Interviews Physical Sciences “Culture greatly influences attitude towards science”: Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy on science in Pakistan Dr Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy is a nuclear physicist, mathematician, and activist. He did his BSc in mathematics and electrical engineering from MIT and went on to have an MSc in Solid State Physics and a PhD in Nuclear Physics from the same institution. He has had an extensive academic career: working as a guest scientist […] Written by Mahnoor Fatima 2020-02-052020-02-08 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Engineering Physical Sciences Technology Nanotechnology: A Revolutionary Science Nanotechnology is the science of the extremely tiny. It is the art and science of manipulating matter at the nanoscale. It is a field of research and innovation concerned with building materials and devices on the scale of atoms and molecules. The study of nanotechnology enables us to understand why matter behaves the way it […] Written by Areeba Iqbal 2019-12-232019-12-31 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Physical Sciences Dark Matter: The Most Prolonged Mystery in Physics All the clusters of galaxies that we can see only make up for less than 5% of the universe. All the remaining 95+% is made of stuff that cannot be observed. This has led scientists on a quest to improve our understanding of these mystical ingredients. According to Sir Issac Newton, bodies have a mutual […] Written by Husnain Mehmood 2019-12-122019-12-12 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Engineering News Physical Sciences Technology Particle Image Velocimetry Ever wondered how engineers design aircraft, boats, submarines, rockets, jet engines, wind turbines or artificial hearts? These devices, though differing greatly in function, involve a fluid — air in aircraft, water in boats and blood in hearts. Thus, in order to properly design these devices, there is a need to analyze the motion of fluid […] Written by Muhammad Ali Qureshi 2019-09-242019-09-29 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Physical Sciences Technology Quantum Mechanics Redefines Radars The quantum revolution mainly involve visible wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum, but everything changed when Shabir Barzanjeh and his team at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria used special properties of quantum mechanics to make measurements that were not previously possible. Together, they used entangled microwaves to create a quantum radar. The radar works […] Written by Alizah Gul Memon 2019-09-222021-09-07 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Astronomy Physical Sciences How Do We Know Black Holes Exist? Black holes are one of the most amazing phenomena in the universe. To get an idea of their magnificence, join your thumb and index finger to form a circle. Now imagine the entire Earth is squeezed down to fit in that circle. The density of the object between your thumb and finger would be the […] Written by Afroze Zehra Zaidi 2019-09-122019-10-21 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Biography Physical Sciences Technology The Forgotten Father of the Future: Nikola Tesla In the 1880s, while working at Edison Company on the improvement of the designs of direct current motors and generators, Nikola Tesla realized that the DC transmission was very far from a perfect source of power transmission. “The more I worked on DC the more I realized that direct current is not perfect at all. […] Written by Iqra Amjad 2019-08-302019-08-30 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Featured Interviews Physical Sciences Inspiring the Sagans of Tomorrow It is no exaggeration to say that the award-winning TV series Cosmos made science and astronomy household names around the world. Created in the 1980s by the celebrated American astronomer and science popularizer, Carl Sagan, the show influenced a whole generation of scientists. Sagan passed away in 1996, yet his work continues to inspire the […] Written by Muhammad Hamza Waseem 2019-08-252019-09-10 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
