Imtiaz Ali Khan, a Pakistani engineer and researcher, has created a “unique mixture of insulators” that can conduct electricity. Moreover using this mixture would save up to 30% of electricity, said Khan. He demonstrated his experiment to The Express Tribune here recently.
According to Khan, the mixture of insulators conducts 14% less current, effectively helping save electricity. He has named his discovery “AIK Technology”.
Khan told The Express Tribune that under Ohm’s law, electricity can only pass through electrical conductors, for example a copper wire. However, he said, the mixture created by him can not only conduct electricity, but also save up to 30% on electricity bills.
According to Khan, he used to conduct the experiments in his private laboratory and it took him nearly eight years to reach his results.
“This is the first time in history that anyone has found a method to conduct electricity from non-conducting materials,” said Khan.
“I have decided to dedicate my discovery to my nation of 180 million people, who are suffering from extreme form of loadshedding in these modern times,” he added.
He said he can provide a device that reduces electricity comsumption for Rs3,000 to people consuming less than 300 units of electricity, while households consuming over 300 units can avail the device for Rs4,000.
He appealed to the government to support him in his endeavours to bring an end to loadshedding.
By recognising his efforts at the national and international level, Pakistan can not only end power outages, but it can also export this technology to other countries, Khan said.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 19th, 2011.
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I likes ,,, sir zinda baad PP)
simply ....EVERYONE SHOULD NEED TO READ THE DISCOVERY OF WTEVER HIS CLAIMS R IN DETAILS...we have already seen LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS DANGEROUS about our knowledge of RIGHT ISLAM in pakistan .... dont just jump to conclusions by reading the headlines..indulge urself in details so everyone might see a difference in evrything...
he used to be my teacher , and he shows us this invention hw it works , and he have alot more things he did . . .. thanks to tribune to bring it up.
Dear Sir, 1st of all ALLAH help you in every step or every inch of life.........Ameeeeeen hardworking should be compulsory and further ALLAH give fruitful result give us INSHALLAH.i really feeling proud.thanks well-done job sir
That was really a great endeavor !! His invention can be useful !!
Great job by Sir Imtiaz Ali Khan. Proud to be his Student
Great work.. i have been his student in year 2009.
Well have heard about this from sir 3 yrs back and really i m happy to know :) n i m Proud to be his Studnt. One of the best teacher :)
@Ali: "Trying" to do the kind of work he's doing could be appreciated if this was being done by a primary school kid.
But he's a university professor for God's sake!
You don't "appreciate" university professors for "trying" things that show complete lack of understanding in their own subjects.
We PAY these professors in hundreds of thousands in monthly salary. And this is what they are teaching ? . Just look at all the commentators who have studied from him. Not one of them knows what he has "invented", what is the principle behind his "invention", and not one of them could give a scientific explanation of his work.
so another business man in making?
he didn't reveal his work and keeping it patent... ?
v v v nice great job sir
U rock sir imitiaz AKA munna :) proud to be a student of you. Studied electronics from him in 2nd sem in 2004.
Sir Imtiaz was my teacher at Bahria and I studied Physics from him in Fall 2004.
@Salman,
I am not a science major or anything, but the least you can do is appreciate that someone is trying. Be it the idea or the article, which ever is flawed, give the benefit of doubt.
"We as a nation should rather be weeping at the state of education in our country when our university professors don’t know what they are talking about."
I agree that the state of education is not up to the mark, but again if new ideas are bashed down like this, then I don't expect the situation to get any better. "We as a nation" need to learn to respect ideas and hard work, I agree the result is important, but common....!
And then they wonder why the brain drain.....!
It is indeed a marvellous work done by Mr. Imtiaz. this work must be supported by the government to control the consumption of electricity in pakistan. Other companies meant for the production of electricity products should also join hands with Mr. Imtiaz to keep this technology alive.
He taught me Electronic in 2nd samester ..... HE ROCKS ...
Tribune should have a science writer to report stories like this. This story is full of contradiction.
