Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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In search of habitable zones in the universe
 The universe is a never-ending picture of chaos with hazards that are constantly inhibiting planet-formation. But scientists think that there are a few places that might be hospitable to life....
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Growing scams in online businesses
 The online consumer market is growing exponentially. Although making transactions online offers convenience and saves time, it has its serious drawbacks as well....
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BYTEBACK
 Supernova imageThe Dawn Science Dotcom of July 6 printed a srory on page 10 about Supernovas....
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Why should you use Linux OS?
It seems that the time has come for the promotion of free software in the IT industry of Pakistan as our government takes measures to curb software piracy. Linux and other...
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Dungeon Siege
 Think Baldur’s Gate and Diablo II combined. Well think no more, for you can just as easily buy the game which accomplishes best of both games — Dungeon Siege. Right from...
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WEBWATCH
 From UCLA, these webpages are based on Prof. Arthur C. Gibson’s course on Botany. The pages on the various plants that follow the links...
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Shape memory alloy may be ready for market
 As a serial entrepreneur in search of his next venture, Rod McGregor was intrigued when he began reading about nickel-titanium metal alloys five years ago....
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Stream your way over the net
 According to analysts Internet Radio listener ship has grown over 515 per cent since January 2001. Analysts also reports that 35 per cent of all Americans have used streaming media. In...
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Stay away from that fridge magnet!
 Eating your vegetables and fruits might not be enough anymore in the battle against cancer and other diseases. You might also have to put away that cell phone, watch less TV...
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TECH UPDATE
 The launch of BBCUrdu.com is a landmark in online publishing as it is the first news site to use Urdu text, rather than scanned-in images of printed materials....
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SCIENCE UPDATE
Geologists in the US have broken new ground in earthquake research. In the central California town of Parkfield, the self-professed “earthquake capital of the world...
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NEWSBITS
 First they went wider, then flatter, and now televisions are set to go floppy.Roll-up, flexible televisions, akin to the melting watches of Salvador Dali’s surreal landscapes...
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The great moon hoax
 “On JULY 20th, 1969, the human race accomplished its single greatest technological achievement of all time, when a human being first set foot on another celestial body.”...
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NEW PRODUCTS
 At about 8 x 9 x 22 centimetre, JVC’s GR-DVL120U, is a digital camera with a 6 centimetre colour LCD, a 16x optical zoom, and a powerful 700x digital zoom....
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