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A team of Penn State researchers have observed and reported for the first time the unique microstructure of a novel ferroelectric material, enabling the development of lead-free piezoelectric materials for electronics, sensors, and energy storage that are safer for human use. The work was led by the Alem Group at Penn State and in collaboration with research teams at Rutgers University and the University of California, Merced. The paper reporting the results has been published in Nature Communications. Ferroelectrics are a class of materials that demonstrate a spontaneous electric polarization…

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A seminar titled ‘Energy Saving and Efficient Use of Resources’ was organized at the Iqra University North Campus. While addressing the seminar, CEO of 3 Ray Solution, Imran Imtiaz Butt said that according to an estimate, 1.5 hours of continuous sunlight falls on the Earth, which is enough to resolve the Global Energy Crisis. He said that every second around 173,000 terawatts of Solar Energy reaches the surface of the Earth, which can easily provide electricity 10,000 times greater than the current production around the globe, according to a communiqué…

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The 969 MW Neelum-Jehlum hydropower project, which is non-operational since July 6, 2022 in the wake of blockage that appeared in the 3.5 kms Tail Race Tunnel (TRT), has seen an estimated damage of Rs22.50 billion (Rs2.50 bn construction cost and Rs20 billion as business loss). “The project will now come on stream by the end of February 2023. Till February 2023, the project would brave a business loss of Rs20 billion,” a senior official of the Neelum-Jehlum Hydropower Company Limited (NJHPCL) told The News. When asked as to who…

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The 969 MW Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project, which is non-operational since July 6, in the wake of blockage that appeared in the 3.5km Tail Race Tunnel (TRT), has seen an estimated damage of Rs22.50 billion (Rs2.50 billion construction cost and Rs20 billion as business loss). “The project will now come on stream by the end of February 2023. Till February 2023, the project would brave a business loss of Rs20 billion,” a senior official of the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Company Limited (NJHPCL) told The News. When asked as to who will bear the loss, either the…

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The cost of fuel in power generation maintained a downward trend for the fourth consecutive month, falling to Rs9.02 per unit as a drop in demand for electricity kicked expensive plants out of the system, making room for cheaper ones in October 2022. The reduction in use of expensive fuel for the generation of electricity is a blessing in disguise, as this is achieved at the cost of economic activities. The partial or complete closure of factories in different sectors of the economy (including textiles, car manufacturing and construction materials)…

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