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), in collaboration with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), working alongside researchers from the UK, the US, and India, discovered a vital gene instrumental in combating malaria. This gene, termed PfAP2-MRP, is essential in the replication process of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes the most lethal strain of malaria.

Key Points: 
  • This gene, termed PfAP2-MRP, is essential in the replication process of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes the most lethal strain of malaria.
  • Advanced laboratory techniques enabled the researchers to inhibit the PfAP2-MRP gene, revealing its critical role in the malaria parasite’s life cycle within red blood cells.
  • This inhibition significantly disrupts the parasite’s ability to reproduce, reducing the severity of the disease’s symptoms and curbing its spread.
  • This discovery is particularly impactful as it addresses Plasmodium falciparum malaria, which claims over half a million lives annually.

Cerebras Systems Announces 130x Performance Improvement on Key Nuclear Energy Simulation over Nvidia A100 GPUs

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Monday, November 13, 2023
Software, Research, Contracts, Hardware, Nuclear, Energy, Technology, Defense, Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductor, Science, Government Technology, Other Science, GPU, Argonne National Laboratory, CSL, KAUST, SRAM, ANL, Nuclear energy, Graphics processing unit, CPU, A100, HPC, TotalEnergies, AI, National Energy Technology Laboratory, System, CS-2, Architecture, Cryptocurrency, Cerebras

Cerebras Systems , the pioneer in accelerating generative AI, today announced the achievement of a 130x speedup over Nvidia A100 GPUs on a key nuclear energy HPC simulation kernel, developed by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory.

Key Points: 
  • Cerebras Systems , the pioneer in accelerating generative AI, today announced the achievement of a 130x speedup over Nvidia A100 GPUs on a key nuclear energy HPC simulation kernel, developed by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory.
  • This result demonstrates the performance and versatility of the Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE-2) and ensures that the U.S. continues to be the global leader in supercomputing for energy and defense applications.
  • This kernel represents the most computationally intensive portion of the full simulation, accounting for up to 85% of the total runtime for many nuclear energy applications.
  • “These published results highlight not only the incredible performance of the CS-2, but also its architectural efficiency,” said Andrew Feldman, CEO and co-founder of Cerebras Systems.

Inaugural Asia FII PRIORITY Summit Powered By FII Institute To Take Place In Hong Kong On 7 & 8 December

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
FII, Arm, ACWA Power, HKEX, Investment, Future Investment Initiative Institute, Global Changemakers, COP28, BRICS, KAUST, Government, Goldman Sachs, PRIORITY, Public Investment Fund, Movement, Treasury, HE, Financial services, Friends, Partnership, Pacific Century Group, HRH, AI, Life, Schneider Electric, Education, ESG, Tutoring, Arms industry, Renewable energy, Management, Hong Kong

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HE Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, will introduce the inaugural Asia FII PRIORITY Summit in Hong Kong next week. 

Key Points: 
  • Welcoming the FII Institute to Hong Kong will be John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Paul Chan, Financial Secretary; Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury; and Laura Cha, Chairman of HKEX.
  • The FII Institute is a global data-driven non-profit foundation with an investment arm and one agenda: to make a positive 'impact on humanity'.
  • Richard Attias, chief executive of the FII Institute:  "Hong Kong has a hugely important role as a global business hub and a place for investors to connect.
  • With our partners, the Hong Kong Government Special Administrative Region and HKEX, we are honoured to bring our inaugural Asia summit and movement to this great city.

Inaugural Asia FII PRIORITY Summit Powered By FII Institute To Take Place In Hong Kong On 7 & 8 December

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
FII, Arm, ACWA Power, HKEX, Investment, Future Investment Initiative Institute, Global Changemakers, COP28, BRICS, KAUST, Government, Goldman Sachs, PRIORITY, Public Investment Fund, Movement, Treasury, HE, Financial services, Friends, Partnership, Pacific Century Group, HRH, AI, Life, Schneider Electric, Education, ESG, Tutoring, Arms industry, Renewable energy, Management, Hong Kong

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HE Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, will introduce the inaugural Asia FII PRIORITY Summit in Hong Kong next week. 

Key Points: 
  • Welcoming the FII Institute to Hong Kong will be John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Paul Chan, Financial Secretary; Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury; and Laura Cha, Chairman of HKEX.
  • The FII Institute is a global data-driven non-profit foundation with an investment arm and one agenda: to make a positive 'impact on humanity'.
  • Richard Attias, chief executive of the FII Institute:  "Hong Kong has a hugely important role as a global business hub and a place for investors to connect.
  • With our partners, the Hong Kong Government Special Administrative Region and HKEX, we are honoured to bring our inaugural Asia summit and movement to this great city.

