Alaa Ahmed

I'll be back (in 3,000 years)

I still remember my first night in the United States, not due to the long journey, but because of the first question someone asked about my home country.  “Do you guys really ride camels and live in tents in Egypt?”  It took me a few minutes to realize the question was genuine. Previously, I had

Littering 2.0

Like many kids, I dreamt of becoming an astronaut; exploring distant planets and making contact with aliens. With a huge number of planets out there, it's hard to think we're all alone in this vast universe. But, as I grew as a scientist, my curiosity focused on a specific question: How can we find alien

I'm colorful and multitalented

What do the San Francisco Bay, the Dead Sea and the Great Salt Lake in Utah have in common? Water, obviously. But inside each of these water bodies resides a special organism called halobacterium. And if you think halobacterium is a type of bacteria, you may be surprised to find that you are wrong. Now,

Turning (Saw)dust into Gold

A year ago, I was invited to present my research findings at a conference held at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. So, there I was, standing in a room full of experts from all over the world, waiting for my turn to present my research. However, after listening to everyone else's talks, I was surprised

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