Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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In the beginning, there was...
 OVER the decades, there has been considerable controversy over the evolution of man and also about the age of Earth, the only planet in the solar system which supports life as...
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A world of strange possibilities
 THE second half of the last century saw an avalanche of developments in medical and surgical techniques, bringing about interventions that brought many moral and ethical questions to the fore....
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A crash course in data sources
 Most middle-tier applications today rely on database management systems for data storage. Databases provide a rich set of functionalities, such as transaction and security management and data warehousing features to ensure...
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Webwatch
 Pasadena’s Jet Propulsion Labs aims to appreciate the extraordinary twin rovers hovering around the planet. This site virtually takes you to the Red Planet, along with a nifty micro-site, showcasing highlights from the story so far....
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Easy does it
PASSWORDS are the lifeline of internet users. Without a password, one is lost and the internet wouldn’t work. Most people either end up using the same password for all their computer...
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More about military robots
 SOLDIERS have a tough job to do. They walk through minefields, rescue hostages and deactivate bombs. Many of them die in the battlefield. Others survive to recount horrific war stories. It...
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Exciting world of instrumentation
 INSTRUMENTATION is one of the growing disciplines which has a vast scope in the international market. From bio-medical to process control and from chemical analysis to aviation, almost all the industries...
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‘Washing’ water
 THE design of a water treatment plant is usually dependent upon the quality of raw water. However, the production of water fit for human consumption, is not as easy as...
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Sins of emission
ON Feb 16, one of the most controversial treaties in decades becomes part of international law. It has been heralded as a breakthrough in the fight against dangerous climate change and...
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‘Supercomputer on a chip’
A “supercomputer on a chip” has been unveiled jointly by the International Business Machines (IBM), Sony and Toshiba. The product is targeted at the expanding market for new, more powerful...
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Law on data protection and e-crimes
THE Federal Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, announced recently that the government would promulgate the “Data Protection Act and E-crimes Bill” by next month....
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IE, therefore, I am
 INTERNET Explorer can be the bane of existence for most web surfers. Often, we hurl a wide variety of colourful expletives at the elusive creators without realizing that their browser is...
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Ignoring the smoke
WATCHING President George Bush deliver his State of the Union speech recently, I thought of Irwin Allen, Hollywood’s master of disaster, the man who gave us The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon...
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Cool gadgets
 OLYMPUS EVolt E-300 Digital SLR has an 8.1megapixel CCD and a 1.8inch LCD. The camera redefines the art of burst shooting, firing off at a consistent 2.5 frames per second. The viewfinder of this camera is located on the left...
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