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Such fabrics often make use of phase-change materials (PCMs) that can store and later release large amounts of heat when the material changes phase (or state of matter, for example, from solid to liquid). Textile engineers have developed a fabric woven out of ultra-fine nano-threads made in part of phase-change materials and other advanced substances that combine to produce a fabric that can respond to changing temperatures to heat up and cool down its wearer depending on need. [Extracted from the article]

In the experiments, the number of variables was the same each time the AI restarted, but the specific variables were different each time. A precursor step to understanding physics is identifying relevant variables. [Extracted from the article]

In sum, the people of Pakistan will continue suffering no matter what climate change has brought for them in the shape of high temperatures and also as Engineer Khurram Dastagir put it, sacrifice for the industry that is running with zero load shedding. Despite Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif's directive for energizing the power plants shut down in the country, the situation does not seem to be improving for two major reasons. Khurram Dastagir said this week that Pakistan's electricity demand increased by 30 percent during the year taking it to the historical peak of 30,009 MW on June 30, while generation remained at 21,842 MW. [Extracted from the article]

A piece of encouraging news is coming out of the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) whose new leadership is being looked at with hopes in the face of deepening unemployment of engineers in the country. Now the council, led by Engr Haroon, the supervisors of Engr. Qureshi's era are proposed to be trainee engineers and the pool would be the last two batches passed out of the institutions. Besides numbers and intent of the proposal which may be honest and credible to resolve the issue of unemployment among young engineers, the basic question is how different is this program from Engr. Qureshi's. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the call of the Pakistan Academy of Engineering (PAE) for the country's energy sector be addressed as one entity instead of by various ministries and departments, citing the imbalance the sector is facing from the current situation. It also mentions some the significant energy projects that are presently on hold due to fuel scarcity including controversial mega hydro projects, exploitation of Thar Coal, and coal based power stations at Karachi.

The article focuses on the investments made by Chinese entrepreneurs or China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan's engineering industry along with Chinese labor which enables the Chinese people to generate revenue while the equity of Pakistan remains stable.

Under the PEC Act, only engineers can be appointed to such posts which require the performance of professional engineering work, can only be held by engineers. 1 out of 8 Chief Engineers, 25 out of 53 Deputy Chief Engineers, 334 out of 476 Aircraft Engineers are non-engineers The petition against Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for its appointments of erstwhile cleaners and helpers on engineering posts has unfolded, yet again, how engineers are being "honored" and engineering perceived in the country. These non-engineers, being appointed as Chief Engineers, Deputy Chief Engineers, and Aircraft Engineers, and who have been given the title of "Engineer" by the national carrier are mere technicians. [Extracted from the article]