Iron man Elon Musk places his Tesla battery bets
As Tesla’s profits and prices grabbed headlines last week, a potentially pivotal development for the global car industry flew largely under the radar. The US electric pioneer disclosed that nearly…
The next frontier in cyber security
The newer quantum computers differ from traditional computers as they operate on qubits, the basic units of information in quantum computing that can exist in multiple states simultaneously. This property…
Connect the region
Modern economic theorists emphasize the promotion of trade corridors through regional economic integration. Both inter-regional and intra-regional trade corridors are crucial for progress and development. Regional connectivity is vital for…
Amazing science
In 2020, the Nobel Prize in chemistry was jointly awarded to two women – Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna – for their work on CRISPR-Cas9, a method to edit…
Toyota turns to Chinese tech to reach its electric holy grail
Toyota Motor Corp will launch an all-electric small sedan in China late next year, having turned to local partner BYD for key technology to finally make an affordable yet roomy…
Electric cars: quest for clean and affordable energy
Recently the government announced that Pakistan will be able to manufacture and put on road electric cars by 2030 which is a welcome news. With rapid industrialization many big cities…
On electric cars and war clouds
There have been two major developments over the past month that are worth highlighting. Tesla, the electric carmaker, created history by surpassing the market value of the US motor giant…
Innovation driving economies
The world economic scenario has changed dramatically in the last century, with knowledge replacing natural resources as the major pillar for socio-economic development. The extent of the knowledge gap between…
The Duck Curve challenge
As the world embraces the era of energy transition, Pakistan stands at a critical juncture where adopting a Just Energy Transition mechanism is not just a choice but an imperative…
Zooming in on China
One of the most important factors and common denominators behind the success of great empires was the level of preparedness and willingness to struggle to achieve national goals. The same…
