Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Mobile communication comes of age
 Since the end of the 19th century, when Marconi and Hertz demonstrated the feasibility of radio transmissions, man has endeavoured to fulfil the dream of multimedia communication enabling us to communicate...
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BYTEBACK
 Apropos of the article “No place for pests in BT Cotton” (Dawn ScienceDotcom: Nov 1), the author has written the article without adequate research....
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Getting real with software development
 As a young enthusiast of computer science (a time before it came to be known as information technology) I used to think of the term software engineering as a reference...
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WEBWATCH
 Discover the many ways that female physicians have influenced and enhanced the practice of medicine over the last 200 years....
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OIC can do a lot for S&T development
 The first word of the first Revelation to the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was, “Read!”. In contrast, the majority of the Muslim population today is illiterate....
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Say ‘hello’ to ET: reaching out the quantum way
 It has been an accepted fact that the only man-made structure to be seen from outer space is the Great Wall of China. Well, not really. You see, the wall is...
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Growing web-wise with weblogs
 Everybody has something to say, as they say, is all right. But, every body trying to tell what they have in mind is a different thing. Internet has made it easier...
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Lotus cultivation devastated by army worm in Upper Sindh
 An insect pest generally attracts serious attention only when, at least once, its attack assumes such devastating severity that the problem of its immediate control overshadows all other consideration....
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The smart way forward for microchips
 A SELF-TIMED microchip has been developed by scientists in the United Kingdom, in a bid to make the use of smartcards more secure....
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TECH UPDATE
The Chinese government plans to throw its financial weight behind Linux-based computer systems that could rival Microsoft Corp.’s Windows in one of the world’s fastest-growing technology markets...
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SCIENCE UPDATE
A gene in mice has been linked to the congenital birth defect spina bifida and the hunt is now on to see if the equivalent human gene is altered in sufferers, Australian researchers said....
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NEWSBITS
IBM has announced that it has sold its 20 millionth ThinkPad notebook, another milestone in ThinkPad’s long reign as a technology leader in mobile computing....
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NATIONAL SCI-TECH SCENE
More attractive packages will be announced soon for the benefit of telephone subscribers keeping in view their income level, Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication...
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Good news on the science front
“It is indeed possible that the psychological factors working against science development will become more intense in the ACs (advanced countries) but will lessen in the LDCs (less-developed countries). If so,...
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