Pakistan’s water supplies are severely stressed because of climate change, rapid population increase, and poor water resource management raises serious concerns. Pakistan today faces an impending water catastrophe as water supply per capita has dropped by more than 80% over the past 70 years. Considering the dire situation, it stands out to be the top…
Bamboo is a versatile and sustainable material that has been used for centuries in various cultures for construction purposes as shown in Figure 1 (a & b). Bamboo has been used in various forms, such as flooring, roofing, scaffolding, and wall cladding (Figure 2). Recently, it has gained significant attention due to its significant eco-friendliness,…
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought immense challenges for healthcare systems around the world, with healthcare patients facing immense pressure to provide adequate care for patients while navigating unprecedented risks. One of the most significant challenges of this aspect is caring for unconscious patients. Providing quality care to such patients becomes a daunting task as they…
Traffic signals in Pakistan are pre-timed to alternate between two signals. This arbitrary allocation of intervals does not consider the need of the moment; it is for this reason that at rush hours, traffic wardens are required to regulate traffic flow. The system’s inefficiency has a direct bearing on the violation of traffic rules, and…
Solar-powered IoT-based weather station is a device that uses solar energy and internet of things (IoT) technology to gather and transmit data about weather conditions such as temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed, and direction. The device consists of various sensors that capture these parameters and then transmit the information to a central server, which can…
On 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590 took off from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for New York but crashed shortly afterwards taking lives of all 109 passengers on board and 04 people on the ground. The incident may have faded away in history but the repercussions of it as well as the legal…
