November 8, 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 Pakistan working with CERN CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, owes its creation to the dynamism and indomitable will of scientists such as Isidor Rabi, Eduardo Amaldi, Pierre Auger, John Cockroft and others. Thanks... BYTEBACK Direct-to-Home, or DTH technology as it is called, is a much hyped about technology these days. The reason, DTH circumvents the cable operators and delivers directly a bouquet of channels to the end user.... The bigger picture While almost every computerized device from mobile phones to digital cameras gets smaller and smaller, a monitor screen is perhaps the only piece of hardware that we always wish was bigger.... WEBWATCH This tour introduces the Big Bang cosmology, providing a brief overview of the essential elements of this theory and examining the gaps in the current hypothesis.... Micropower for health EXTENDING lives by microwaving tumours and making the deaf hear with the world’s first fully implantable cochlea are the latest gifts of micropower electronics. These apparent wonders are the front-runners of... Threat perceptions Much of dynamism of the information technologies comes from millions of users across the cyber world and their reliance on the conveniences these technologies offer. Like human beings mould societies, it... Why can’t we do what Indian techies are doing Where as Indian Prime Minister is becoming popular for dishing out “people-to people contact” mantra persistently followed by verbal brawls with the Pakistan leaders, contact between technologists,... COMMENT: Bt cotton found susceptible to army worm in Sindh The Bt cotton is a genetically engineered crop in which a synthetic version of gene from the soil — Bacterium bacillus thurigiensis — is inserted so that the plant produces its... TECH UPDATE Microsoft has reportedly approached Google about a potential buyout of the search technology company. Google, one of Silicon Valley’s few business success stories in the post-dot-com era... SCIENCE UPDATE Scientists at Stanford University have created an expanded molecule of DNA with a double helix wider than any found in nature. Besides being more heat resistant than natural DNA... NEWSBITS Nasa is adapting tiny laboratories embedded in compact discs (CDs) to conduct biological tests aboard the International Space Station and to eventually look for life on other planets.... NATIONAL SCI-TECH SCENE Pakistan is taking concrete measures, including diplomatic, to examine the possibility of establishing a multi-billion dollar Pan-Islamic Fund for the promotion of science and technology in the OIC region, said officials.... Science education: present scenario It is a universal truth that there are some extremely important decisions taken after extended discussion in relevant forums and implemented to form immutable, ever binding protocols, conventions and laws to... COOL GADGETS New cell phones...

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