"Ohm’s law, electricity can only pass through electrical conductors, for example a copper wire."Incorrect
Ohms law does not say anything about electrical conductors.
Ohms law: Greater the potential difference between the two ends of the conductor, greater is the current that flows.
Insulators by definition cannot conduct electricity. Only conductor does. However, all insulators break down and conduct electricity when sufficient current is present. This is called dielectric constant.
A Good conductor that conducts electricity without the loss ( heat, due to resistance) is called super conductor. As reported, it is claimed that this invention saves electricity by 25% in comparison with existing conductor (copper as standard ?) so technically it is a super conductor, not insulator. However, I have my doubts.
Superconductors are Holy Grail in electrical research.
What is reported does not make any sense and I am surprised that many of commentators who are students of physics fail to point this out.
This is so SAD. To save electricity we need BETTER conductors, not insulators!!! . For all those who are praising the pure genius... This guy is using pure sensationalism for an idea that is as old as the discovery of Ohm's law. At the most he is thinking of reducing input voltage which will decrease the power consumption of SOME appliances like fans and lights. Other appliances like TV's, refrigerators etc. will try to compensate for the reduced voltage by drawing more current and will probably have their circuits burned in the process. People living in small cities in Pakistan are already very familiar with this problem and "voltage stabilizers" are used in almost every home to safeguard their appliances. As for fans, simply run the fan at slower speed if you want to use less power. No need to buy anything from this guy. As for lights, simply use lights that use less power !!! or get a common voltage regulator and connect it your lights. . We as a nation should rather be weeping at the state of education in our country when our university professors don't know what they are talking about.
Is it patented?
@Ahmed: "@G. Din: ... please sir. dont troll around here." The item piqued my interest because it would be a revolutionary idea familiar as I am a little about electrical engineering. And, you can't keep it to yourself. Sooner or later, you will have to share with the world!
Welldone Sir...
@G. Din: And yes. the writer has messed up his ideas. this article totally doesnt match the idea which he explained to us in the class. it was more like a power regulator. im not talking about voltage regulator. im his student and i believe in him. hes a brilliant man. a true genuine genius.
@G. Din: hes my physics teacher in bahria university islambad. and please sir. dont troll around here.
superb invention..support him guys!!
I have been his student and proud to have the honor. He once discussed such a thing with me in 2010, i guess. And now i am glad that he did it. May ALLAH bless him...
Great work sir MUNNA :)
he is teaching us physics now a days and we hear about his research almost every day and i feel proud to be his student :)
Really? Starting with a pakistani newspaper? Yeah, that will tell the world how important the discovery is. Please publish a proper research paper in a renowned physics journal before making a news story about it. As a "researcher", I'm sure you're familiar with the proper method of going about things...if there is something to be going on about. I wouldn't blame the media though, they don't know any better and will latch onto anything that can "solve our problems".
Mash Allah! I used to be his student, he also supervised my FYP i am so happy for him~ He is not only a good teacher but a really good person. My all the best wishes are with you sir for this and all your future achievements! stay blessed :)
My prayers are with him. May Allah give him success. Ameen
Great work.. i have been his student in year 2002.
The dude was my Electronics teacher at Bahira University, Islamabad. I heard quite a lot of stories about him and his research center which probably goes by the name "AIK Technologies".
Proud to be his student. And yes he had mentioned something of the sort in the class 3 years back. Im glad he did it.
With all due respect to the gentleman, this news item does not make any sense. Insulators are used to insulate live (with voltage) parts which means they must allow the least amount of "leakage" current. No insulator is 100% efficient, so there is always a certain amount of leakage current but that only produces losses (in the form of wasteful heat) and reduces efficiency. How can it save electricity (he perhaps means "electrical energy") ? Perhaps the copy writer has not done justice to him or his idea. If true, the world, not just Pakistan, shall embrace the idea with gusto! ET should explore it further and let us all know the progress of this very revolutionary idea!