Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Past and future: not just human imagination
 Time, by definition, is an instance or single occasion for some event to take place. Every human knows what time is. But, for every human, there is a moment when...
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BYTEBACK
 NTLDR missing
When I start my computer, I get a message which says, “NTLDR is missing”. What might have caused this and how to fix this problem...
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Mastering your system’s registry
 When the safe of your cupboard refuses to open, you call a locksmith, because he knows how a safe-lock system works, what your keys can’t achieve, his set of tools...
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WEBWATCH
 This educational website focuses on subjects such as stress and physical fitness using easy to understand language, games, quizzes, and several interactive features....
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Nasa shows students the way to space
 ONCE the sky was the only limit for an ambitious teenager. Not any more. For a group of Scottish students, space has become the ultimate frontier and they are getting help...
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Is the information overload serving any purpose?
 In low tech local environment where an overwhelming majority is still struggling to access and find required information, there are some high end-users who are already complaining of information overload....
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The impact of technical advancement in aviation
 Since the very first flight a 100 years ago, technical advancement in various aspects of an aero plane have taken place, which have steered the course of aviation development. Salient amongst...
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An ‘Opportunity’ on Mars
“Follow the water” is on what the science team behind the Mars Exploration Rovers based their landing sites. The purpose of the landing is to find evidence whether Mars was once...
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TECH UPDATE
Microsoft now has a public beta download of its Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit Extended Systems aimed at Opteron-based systems....
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SCIENCE UPDATE
Nasa says one of its unmanned rover vehicles on Mars has drilled into a rock, the first time this has been done by a robot vehicle....
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NEWSBITS
Experts taking part in an international symposium last Sunday called for steps aimed at increasing the production of blood components in the country to help overcome the shortage...
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NATIONAL SCI-TECH SCENE
The National Engineering Services of Pakistan has recommended adoption of composting as a zero-waste technology for scientific disposal of the solid waste being generated in the provincial metropolis....
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Dumping of solid waste: a threat to environment
 Environmental pollution is tangled with the unsustainable anthropogenic activities, resulting in substantial public health problems. Land pollution is one of the major forms of environmental catastrophe our world is facing today....
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COOL GADGETS
 Japan’s NEC employees chat with 38.5cm tall personal robot “Papero”, which can move at a maximum speed of 20cm/sec....
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