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Planetariums going to waste
 Can you imagine a bustling city of 10 to 14 million souls, with large swathes of uppity residential zones, hundreds of thousands of vehicles, thousands of restaurants, thousands of schools and...
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Of Muslims’ contribution
 In the histories of philosophy and science written in the West, Greek contributions have been emphasized, with the authors quickly moving on to European contributions and devoting only a brief interlude...
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Fact is stranger than fiction
As scientists and astronomers explore the final frontier a little more each day, they have to take a step back to marvel at the mysteries of the cosmos...
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Living on borrowed time
 Hawking lost his speech in 1985 after he fell ill with pneumonia and had to have a tracheotomy. His life became one long exercise in patience...
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The key to better security
 Keys are used to protect belongings. In general, one key never works on two different locks. Each key is like a unique encryption device. Digital certificates are based on the same principle....
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Free mail server
P rofessional mail server applications generally cost a lot. But alternatives exist in the form of free email servers, which can be set up quickly and easily, providing good functionality....
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What is Cyberjaya
 It’s a city having a unique mixture of eco-friendly environment and state-of-the art technologies and infrastructure, Internet is no longer a new medium for us. Every conceivable activity is moving from the local conventional environment to the internet medium....
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The future on a plate
You don’t have to look far to realize that food is news. But that’s hardly new, Pick up any recent newspaper and check the headlines. Britons get fatter, while famine looms over Africa — but should Zimbabweans accept genetically modified (GM) crops as aid? British fishermen face quotas as North Sea cod has its chips ...
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Phosphorus deficiency in dairy animals
Phosphorus is one of the costliest macronutrients in the diet of dairy animals. Its deficiency is widespread which badly affects livestock production in many parts of world, including India and Pakistan....
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Bangalore outsourcing revenue increases
India’s technology hub Bangalore experienced a 20 per cent growth to $2.05 billion in its software and back-office outsourcing exports in the April-September half-year period, an official said last week....
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Environment tribunal unable to move
An official of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week told the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, that the environmental tribunal was unable to prosecute cases involving violation of the...
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African software, global demand
A decade ago, Ubuntu” was a word that shook apartheid South Africa. Today, it is a word that may be keeping Bill Gates awake at night....
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Byteback
 I installed the game Far Cry in Windows XP. After installation, when I tried to run the game it did not, and the monitor screen went black. Whenever a button is pressed, it returns to Windows. I have all of the game’s requirements....
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Quiet revolution on the ground
FOR MORE than a decade the unblinking eye of the now-doomed Hubble space telescope offered the best views of the cosmos. Floating above the distorting effects of the Earth’s atmosphere, Hubble...
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Webwatch
 If you are looking for basics in biology, this is the site for you. Just click on any given link and be prepared for a plethora of biological information to cascade on you. At the bottom of each page are links to other science-related sites dealing with chemistry,...
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What is a planetarium
German company Carl Ziess produced the first projection planetarium in 1923. The news of model 1 of its equipment, installed at the Deutsche Museum in Munich, spread throughout the world like wildfire....
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Cool gadgets
 THE US ROBOTICS WIRELESS MAXg Router gives your Wi-Fi more oomph by pumping wireless signals into the air. The router is able to cover a wider range and can significantly boost the network’s speed....
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Think your IT
. A firewall is used to protect a computer from a. fires and floods b. a form of virus c. a form of illegal intrusion to the system....
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