Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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A ‘Silicon Valley’ in Pakistan?
 In the 1980s and 1990s, Silicon Valley propelled the world into the computer and internet age and, in the process, captivated the world’s imagination as a model for organising....
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Byteback
 QUESTION: I am unable to use the voice chat option using Yahoo! Messenger. Whenever I try to do so, an error appears which says: “voice error”. Why does this message appear?...
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Prof Hawking’s answer to the question of human survival
 It was an unusual move for one of the world’s most eminent scientists. Having built a career shedding light on the darkest secrets of the universe — from the essence...
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DME — the new fuel option
 National prosperity is highly dependent on secured energy supplies. Nations that succeed in developing good energy infrastructure and meet their requirements from indigenous resources....
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Power from the restless sea
 Riding the waves is becoming fashionable in Newcastle, England, thanks to a growing number of scientists, engineers and investors who are gathering there. A group of entrepreneurs...
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For a more effective site
 Some companies try to attract website owners by offering them top rankings on thousands of web search engines. This is just a marketing gimmick, claimed an expert recently....
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Webwatch
 There always seems to be some sort of compilation going on, to produce the top hundred of everything, from songs to movies. Why not theorems, then? Check this website...
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It’s there, wherever you are
Do you have to access your files from several locations — like home, office and net cafes — due to the nature of your work? If you do, then a laptop will be a great asset....
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First communications satellite
 “Balloon satellite in orbit; delayed message heralds new communications era”. This was the headline of the New York Times newspaper for Aug 13, 1960 — the day following....
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Alchemists getting a makeover?
 Historians of science are taking a new and lively interest in alchemy, the often mystical investigation into the hidden mysteries of nature that reached its heyday in Europe...
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Limits on thousands of uses of pesticides
The Environmental Protection Agency of the US said last week that it was recommending new restrictions on thousands of uses of pesticides because of their adverse effects....
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PCSIR gets equipment for research
The Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) has acquired modern equipment for research and development activities in order to facilitate....
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Cool gadgets
 THE NOKIA N80 camera phone has a bit of everything — Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Microsoft Office document readers, an MP3 player and a decent web browser...
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Vibrational medicine
Scientists and researchers of the last century formulated a profound healing mechanism which focused on the quantum. They used the laws of physics and their knowledge...
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