In countries like Pakistan where research commercialization is a new concept, NUST is already recognized for its efforts to develop marketable innovations to benefit the society. It is home to many eminent scientists and leading researchers like Professor Dr Murtaza Najabat Ali who are working tirelessly to conduct applied research and strengthen academia-industry linkages. Being…
Patients who have vision impairment may find it extremely difficult to go about their regular lives. Unfortunately, the number of people in Pakistan affected by vision impairment is staggering; an estimated 21.78 million (Hassan 2019). Such impairments reduce people’s quality of life, which results in a cumulative loss of production and income for the nation….
First ever National IP & Brand Protection Summit on Changing Contours of Innovation in Pakistan was held at National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) on Monday, 27th June 2022. The theme and scope of the event was to provide a common platform bringing together supply and demand side IP stakeholders and identifying avenues to…
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…
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…
With a focus on introducing leading technology trends, creating actionable change, and building collaborated partnerships in Academia and Industrial practices, NCRA conducted its 4th IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI). The conference agenda included multiple sessions of research presentations from national and international researchers. The conference has become one of the…
