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…
NUST has earned yet another crowning achievement by ascending an astounding 24 positions to stand 334th amongst higher education institutions worldwide. NUST has accomplished this feat as per the World University Rankings 2023 announced on June 8 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) – a prestigious UK-based ranking agency. As many as 2462 universities from around the…
Pakistan is currently facing dire problems which requires serious attention such as the rapid increase in population i.e., 2% rise per year, with an estimate of 340 Million by 2050, 58% food insecurity, 1st in water shortage index among lower-middle income countries, drought in barani areas and a decrease in agricultural land use per capita….
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…
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 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…
