Research Spotlight

From transportation to sustainability and renewable energy, new materials could enable major breakthroughs in performance and capability.

To take advantage of the full benefits of tomorrow’s technologies and systems, it is essential to secure our digital and network-connected world. To make this happen, pioneering new approaches to AI and digital science need urgent development.

Unmanned vehicles in space, in the air, on land, on sea, and underwater offer exciting opportunities to dramatically improve safety, environmental protection and operational effectiveness – at lower cost – in both industrial and mission-critical settings.

The Biotechnology Research Center (BRC) was established to contribute to national research priorities across several emerging fields in Biotech. The BRC is utilizing recent advances in molecular, cellular and digital technologies to develop the human expertise and biotech sovereignty of the emirates. The BRC is addressing unmet needs in advanced biorobotics, in environmental applications such as new desalination and agricultural technologies, and it aims to enable better healthcare outcomes through molecular and genomic strategies, and AI enhanced bioinformatics and biomedicine

In our connected digital world, secure and reliable cryptography is the foundation of digital information security and data integrity.

Directed-energy systems, such as microwave, laser and acoustics represent a powerful emerging technology with new industrial and medical applications. High-power systems also are key technologies in the defence of people, assets and forces. The Directed Energy Research Center’s priorities include:

• Cutting-edge high-power electromagnetic solutions
• Innovative high-energy laser systems
• Advanced acoustic technologies
• Pulsed power technologies
• Particle beams and plasma physics
• Antennas and metamaterials
• Radar and remote-sensing technologies

The Propulsion and Space Research Center (PSRC) was established to contribute to National research and educational advancement in the area of Propulsion and Beyond Earth Exploration. PSRC will embrace advances in technology in an effort to enable aircrafts and spacecrafts to go faster and further than before, as well as improve their fuel efficiency and carbon emissions. This cutting-edge strategy aims to cement the Emirates' growing status as a leading player in the aerospace sector.

Major advancements in quantum theory and practice have created new opportunities in areas as diverse as information security, finance and process optimisation. We are developing new-generation technologies in areas such as quantum computation, communication and sensors.

Pushing technological boundaries in energy storage, analysis and solutions, the RSERC at TII offers unique opportunities for world-class research and scientific discovery. Fueled by a desire to create and innovate without boundaries, we collaborate across disciplines to generate real-world impact through both theoretical development and practical systems designed for tomorrow.

Billions of physical and digital internet-connected things are now essential to maintaining how we live, work and play. They also are central to maintaining the safety and security of our communities. As the number and variety of platforms and connectivity increases, so too does the level of security vulnerability and threat.