Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
This page is updated every Sunday.
How to rid our cities of crime
 WHAT do the military and the retailers have in common? Well, both want to recognize their ‘objects’. The retailers have to identify and track their products while the armed forces have...
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Byteback
QUESTION: 1. Recently, my computer was hacked over a LAN network. I have not formatted my system, because I would like to purge it without formatting....
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Letting them speak
 THE much-touted dream of an e-government may finally be at your doorstep. If, of course, you are living within the limits of Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town in Karachi....
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Wireless autonomy
 ON wireless computer networks, an ad hoc mode enables the devices to communicate directly. Operating in an ad hoc mode allows all wireless devices within range of each other to discover...
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Webwatch
 Here is an educational resource site for students, teachers and researchers, providing an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity....
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Excellence in Excel
STUDENTS, professionals and executives find themselves flooded by mathematical data these days — and there’s nothing better than Excel for such purposes. Although Excel is mostly used in mathematical, statistical, financial...
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Learn about stem cells
 THE human body is a complex combination of cells, tissues and organs. Many research studies have been carried out to determine how a single cell is transformed into a group of...
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How time flies
THE old man shields his eyes against the fierce light and considers the question. When he talks about his ancestors, does he mean the Incas?...
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The caustic curse
 ABOUT half of Pakistan’s labour force is employed in the agriculture sector, which contributes about one-fourths of the country’s total GDP. Despite this huge contribution, the sector has been facing a...
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One last puff?
 THE world’s first public health treaty — the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) — came into force last Sunday after being ratified by 57 countries....
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A ‘bittersweet’ connection
MORE than 145 million tonnes of sugar is produced annually in the world. The European Union alone contributes about 20 million tonnes. In seven of the 120 sugar-producing countries, 50 per...
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Bird flu pandemic feared
 POULTRY breeding in Asia must undergo a radical change if a global bird flu pandemic is to be avoided, health and agricultural experts said at the conclusion of a three-day international...
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PTCL to be privatized within months: minister
THE government welcomed investments in the telecom sector from regional countries, said the Federal Minister for Information Technology, Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari....
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The drudge who changed the world
 IT was in 1999 when a French hacker, Jerome Rota, modified some misappropriated Microsoft software codes and created what is known as a compression program....
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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
 SENNHEISER RS-120 wireless headphone is lightweight and comes with NiMH batteries. This headphone provides detailed sound reproduction with strong bass response and can be used for both Hi-Fi and television....
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