Team Falcon, CAE Winner of “Design, build and fly competition PROPELLAIR’21 hosted by IMechE”

NED University of Engineering and Technology, PropellAir’21 was hosted by IMechE NEDUET Student Chapter. In the event, the participants had to design, fabricate and ultimately fly an unmanned aircraft. The event comprised of workshops, oral exam and e-test of participants, and actual flight demonstrations of handmade aircraft. The final contest was held on Saturday, July…

Aerodynamic analysis of hummingbird-like hovering flight

Flapping wing micro aerial vehicles are studied as the substitute for fixed and rotary wing micro aerial vehicles because of the advantages such as agility, maneuverability, and employability in confined environments. Hummingbird’s sustainable hovering capability inspires many researchers to develop micro aerial vehicles with similar dynamics. In this research, a wing of a ruby-throated hummingbird…

The Role of Community in Adolescents’ Wellbeing

Every now and then a story about someone’s attempt to take his/her own life reported through electronic, print or social media clenches our heart with deep remorse and sadness. Often the stories give an account of the harsh attitude of a teacher, bad grades and conflicts with parents or friends as the trigger of self-injurious…

AquaSmart: An IoT-Enabled Smart Water Management Solution

Introduction Water is regarded as one of the most essential commodities for the survival of living things. With the increase in population, there exists an exponentially rising need to conserve the consumption and monitor the quality of water being provided to the consumers for drinking, agriculture and other purposes. Pakistan is experiencing an impending water…

NUST scientist claims to have developed a better Catalyst than Commercial Pt/C for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Fuel will be powering vehicular technology because of its high efficiency and insignificant emissions, which means less pollution. This is good news especially when our climatic conditions are at stake. Battery-powered cars are now commonly plying the roads but FCs use hydrogen to produce electricity in order to power the electric motor. While a lot…