Exploring the intersection of materials, chemistry, and design.
: The "workhorses" that transport raw materials like coal, grain, and ore.
: Daily rates for running these vessels are equally high. For example, an Ultra Large Container Vessel (ULCV) can cost between $10,000 and $60,000 per day to operate in 2025.
: A brand-new cargo ship can cost anywhere from $30 million for a 5,000 TEU vessel to upwards of $150 million for a 24,000 TEU mega-ship.
: Essential for perishable goods requiring refrigeration.
: The giants of the sea, designed to carry thousands of TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units).
Finding these vessels requires specialized brokers and platforms rather than standard retail sites. Reefer Cargo Ship travel - Cargoholidays
Buying a ship isn't like buying a car; it's more like acquiring a small, floating city. Here is what you need to consider before making the leap.
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Principal Investigator, Professor of Chemistry
Panče Naumov leads the Smart Materials Lab and the Center for Smart Engineering Materials at NYUAD. His group is internationally recognized for pioneering crystal adaptronics and advancing adaptive molecular solids, with applications in sensing, robotics, optics, and energy systems.
Meet the Team: The "workhorses" that transport raw materials like coal, grain, and ore.
: Daily rates for running these vessels are equally high. For example, an Ultra Large Container Vessel (ULCV) can cost between $10,000 and $60,000 per day to operate in 2025.
: A brand-new cargo ship can cost anywhere from $30 million for a 5,000 TEU vessel to upwards of $150 million for a 24,000 TEU mega-ship.
: Essential for perishable goods requiring refrigeration.
: The giants of the sea, designed to carry thousands of TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units).
Finding these vessels requires specialized brokers and platforms rather than standard retail sites. Reefer Cargo Ship travel - Cargoholidays
Buying a ship isn't like buying a car; it's more like acquiring a small, floating city. Here is what you need to consider before making the leap.
We are proud that the Smart Materials Lab is the leading team in impactful chemistry research in the United Arab Emirates, with research output that, according to the Nature Index, accounts for 40‒60% of the total chemistry publications within the country, both in fractional count and weighed fractional count. The past and current research projects in the Smart Materials Lab have been sponsored by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), Human Science Frontier Program Organization (HFSPO), and the UAE National Research Foundation (NRF), in addition to generous financial support from NYUAD and the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute. The members of the Smart Materials Lab work closely with NYUAD's Center for Smart Engineering Materials (CSEM).