Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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An insight into power sector regulation
 THE main responsibility of governments throughout the world is to engage in three main activities: to tax, spend, and regulate. Among these three activities, regulation is the least understood term. Most...
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DVD players’ technology
 WE all know how to operate VCR and even set its clock. Now it’s time to learn the latest in digital video disc (DVD) technology. Living in the United States, we...
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Webwatch
 Here is a virtual tour to jungle cruise and the jeep safari train of Africa USA amusement park, an African wildlife tourist attraction that was open from 1953 until 1961. As a perfect guide it provides all the info from history to...
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Terms for computer junkies
PUMP up your computer-related vocabulary! Load your brains with these frequenty used i-terms. Voice response system: A form of speech synthesis in which sentences are formed by concatenating pre-recorded words from a database. Unlike a TTS system, which uses speech synthesis to form spontaneous...
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Assembling a wired home for your family
 PICTURE this scenario: Your dad’s typing out his presentation for tomorrow on his PC upstairs; your bro’s crunching spreadsheet numbers on his machine downstairs, and you are browsing the internet in...
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Many uses for steam jet invention
 IT WAS devised initially as a simple, safe and reliable, high-efficiency and environmentally friendly marine propulsion unit....
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Is our critical information secure in cyberspace?
 WHILE the internet is an incredible resource of information, it is not very private or secure. Most data that travels over the internet is relayed over many computers around the world....
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University-level research in Pakistan
THE term research is generally thought of as a concept or theory rather than having a practical and implementation oriented approach — exceptions such as KRL and other defence-related industries exist...
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IBM moves for bioscience searches
IBM and a Norwegian company are teaming up to work on search products geared to the life sciences industry, a market that is becoming more and more lucrative for technology developers....
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New telescope lifts the dusty veil
 A NEW space telescope that looks at the cosmos with infrared detectors has lifted the dust veils from newborn stars and a bumptious comet, and revealed the detail in the...
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Oldest evidence of photosynthesis
 SCIENTISTS claim to have found the oldest evidence of photosynthesis, the most important chemical reaction on Earth, in 3.7-billion-year-old rocks....
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China invited to invest in IT
GREATER cooperation between Pakistan and China has been underlined for the growth and promotion of telecom and IT sectors in Pakistan, said an official statement....
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Pollution on the moon
 HAS man polluted the moon? Though hardly palatable, the answer is in the affirmative! In July 1969, Apollo II left behind on the moon 5,130 pounds of debris. To date, man...
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Byteback
 Pakistan Science Foundation Your coverage on “National Sci-tech Scene” was refreshing. Pakistan Science Foundation has done a good job by holding a workshop on the above subject. Two areas pointed by Dr Atta-ur-Rahman...
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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 displays its specially designed digital cameras, known as “Cyber-shot U50,” which is painted with a fine brush, pearl shell and gold foil ornaments. Sony Style will provide eight hand-made digital cameras for each winner from the eight countries...
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