Title : Nanotechnology overview of engineering

The nanotechnology could deliver world-altering changes in the ways we create, transmit, store, and use energy. The scientists are working to develop super-efficient batteries, low-resistance transmission lines, and cheaper solar cells. However, the likelihood and time frame of these developments is unknown for the moment. The next generation of solar cells is thin film solar cells—flexible sheets of solar panels—that are easier to produce and install, use less material, and are cheaper to manufacture. These sheets can be incorporated into a briefcase that charges your laptop, woven into wearable fabrics that charge your cell phone and iPod, or incorporated into windows that can supply power to high-rise buildings.

In different parts of the world, the people do not have access to safe drinking water. But the new nanofiber water filters can remove bacteria, viruses, heavy metals and organic materials from water. They are re relatively inexpensive and easy to use, so the nanofilter could be widely employed easily. Providing pure drinking water would help prevent disease in many parts of the world, but it would not resolve many basic inequalities.

The nanotechnology has unique properties. The electrical properties, durability, strength and activity of nanomaterials are enhanced and engineered to obtain desired features through nanotechnology. Nanotechnology focusses on solar, hydrogen and biomass energy. The nanostructured catalysts are used to increase the efficiency of fuel cells while porous nanomaterials are used for hydrogen storage. The quantum dots and carbon nanotubes increase the energy absorption properties of solar cells. The development of cost-effective renewable energy systems will contribute to the urgent energy goals of our world and reduce the destructive effect of human activities.

Prof. Dr. Yarub Al-Douri is a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, he is one of the Middle-East, North of Africa and Southeast Asia’s most renowned scientists known for his contributions in renewable energy and nanotechnology. He is scientist, researcher, administrator and excellent lecturer who has students all over the world. Al-Douri has Doctorat D’etat in Materials Science (2000), MSc in Physics (1995) and BSc in Physics (1991). He has been appointed Full-Professor, Visiting Professor, Adjunct Professor, Consultant Expert, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Research Fellow (A), Scientific Collaborator and Post-doc in UAE, KSA, Iraq, Malaysia, Turkey, Pakistan, Algeria, Yemen, Singapore, Germany and France, respectively. Al-Douri has initiated Nanotechnology Engineering MSc Program and Nano Computing Laboratory, the first in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, in addition to founding Applied Materials Laboratory in Algeria. Al-Douri was Head of Department of Nanomaterials and Department of International Networking and Collaboration, additionally to Secretary of Department of Physics. He has received 78 national and international prizes and awards including winner of ICTP-Arab Fund Associateships, Italy 2024-2026, IAAM Scientist Award by International Association of Advanced Materials, Sweden 2022, winner of World’s Top 2% Scientist Career-Long Citation Impact by Stanford University, USA 2020, World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University, USA 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 & 2020, OeAD Award, Austria 2020, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Award 2019, Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) Award 2019, Iraqi Forum for Intellectuals and Academics Award 2019, Best Researcher Award at Cihan University Sulaimaniya 2021 & 2019, Best Paper at Global Conference on Energy and Sustainable Development, Coventry, UK 2015, Distinguished Researcher Award at University Malaysia Perlis 2011-2015, Gold Award at ITEX Kuala Lumpur 2013, TWAS-UNESCO Associateship 2009-2012 & 2012-2015 and others. He has more than 30 years’ experience of research, teaching, administrative and editorial board management, organizing events, research grants and consultations, in addition to more than 1000 publications with renowned international publishers like Elsevier, Springer, AIP, IOP, Taylor & Francis and Wiley, and US$ 5.1M research grants. Al-Douri has notable Citations more than 14300, h-index = 66, i10-index = 260 and US$ 5.1M research grants. He has supervised more than 24 students. Al-Douri is Associate Editor of Nano-Micro Letters (Springer,Q1,IF= 31.6), Editor-in-Chief of Experimental and Theoretical NANOTECHNOLOGY (Scopus-indexed) and World Journal of Nano Science and Engineering, Editor and Peer reviewer of 34 international journals, member of 13 international scientific bodies, organized 37 international conferences, chaired 11 international conferences, appointed 38 internal and external examiner for post-graduates students, presented 41 training courses and public lectures and has been invited 66 times as keynote, invited and guest speakers to many reputed universities in Europe, Asia and Africa that ended up in generating more than 9 MOUs and MOAs. His research field focuses on renewable energy, nanotechnology, nanoelectronics, nanomaterials, modelling and simulation, semiconductors and optical studies. Al-Douri has contributed to academic and research life for upgrading universities to the international level. Finally, Al-Douri is public figure at international media in UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Qatar and UAE.