In Pakistan, there has been massive imports of electrical devices, piezoelectric actuators, car buzzers, and sensors to be used for several applications as they are not produced locally and these imports have burdened the national exchequer. Hence, we are in dire need of producing the piezoelectric powder in lab/pilot-scale locally and at affordable price in…
The outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a public health alarm. In early December 2019, when a novel coronavirus emerged in Wuhan City (Hubei Province, China) – it flooded the whole world thereafter. In true spirit what we know today about this virus is straightforward – a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…
Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (IC), also called as a chip, are tiny devices composed of billions of transistors, that drive the electronics world today. For instance, the microprocessor is one of the oldest computing platforms that still quietly powers our life today – there is one in the device you are reading this article on and…
The School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad organized 5th Conference on Emerging Materials and Processes (CEMP21) on 29th – 30th November 2021. CEMP21 provided a platform to bring together researchers, scientists, and engineers from academia, research institutions, and industry to exchange information, experiences, and expertise in the…
The global construction industry is facing a huge upward challenge to keep up with the demands of rising population in the world. According to a study by ASCE in USA, which is one of the most progressive countries in the world, is facing a deficit of $3.6 trillion to construct new infrastructure and repair existing…
Dr. Mian Ashfaq Ali and his team from SMME NUST has designed and developed vacuum forming machine which was funded by HEC Technology Development Funds (TDF). The aim of the project was local development of technologies that is still being imported and has good demand. The benefit of local development is that it can be…
