July 26, 2003 Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Does Pakistani science need a social contract? IT WAS 1945. The world had just come out of years of conflict and was seeing the dawn of what would later be termed as the “American Century.” What was definitely... Tomb Raider: angel of darkness ANGEL of darkness, like most heavy budget games, carried a lot of hype with it. Rumors that Sony had sent the game back to the development studios as the first version... Webwatch Virtual Lab in Probability and Statistics Interactive provides web-based modules for students and teachers of probability and statistics. Most pages have one or more Java applets designed so that the student can run random experiments... Terms for computer junkies PUMP up your computer-related vocabulary! Load your brains with these frequenty used i-terms. Infrastructure mode: An 802.11 networking framework in which devices communicate with each other by first going through an Access Point (AP). In infrastructure mode, wireless devices can communicate... Eye implants: the future of vision ARTIFICIAL vision, a dream that may just be realized for the millions of blind people worldwide. Of all our senses the most precious one is that of sight. Without it we are pariahs in our own homes, dependent for the simplest of acts on others and deprived of normal existence.... Mind your blogging business SINCE 1992, when the first hypertext “diary entry” was uploaded, web blogging technology has hit the mainstream in just about a decade. Any one interested in technology and keen to see... Flirt with your Windows OS IF you are a regular PC user, you would have always wanted to have a personal touch in your so called Personal Computer, like having your name on start button, having... Communicating faster than the speed of light! ULTRAVIOLET light, along with all other forms of electromagnetic radiation comes in discrete energy packets called “photons.” The strangest property of a photon is its ability to communicate faster than its... Cisco warns of router flaw CISCO has warned internet service providers and corporations that a flaw in its router software could allow attackers to freeze Cisco routers and stop the flow of network data through the devices. The company has posted details of the flaw in an advisory on its website.... Origin of cosmic dust discovered UK astronomers say they have unlocked one of the Universe’s oldest secrets — the origin of cosmic dust. Cardiff University and Royal Observatory Edinburgh scientists found that some stars... Human tracking device rolled out THE MICROCHIPS, the size of a grain of rice, is implanted in the arm or hip. Hospital officials and security guards use a scanning device to download a serial number, which they then use to access blood type, name and other information on a computer.... ‘Degregulation of PTCL to enhance investment’ FEDERAL Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Sunday described as unfounded the apprehensions and misgivings about the telecom deregulation policy.... Has IT job market reached saturation point? ACCORDING to Steven Wright, the US comedian and actor, “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the precipitate.” While studying Chemistry during school days, we were taught that... Byteback Registry error I GET registry checker error every time I start my computer, after which most applications won’t run. Please suggest a solution? XTREME GIRL... ITeaser THINK your IT knowledge is really good? Rack your brain with this I-Teaser and find out for sure: 1. What is the mechanism that holds, spins, and reads the information on a disk... Cool gadgets JAPANESE toymaker Takara Co unveil their new Meowlingual, which they claim can translate various meows into over 200 human words. Takara’s this new gadget is expected to be launched in November for $75....

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