Contaminated water spreads pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses and creates the conditions for infection outbreaks. The recent COVID-19 pandemic increased the interest of the researchers around the globe in the surveillance and quantification of pathogenic bacteria and viruses in water and wastewater. Waterborne pathogens in water are growing worried throughout the world [1]….
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…
Oil / Water pollution is increasing unprecedented due to surging release from industrial spills, petrochemical effluent, and domestic discharge. Water is the driving force of life, but water pollution has posed an immense threat to human health, aquatic life, and economic development. Oil/water pollution is increasing unprecedented due to surging release from industrial spills, petrochemical…
For millenniums, mankind has been wearing clothes. For centuries, mankind has also been putting on devices like spectacles or ornaments like jewelry. In the era of technology, this evolution continues and has taken the shape of wearable devices like smartwatches, smart jewelry, smart clothing, etc. Medical scientists have also adopted these innovations and developed gadgets…
The research and innovation activities by Dr Murtaza Najabat Ali and his team were in the limelight yet again during this quarter, as the team worked tirelessly to achieve the aim of taking NUST and Pakistan to the new heights of success. Briefly, the team secured a research grant worth 7.4 million, published three papers…
