Amal Esawi, professor of mechanical engineering at The American University in Cairo (AUC), is the first to specialize in nanotubes as reinforcements in aluminum in Egypt.
Picture someone who is diabetic. Each morning, this person measures the amount of glucose in their blood, which gives them an indication of how to balance their activity, food and medication throughout the day. Glucose is one of thousands of metabolites, or chemicals, that define the phenotype (appearance, development and behavior) of an organism.