Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Scientific methodology of Muslims
 The history of science can be summed up thus: during the pre-Christian era science achieved glorious heights in Greece; the baton was then passed on to....
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Byteback
 Editor’s reply: You are facing this problem because such games require special 3D Accelerator Cards like GeForce and Radeon that display the graphics for these...
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Mushrooms’ anti-cancer effects
 Man has been aware of the importance of mushrooms since antiquity. More recently, certain mushrooms have been identified as a valuable source of bioactive....
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Moving closer to mind control
 Brain scientists are on a roll. Concern about rising levels of mental distress have resulted in unprecedented levels of funding in the US and Europe. And a range of...
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Why some scientists cheat
 As the year 2005 drew to a close, the scientific world was stunned by the announcement that the renowned South Korean scientist Dr Hwang Woo Suk, who had...
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The creative way to learn
 One of the most rapidly changing and exciting areas of education today is the development of interactive multimedia programs. These new technologies offer....
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Webwatch
 Most of us have studied science at some point in life. But generally, we are taught how science is a blessing to humanity. This site presents the other side of the coin...
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Password please
Password is your first line of defence against a privacy breach. With so many services being offered over the internet, like email, e-banking, social networking...
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The power of metal
 Civilization means the advanced state of intellectual, cultural and material development in a society. The progress made in arts and sciences in general....
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A time to change
 Chemical engineers have made such important contributions to society that it is hard to visualize modern life without the large volume production of....
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Billionaires to change face of research?
They are an elite club of billionaires, movie producers, dotcom whiz kids and the occasional astronaut, and between them they hope to change the face of scientific research....
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Environment minister’s proposal opposed
The federal environment ministry is in a fix over the establishment of the proposed environment impact assessment commission, with its minister supporting....
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An elegy to the telegram
 After working for nearly 145 years, the clicks have stopped. The telegraph, a technology that many say was the precursor to the present day internet....
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Cool gadgets
 THE NIKON COOLPIX S4 allows the lens and the body to rotate independently of each other. The 6-megapixel camera features 10X optical zoom and a lens equivalent...
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