Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Let there be light
 A lot has been written about the power shortage in the country. An article on the subject was published not long ago in Sci-tech World too....
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Byteback
 QUESTION: I use a P3 with Windows XP. The problem is that I am unable to attach any kind of file when I am sending emails. I tried...
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Personality: Al-Nafis: discoverer of blood circulation
 N othing in Europe could hold a candle to what was going on in the Islamic world until about 1600… It was the infusion of this knowledge into Western....
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Earthquake engineering: Quake-resistant houses
 Studies on the stability of structures are required reading for scientists, engineers and technologists who deal with instabilities. The topics involved are dealt with specifically under the....
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Technology: Advocate of wireless world
William J. Mitchell does not look much like a cyborg. When I meet him in London, in the bookshop of the imposing Royal Institute of...
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Technology: Cellphones for little hands
See Dick. See Jane. See Dick and Jane on their cellphones. The elementary school set is the latest target of cellphone companies....
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Geekworld: The $100 solution
 When it comes to coming up with practical ideas, and getting them implemented as well, nobody does it better than Nicholas Negroponte. The man has been at a single quest since...
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Webwatch
 This website will help you learn more about the human body. You can choose from various sub-systems of your body — from digestive and skeletal to muscular and lymphatic...
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Tips and tricks: Let’s talk Google
Gone are the days when ICQ ruled the Instant Messaging world. MSN came and literally swept the IM market. However, this unparalleled rule by the ‘IM king’ is now being challenged...
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Nitty-gritty: Learn about GCP
 The most beautiful aspect of life is the unique bonding of human beings which connects them to a common....
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Calamities: Is the end near?
 With the recent spate of natural disasters around the world, our planet seems to be a more violent place than ever before. Just when we...
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Global update: The world’s first face transplant
Surgeons in France have performed the world’s first face transplant, on a 38-year-old woman whose nose and lips had been torn off by a dog. The complex, high-risk operation, which involved...
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National scene: Report on seismic survey by Jan 15
New building codes and report on a seismic survey is expected to be ready by Jan 15, according to the federal relief commissioner, Maj-Gen Farooq Ahmed Khan....
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In the end...: Physicists are in mourning
 We are nearing the end of the “World Year of Physics” — otherwise known as Einstein Year — as it is the centenary of his annus mirabilis in which he made three incredible breakthroughs, including special relativity....
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Cool gadgets
 The apple Ipod nano is a masterstroke in style and functionality. It is ridiculously thin and weighs...
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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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