Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Asteroids: is Earth at risk?
 Comets and asteroids, cosmic wanderers roaming through the near and far regions of space can wreak havoc if they hit a planet. The impact can not only leave devastation and destruction...
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BYTEBACK
 Please give me solutions to these:1. Is there any good website for learning Microsoft Visual Basics and MS Outlook? 2. What’s concept behind Interrupt? Can a computer work without it?...
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Switch your graphics into overdrive
 Ever wondered why it takes an excruciatingly long time for your computer to display large images and render full-motion video on your monitor? Or why the 3D games you play bear...
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WEBWATCH
 Confused about some science topic? No problem, we have a link here, to clear our mind about the issue....
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Sindh environment on the net
 The pressing environmental problems faced by the world today have impacted everyone. To address and understand the magnitude of this complex dilemma, the environment has emerged as a completely new discipline...
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Internet communities have their day
 Human beings by instinct want to live together in closely knit social communities. From the beginning of civilization to the modern times, communities have been evolving without conscious intent or plan....
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Linux OS? What is all the fuss about?
 Many flavours of Linux have been developed with its operating system ranging from high-end supercomputer to PC desktop. Although the uptake of Linux in enterprise and scientific circles has been promising,...
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Force-some foursome
 We read a whole whopper of a science chapter on forces. We study the frictional force, magnetic force, electrical force, mechanical force, tidal force, muscular force and the list goes on...
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TECH UPDATE
New mobile CPUs Intel is introducing four new mobile processors for ultraportable systems at the Intel Developer Forum....
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SCIENCE UPDATE
A newly released image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory shows the rare transit of a moon across a distant space object called the Crab Nebula....
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NEWSBITS
The Higher Education Commission has so far invited 67 qualified and experienced experts from abroad to teach at various Pakistani public sector varsities, a senior official of the commission disclosed....
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NATIONAL SCI-TECH SCENE
Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari last week announced policy guidelines for global mobile personal communication services (GMPCS) by satellite to ensure cheaper and affordable telecom services for the remote and under-served areas....
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‘Bluetooth’ is no tooth but a chip
 Bluetooth is a small, inexpensive chip that links personal electronic devices, such as personal digital assistants, computers, cell phones and printers within 30 feet of each other....
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COOL GADGETS
 Matsushita’s new portable DVD/SD/CD player “DVD-LX8” with a 9-inch wide LCD display enables a user to manually adjust the screen to a variety of angles....
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