Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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The early life of a genius
 ONE OFTEN wonders what would be the trends of research in high energy physics, or how the energies of a fission reaction would be harnessed, if Einstein had not deduced his...
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Ideas are not property
THE DIFFERENCE between ideas and things is obvious as soon as someone hits you over the head with an idea — so obvious that until recently it was entirely clear to the law. Things could have owners and ideas could not....
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Climatic upheaval in the offing?
 IS OUR planet heading for a climatic upheaval? Based on the evidence available, the answer seems to be in the affirmative but no one knows for certain....
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One foot in the future
 FIFTEEN YEARS ago, Tim Berners-Lee was developing the first webpage, the first web server, and the first browser — all of which ran only on his own machine at Cern, Europe’s particle physics research centre....
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When shadows beckon
 SINCE ITS unveiling, the PlayStation2 (PS2) has become the most talked about console in gaming history. Its processor — “the emotion engine” — was responsible for the hype as it promised not only unbelievable graphics but also “emotions” from its games....
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Steam and boilers
 WHAT GREATLY influenced the human ethnology were physical things like steam, electricity and machinery. This is why we have phrases like “steam and steel”....
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Webwatch
 The structure of our brain is so complex that one cannot help but marvel at its flawless functioning. Even after reading tons about it, additional information never fails to fascinate....
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TIPS AND TRICKS: Keeping tabs
WHILE Task Manager shows us the applications running on the computer, it does not show lower level details of the processes. For that we have Process Explorer 9.25 — a free utility that not only provides detailed information on processes, but also allows advanced management capabilities...
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He served the sick
 DR FREDERICK Grant Banting (1891 to 1941) was one of the most outstanding scientists in history. He discovered the cure for diabetes when millions of people were suffering and dying from it. Even today diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases....
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The Best of times
 WHILE CHARLES H. Best (1899 to 1978) may be famous as a co-discoverer of insulin, he also has other feathers in his hat. During his tenure as the director of the...
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Famous scientist admits to ethical errors
THE SCIENTIST who created the first cloned human embryo was last week forced to apologize for ethical lapses in his work. Prof Woo-Suk Hwang of the Seoul National University said some...
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Telecom services in quake-hit areas
THE PAKISTAN Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is formulating a framework to allow the licensed operators, including cellular phone operators, to initiate services in the quake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir on a permanent basis....
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Internet for everyone
 SPONSORED BY the United Nations, the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) concluded in Tunisia on Nov 18....
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Cool gadgets: A perfect union
 The Swiss Memory USB is the perfect union of technology, practicality, material, and design. It perfectly pulls together the USB flash drive, LED light, Swiss Army knife and ballpoint pen....
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Byteback
QUESTION: Whenever I try to sign on to Yahoo, a window pops up, saying that my security certificate has expired. I reinstalled Yahoo, but even that does not help. Also, please recommend a website that offers good mobile messages....
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ITeaser
Think your IT knowledge is really good? Rack your brain with this ITeaser and find out for sure:...
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