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  • Network

    No more illusions A new survey conducted by the New York based market research concern, Find/SVP, estimates that the number of Internet users in the US is only 9.5 million. The survey

  • Face to face

    Face to face

    Scientists at Tubingen University, Germany, have dared to prove the impossible that the human brain and its impulses could turn the computer keyboard and mouse into extinct species

  • Chip beats

    Chip beats

    The new computer aided tabla an Indian percussion instrument may not give the human gurus a run for their money, but it is linking hi tech with performing arts. The device offers connoisseurs a hassle free opportunity to pick up the art

  • Network

    Netting in moolah Restaurants in Japan have embarked on a novel method to boost their sales. To engage their visitors as they wait for tables to clear, many have installed a personal

  • Electronic syringe

    Surgeons perpetually fear risking the life of the patient they keep under anaesthesia. Deciding on the exact dosages of the drugs required bothers many of them. The problem has been

  • Not so easy

    Electronic immobilisers have been highly successful in cutting down car thefts. But security experts fear that skilled thieves could 'crack' an immobiliser if the code sent to

  • MONEYMAKERS

    RICH HARVEST: The Minneapolis-based Cargill Inc, the biggest private firm in the US is eyeing the rapidly growing Asian food market. It plans to invest US $1.5 billion over 10 years, mainly in

  • Chip off the new block

    Chip off the new block

    Researchers try enhancing the capacitance of microelectronic capacitors

  • The big byte

    THE National Param Super Computer Centre in Pune is developing one of the world's largest computers which will become operational by 1998, according to Vijay P Bhatkar, executive director,

  • One up

    SUN microsysterns has just released a new range of computers designed for multimedia applications on Internet and corporate networks. 'Ultra compmCTS' would provide access to

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