A team of students from Sultan Qaboos University invented a technique by using graphene and polymer materials, as an alternative to silicon, to manufacture solar and photovoltaic cells. This method improves the efficiency of solar systems by up to 60 percent.The innovation was developed by students Aisha Al-Wahaibi, Mozn Al-Abrai, Al-Hasna Al-Adwani and Nusaiba Al-Kharousi from the College of Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University.The project aims to develop solar cells made of locally produced...

Among more than 100 competitors from various Arab countries, Ph.D. student Amira Al Gharibiya from Sultan Qaboos University won a second place in the third Kuwaiti and Arab Youth Forum competitions.Her scientific project was entitled "Improving the performance of the membrane distillation process for water desalination using carbon nanotubes derived from waste of the Omani Palm.” Amira is a Ph.D. student specializing in chemical engineering and transformational processes at the Colleg...

Al Mudhaibi is the largest wilayat in Sharqiyah region of Oman. A well-preserved tomb covering a 50-80 square metre area and a settlement, dating back to the beginning of the Iron Age, was discovered in Al-Mudhaibi, specifically in Al Saleeli mountain by archaeologists from Oman and Heidelberg University in 2019.Archaeologists believed that the site belonged to the miners who were working in copper mining. A second season of excavations in the archaeological site of Al Gharyein in the Wilay...

Sultan Qaboos University held a workshop on the implementation of a supply chain financing project presented by a group of specialists from the Ministry of Finance with the presence of Dr. Nasser bin Musabah Al-Zaidi, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Administrative and Financial Affairs, directors of related departments, and some specialized employees. The Ministry of Finance had issued circular No. (5/2022) regarding the implementation of this project, to improve liquidity management and facilitate t...