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…
On average, humans spend around 90 % of their time indoors, which highlights the importance of indoor air quality. Indoor air quality typically encompasses the ambient conditions inside buildings and public facilities that may affect both the mental and respiratory health of an individual. Until the COVID-19 outbreak, indoor air quality monitoring was not a…
The School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad organized 5th Conference on Emerging Materials and Processes (CEMP21) on 29th – 30th November 2021. CEMP21 provided a platform to bring together researchers, scientists, and engineers from academia, research institutions, and industry to exchange information, experiences, and expertise in the…
