Scientific Progress
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Iran, Italy to hold scientific coop. meeting
TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Iran and Italy will organize the first ever meeting on joint scientific, technological and innovative cooperation in mid-April, deputy head of research at Science Ministry said on Tuesday.
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ISC, Malaysian top universities sign MoUs
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Iran's Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) has signed three MoUs with top-tier Malaysian universities to facilitate interactions and further its international reach.
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2nd Intl. Mycobacteriology Congress opens in Isfahan
TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – The second Asian-African Society of Mycobacteriology (AASM) with participation of 120 international scientific figures has kicked off Sat. in Isfahan by Chairman of the society Ali Akbar Velayati.
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Potent Iran unconcerned about ‘rant and rave’ of puppet countries
TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – FM Zarif said a nation who owes its authority to efforts of war veterans, scientists and armed forces, will never worry about ranting countries who are fully subservient to others.
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Iran soon to debut restaurants run by robots
TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – The first robotic complex in Iran housing a number of domestically-built intelligent waiter robots capable of interacting with humans is set for launch in the near future.
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Iranian scientist wins international physics award
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – IUPAP, the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics granted Young Scientist Prize to Iranian scientist Mohsen Rahmani.
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Iran, Turkey hold workshop on tech transfer
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Iran-Turkey joint workshop on technology transfer was held in Tehran with an aim to exchange valuable experiences in the fields of science and technology.
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AEOI mulling Europeans' demands for Iran’s heavy water
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – AEOI Deputy Head Zarean said Sat. while Iran is mulling over some European countries’ request for Iran’s heavy water, the Russians are planning to bring on stream two nuclear plants in Bushehr.
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37th nuclear achievements expo opens in Tehran
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – The 37th specialized exhibition of Iran’s nuclear industry achievements has been inaugurated Sat. at University of Tehran.
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Iranian researchers find way to treat long bone nonunion
TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Iranian researchers at Royan Research Institute have proved in a study that the problem with long bone nonunion is related to mesenchymal cells.
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Min. of Science:
Iran’s joint coop. with foreign researchers hits 5% increase
TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – The share of Iran’s joint research papers with foreign scientists in 2016 shows a five per cent increase compared to last year, Iran’s Minister of Science Farhadi said Monday.
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Pres. Rouhani lauds role of humanities on reforming society
TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – Inaugurating the 8th Farabi Intl. Award on Sun., President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the significant role of humanities on development of all aspects of society including economy, politics and culture.
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Researchers produce air nanofilters with 99% absorption
TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – Iranian researchers have produced a type of nanofilter from nanomaterial that can absorb 99 per cent of various air pollutants and chemical gases such as Co and Co2.
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12 Iranian startups to attend CeBIT 2017
TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – Iran will participate in CeBIT exhibition as one of the leading events for IT and communication technology worldwide, slated for mid-March in Hannover, Germany.
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Around 3k knowledge-based companies running in Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – In an address in Iranian southern province of Bushehr, Iran's VP for Science and Technology Affairs Sorena Sattari recounted that Iran has taken great steps toward knowledge-based economy.
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Iran takes part in 2017 Thailand Inventor’s Day
TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – 14 Iranian inventors took part in the 20th Thailand Inventor’s Day (TID) that is currently underway in Bangkok, exhibiting interesting inventions and innovations from across the world.
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Rouhani prioritizes indigenous space tech.
TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – On the occasion of 9th National Day of Space Technology, President Rouhani stressed the need for reliance on domestic capabilities, while attaching high importance to development of space science in the country.
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Iran marks 9th Nat. Day of Space Technology
TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – The ceremony marking the 9th National Day of Space Technology was inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday at Iran International Conference Center.
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Kamalvandi:
IR-8 centrifuges' tests in line with nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi stressed the significance of this phase of testing of IR-8 centrifuges by injecting uranium hexafluoride (UF6), saying the tests are all in line with the nuclear deal.
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Iran to facilitate knowledge-based products exports to Africa
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Deputy head of Office of International Business Development said the exports of Iranian knowledge-based products to African countries will be further facilitated.
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Science Ministry to help Iranian students in US
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Following Trump’s recent order on visa ban and the restrictions put on Iranian students in US, Iran’s Min. of Science Farhadi said students with research opportunities will be given time to apply for universities in other countries.
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Space center starts construction of Nahid II Satellite
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Iran’s Space Research Center has launched on Sat. the construction project of communications satellite ‘Nahid II’.
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Iran in talks with Italy for tech. transfer
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – CEO of Iran’s Industrial Property Office announced Sun. that Iran and Italy have agreed on expanding cooperation in the form of technology transfer.
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Iran to unveil herbal medicine for treating Alzheimer’s
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Researchers at Iranian Institute of Medicinal Plants will unveil on Tue. a type of herbal medicine ‘Melitropic’ that can be used in treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Iran research fleet begins tech. coop. with Hamburg Uni.
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Marine Research Fleet Network has launched talks on technological cooperation with Germany’s University of Hamburg and Max Planck research institute.
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Iran, Sri Lanka to coop. on lab analysis for oil, gas
TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Science, Technology and Research and Iran’s Vice-President for Science and Technology signed an MoU for cooperation on laboratory analysis for oil and gas.
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Iran to hold 2nd conf. on Petroleum Geomechanics
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – The second Petroleum Geomechanics Conference to be attended by a number of top foreign speakers will be held on 24-27 January, 2017, in Tehran.
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Iran to attend Arablab expo 2017
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Iranian knowledge-based companies are getting ready to showcase their products at Arablab 2017 exhibition, one of the region’s largest technology trade shows to be held in Dubai in March.
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Researchers produce ‘anti-colon cancer macaroni’
TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Iranian researchers at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences have produced a type of prebiotic macaroni that can prevent or considerably reduce the possibility of contracting colon cancer.
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Mustafa scientific Prize hits deadline
TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – The deadline for submission to the Mustafa (PBUH) Prize Secretariat has expired on December 31, and new works will not be accepted, According to the Mustafa Science and Technology Foundation (MSTF).