IKAS: Integrated KAUST Automation System:
Integrated KAUST Automation System, or IKAS, is a centralized Smart hub for the operation of building systems for our state of the art facilities. This IoT platform enables integration of multiple services and systems, with the objective of ensuring an optimal environment where end users can perform at their best. At the same time, IKAS is a prime tool for energy optimization and a source of rich building data, which has been used by some researchers at KAUST.
KAUST Smart Home:
The recently completed KAUST Smart Home has LEED Platinum certification and attained second place in the global rankings. The building is located in the Campus residential area and used for testing smart city concepts and leveraging the unique talents and expertise available within the KAUST community of researchers and innovators.
KAUST Museum of Science & Technology in Islam
The Museum celebrates the contributions of Muslim scholars to science and technology during the first Golden Age of Islam from the 650 to 1650. These Muslim scholars include amongst them the great scientists, inventors, engineers, mathematicians and teachers of that time, such as Jabir ibn Hayyan, Abbas bin Firnas, al-Kindi, al-Razi, al-Jazari and Taqi al-Din. The Museum demonstrates how their contributions shaped the world as we know it today and how their pioneering work laid the foundation for modern civilization. The benefits of their work are all around us today.
Prototyping & Product Development Core Lab
The Prototyping and Product Development Core Lab (PCL) provides well-equipped spaces to support fabrication projects ranging from micro-sized to complex product development. The Lab offers mentorship, apprenticeship, training and full service expertise in computer aided design and reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, electronics, machining, CNC computer aided programming, scientific glassblowing, welding, woodworking and more.
Imaging & Characterization Core Lab
The Imaging and Characterization Core Lab houses state-of-the-art technologies in the disciplines of electron microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, physical characterization, surface science, and optical microscopy.
Nanofabrication Core Lab
The Nanofabrication Core Lab provides expertise in the fabrication and characterization of micro- and nano-scale devices. To maintain the level of cleanliness required by the cleanroom operations related to fabrication of such small-scale structures, the requirements of specific standard ISO 14644 are strictly observed and enforced, special attention being directed toward actions to avoid/minimize contamination.
Bioscience Core Lab
The Bioscience Core Lab provides a state-of-the-art facility to support genomic and proteomic studies. The Lab offers expertise ranging from project planning, experimental design, sample preparation, instrumentation, sequencing / mass spectrometry analysis, and downstream data analysis.