Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Time for grid computing in Pakistan
 GRID computing has recently drawn a lot of attention. Companies have started to promote the concept of accessing unlimited computing power from anywhere in the world as easily as users now...
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Point, click and scan!
A FEW years back when scanners first hit the computer scene, they belonged to the realm of imaging studios, graphic artists and publishing professionals. Times have radically changed since then. These...
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Webwatch
 Presented in Flash, this site offers some of the telescope’s most amazing never-before-seen images of galaxies and celestial bodies for you. It includes a shot of the Monocerotis star, which suddenly....
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Terms for computer junkies
PUMP up your computer-related vocabulary! Load your brains with these frequenty used i-terms. Hardware engineer: A person involved with the design, implementation and testing of hardware...
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Contraception by tubal ligation: a misinformed castration
 WHILE several birth control options are available today, tubal ligation is the contraceptive method of choice for women over the age of thirty in the United States. In Pakistan too, it...
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Comet impact: a smashing thought
 LIKE ethereal fleeting objects of light, comets stream across the skies with icy tails behind them leaving mystery and beauty behind. What actually lies within these celestial bodies is still not...
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Sound systems that rock your world
 LONG gone are the days when computer was used just for business data processing or desktop publishing. Computer today has become a source of never-ending entertainment for the entire family. Whether...
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Internet summit makes call to wire up the world
MORE than 170 countries approved an ambitious call to extend the internet and the benefits of information technology to the poorest corners of the world last Friday, but dodged some of...
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Scientists freeze beam of light
 PHYSICISTS say they have brought light to a complete halt for a fraction of a second and then sent it on its way....
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WTO challenges and role of scientists
“PAKISTAN industrial sector would only survive if the best brains come and produce the high standard quality but if we failed to do so in the new competitive emerging world there...
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Workshop on wealth generation through research ON DEC 03, Pakistan Science Foundation, in collaboration with the National University of Science & Technology, organized an international seminar to focus on “Wealth Generation through Research”....
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Rural-urban digital divide
 EVERY one seems to have been caught up in high sounding words like IT revolution, information society, and Information Super Highway. World information and communication technologies analysts and experts say that...
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Byteback
 Problem in Hotmail links When I try to access my Hotmail account using Windows 98, it won’t open and I get message “error on page.” When I click on any link of the page it displays the same message....
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Cool gadgets
 A 3GA third generation (3G) mobile phone display photograph, recorded from its built-in camera, is seen during a launch of 3G services in Singapore, 27 Nov. Singapore’s MobileOne (M1) showcased its suite of...
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