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Purifying water: technological aspects
 THE government intends to construct 6,559 water treatment plants all over the country to provide safe drinking water to people. The project will cost Rs7.5 billion....
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Byteback
 EDITOR’S REPLY: 1. You can try the GeForce MX series or FX series for your requirements. However, you still won''t get the kind of quality you''re looking for. These are very basic cards...
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Finding a middle ground
 “Men first feel necessity, then look for utility, next attend to comfort, still later amuse themselves with pleasure, thence grow dissolute in luxury, and finally go mad and waste....
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Dark tides and ill winds
 ALL Susan Leydon has to do is stick her head outside and take a deep breath of sea air. She can tell if her 10-year-old son is about to get sick....
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The ‘reductionist’ revolution
THE call for miniaturisation has echoed far beyond the lateral dimensions of integrated circuits since it ushered in the era of modern microelectronics. It gave an impetus...
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Bridging the digital divide
 THE digital revolution, brought about by state-of-the-art technologies and has caused a fundamental amelioration in our lifestyles. The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)....
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Webwatch
 Short of supplies for your research laboratories? This is one website where you can get all the information on the latest supplies that are available for laboratories...
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Software virtualization
EVER worry about installing a new application not knowing what will do to your Windows settings and other installed software? The solution we are going to discuss today solves this problem...
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More about Phantom Limb
 GIVEN the progress that medical science has made in the past few decades, new treatment options are now available for diseases that were previously thought to be incurable....
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What to do about bird flu?
 AVIAN influenza or bird flu is an infectious disease of the birds, with its symptoms ranging from mild to severe in nature. Avian flu viruses exist almost everywhere in the world....
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Second law of robotics
IN a nondescript house somewhere near Hatfield, something that could pass for any student digs, groups of men and women have been rehearsing for the future....
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China, Pakistan to launch three satellites
CHINA will work with Pakistan to launch three earth resource satellites over the next five years. Officials last week said that relevant institutions of the two counties had already started....
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Cool gadgets
 ZIPCONNECT’S WIRELESS outdoor speakers are weatherproof. The included wireless remote allows you to control volume and auto-scan frequency tuning. The wireless part operates...
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15 pounds: part of freshman meal plan?
 AT Terra Ve, a vegetarian cafeteria at Purchase College in Westchester County, NY, the bacon pizza is vegan, the Asian rice is low fat, and a big poster next...
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