Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Security threats in the cyber space
 A FEW weeks ago internet gateways suddenly stopped functioning for several hours, resulting in the disconnection of cyber communication all over the world. The scary fact is that it can...
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How to design a smart website
 IT SEEMS as if anyone can make a web page these days, but to create something extraordinary requires creative thinking, loads of time, hard work and knowledge of the art...
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Webwatch
 Communication is all about words. And for all those vocabulary hunters this wide-ranging site could be flat-out good for their souls. Certainly the lively and amusing Agora, possibly one of the most civilized discussion areas on the web....
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Terms for computer junkies
PUMP up your computer-related vocabulary! Load your brains with these frequenty used i-terms. Broadcast: To simultaneously send the same message to multiple recipients. Broadcasting is a useful feature in e-mail systems. It is also supported by some fax systems....
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Biotech tools can clean up the spill
THE Earth has faced many disasters caused by humans throughout the history. Oil spillage accidents abound today and are on record to have caused ecological and social catastrophes. Today one of the most important hazards jeopardizing our sea environments is oil spillage from the single-hulled oil tanker MT...
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The gender gap in binaries
 COMPUTERS and the internet are new, dynamic, fast changing and exciting fields of human activity, open for bright people who are willing to test their ingenuity. These technologies have not only...
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Making sense of IT certifications
 IF you are a computer expert, you know how often you are approached by the uninitiated, asking for your advice on computer courses or the benefits of professional certifications. Our market...
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‘Quality education should be our national priority’
 IN 1982, a young Pakistani computer science professional joined a fledgling database company, then known as Relational Software. As the company’s first sales consultant, he was to launch a sales...
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New version of Sobig virus to strike
A NEW version of the Sobig.F email virus that has plagued computers worldwide could arrive any day, even before the latest variant is timed to expire on Sept. 10, security...
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Discovering the hidden Universe
 A $2BN space observatory that can study the early history of the Universe is set to be launched at the weekend by Nasa....
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Humans related to worm?
 THIS brainless mud worm is a long-lost relative of human beings, scientists have discovered. It appears the slug-like creature found living at the bottom of a Swedish lake shares its ancestry...
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Nust to get EC grant for research
UNDER the Asia Link Programme for research and human resources development, four universities in France, UK, China and Pakistan will receive Euro 400,000 from the European Commission (EC). This was announced by the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) here last week....
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‘Smart home’ technology becoming a reality
IF time is money, then here’s a definition of wealth for the 21st century: You’re leaving the house for the day. You grab your things, hop into the car and back out of the garage. Then you pick up a device that looks like a four-button version of your car-lock remote control and punch a “goodbye” button....
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Byteback
 The menace of oil slicks THE article “Disaster in the Arabian Sea” (Aug 23 issue) is an eye-opener. The immense harm the oil-spill has done to the Karachi coastline, marine life and vegetation is incalculable....
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ITeaser
THINK your IT knowledge is really good? Rack your brain with this I-Teaser and find out for sure:...
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Cool gadgets
 SONY’S humanoid robot “SDR-4X II”, 58cm in height and weighing 7kg, equipped with 3 CPUs and 38 micro actuators, shows dance performance during a demonstration at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Inovation (MeSci) in Tokyo...
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