
International Conference on Emerging Trends in Life Sciences for Sustainable Development
The Department of Biological Sciences of Forman Christian College (A chartered university) is going to organized a three day International Conference on Emerging Trends in Life Sciences for Sustainable Development from October 9-11, 2014 with the collaborations of the ECO Science Foundation, European Union, the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (Washington DC), Pakistan Academy […]

COMSTECH-SIUT Workshop on Bioinformatics
OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) is organizing a 3 day workshop entitled “COMSTECH-SIUT Workshop on Bioinformatics – Ensembl Database Mining and Whole Genome Sequencing Analyses” with the collaboration of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) on December 16, 2014 in Islamabad and on December 20, 2014 in Karachi. The main objective of […]

The Colour Chemistry of Gemstones – Precious Stones [Infographic]
A gemstone or gem (also called as precious stone or semi-precious stone, a fine gem, or jewel) is a piece of mineral, which, in cut and polish form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. The colours of Gemstones – Precious Stones are affected by differences in chemical and atomic structure, leading to the absorption […]

Testing for Cations By Sodium Hydroxide & Ammonia Precipitates [Infographic]
Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) solution or aqueous Ammonia solution can be added to the solutions containing metal ions in order to discern their identity. The colour precipitate from by the reaction can be used to determine the metal identity. In some cases, the precipitate dissolves in excess NaOH and Ammonia. In the following Test for Cations […]

Department of Chemistry, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, AJK
Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Azad Jammu and Kashmir is a public sector general research university, located at Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The university was formerly a constituent college of University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir as University College of Engineering and Technology Mirpur (UCET-Mirpur). In 2008 UCET-Mirpur upgraded as a university. […]

Metal Ion Flame Test Colours [Infographic]
A flame test is an analytical procedure used by chemists to detect the presence of particular metal ions, based on the colour of the flame produce. When heated, the electrons in the metal ion gain energy and can jump into higher levels. Because this is energetically unstable, the electrons tend to fall back down to […]

Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta
University of Balochistan (commonly known as Balochistan University) is a public sector general research university located in Quetta, Balochistan. Balochistan University was established in 1970 and is one of the oldest university of the Balochistan Province. This is university is chartered by Government of Balochistan and recognized by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. University of […]