Electric vehicles (EVs) are at the core of clean transportation envisaged for a sustainable future. As more people switch to electric vehicles in the developed world, publicly available electric vehicle charging points have become a common sight in the city centers, as seen in Figure 1. Electrification of the transportation sector can play a vital…
A technology that has had a significant impact on organizations, large and small, is cloud computing. Numerous case studies have thrown light on how the cloud has revolutionized airlines, healthcare, banking, education, etc. Fundamentally, the cloud is the availability of resources (infrastructure, platform, software) that are provisioned via the internet. For the startup and enterprise,…
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are considered the most reliable energy storage system with high energy and power density. LIBs have already captured the electronics market and are used in cell phones, laptops, gadgets, etc., with long cycle life. However, the demand for LIBs is increasing rapidly especially towards electric vehicles (EVs) where high energy and power…
There is an exponential growth in mobile data in recent times due to large number of registered users and their demand for high quality multimedia content. To cater for this ever-growing data requirement, mobile communication networks are being evolved into fifth generation of systems (5G) which is expected to provide 5-50 Gbps of data rates….
Interactive webinar on “Digital Transformation and Innovation Landscape Beyond Pandemic – An Asian Perspective” was held on 25th November 2020. During the session, esteemed speakers from Pakistan, China, Norway, Malaysia and Spain delivered talks on their respective topics which were followed by questions and answers on each topic. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Mohammad Ali…
In a landmark achievement, Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Imran Khan has approved the status of Hi-Tech Special Economic Zone SEZ for National Science & Technology Park (NSTP) located at National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST). As per the announcement by Board of Investment (BoI), this approval was granted in the 6th meeting of…