ClimateCrete Inc. announces close of $3.3 million series A funding round led by Capital K

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Construction, Economics, Research, Carbon footprint, Climate, KAUST, CO2, TIME, Transport, SVP, Growth, Sand, Professor, Cryptocurrency, Cement, Silicon

The firm also announced the appointment of its first CEO, Peter Hadrovic, a veteran Silicon Valley CEO, startup advisor and attorney.

Key Points: 
  • The firm also announced the appointment of its first CEO, Peter Hadrovic, a veteran Silicon Valley CEO, startup advisor and attorney.
  • Compared to conventional concrete, ClimateCrete™ has a significantly reduced carbon footprint and costs no more than comparable products.
  • "ClimateCrete's technology transforms abundant but unusable local sand into a precious new commodity for the construction industry worldwide," said Patrick Suel, Capital K's Managing Director.
  • Considering that the world is fast running out of construction sand, ClimateCrete is poised to radically change the economics and environmental impact of concrete applications."

KAUST spinout raises investment to revolutionize concrete manufacturing and reduce CO2 emissions

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Particle size, Carbon, Construction, Economics, Research, KAUST, Chemical engineering, CO2, KSA, Ecosystem, TIME, Transport, Health, Chemical substance, Interview, Growth, Innovation, Sand, Compressive strength, Cement, Cryptocurrency, Earth, Kingdom

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Concrete production relies heavily on sand; however, most of the sand on the Earth is unsuitable for concrete manufacturing due to its fine particle size and smooth surface. Consequently, riverbeds and other suitable construction sands are overmined, causing landscape degradation, and transported for thousands of kilometers, increasing the carbon cost associated with transportation and causing a worldwide shortage. 

Key Points: 
  • Patented technology developed in the lab of KAUST Professor of Chemical Engineering Jorge Gascon uses local sand for manufacturing.
  • It converts the fine sand of the Arabian Peninsula into rougher particles suitable for use in concrete manufacturing.
  • Significantly, this conversion lowers the need for cement and reduces CO2 emissions by up to 60 per cent through both the reduction of cement and transport.
  • The resulting concrete is stronger while reducing global CO2 emissions.

ClimateCrete Inc. announces close of $3.3 million series A funding round led by Capital K

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Construction, Economics, Research, Carbon footprint, Climate, KAUST, CO2, TIME, Transport, SVP, Growth, Sand, Professor, Cryptocurrency, Cement, Silicon

The firm also announced the appointment of its first CEO, Peter Hadrovic, a veteran Silicon Valley CEO, startup advisor and attorney.

Key Points: 
  • The firm also announced the appointment of its first CEO, Peter Hadrovic, a veteran Silicon Valley CEO, startup advisor and attorney.
  • Compared to conventional concrete, ClimateCrete™ has a significantly reduced carbon footprint and costs no more than comparable products.
  • "ClimateCrete's technology transforms abundant but unusable local sand into a precious new commodity for the construction industry worldwide," said Patrick Suel, Capital K's Managing Director.
  • Considering that the world is fast running out of construction sand, ClimateCrete is poised to radically change the economics and environmental impact of concrete applications."

KAUST spinout raises investment to revolutionize concrete manufacturing and reduce CO2 emissions

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Particle size, Carbon, Construction, Economics, Research, KAUST, Chemical engineering, CO2, KSA, Ecosystem, TIME, Transport, Health, Chemical substance, Interview, Growth, Innovation, Sand, Compressive strength, Cement, Cryptocurrency, Earth, Kingdom

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Concrete production relies heavily on sand; however, most of the sand on the Earth is unsuitable for concrete manufacturing due to its fine particle size and smooth surface. Consequently, riverbeds and other suitable construction sands are overmined, causing landscape degradation, and transported for thousands of kilometers, increasing the carbon cost associated with transportation and causing a worldwide shortage. 

Key Points: 
  • Patented technology developed in the lab of KAUST Professor of Chemical Engineering Jorge Gascon uses local sand for manufacturing.
  • It converts the fine sand of the Arabian Peninsula into rougher particles suitable for use in concrete manufacturing.
  • Significantly, this conversion lowers the need for cement and reduces CO2 emissions by up to 60 per cent through both the reduction of cement and transport.
  • The resulting concrete is stronger while reducing global CO2 emissions.