Tehran metro among finalists for ITA Tunneling Awards 2017
PayvandNews - Tehran metro line 6 is among the four finalists at International Tunneling and Underground Space Association (ITA) Tunneling Awards 2017 in…
Science and Technology
Report: Iran Successfully Launches Satellite-carrying Rocket
VOA - Iran successfully launched a satellite-carrying rocket into space on Thursday, the country's state media reported without elaborating. Iranian state…
Iranian teams grab 16 titles in RoboCup 2017
PayvandNews - Iranian teams managed to scoop 16 titles in the biggest and most reputable robotic competitions in the world held…
Iran must not squander opportunity to end executions for drug-related offences
Amnesty - Iranian lawmakers must not miss a historic opportunity to reject the use of the death penalty for drug-related offences…
Iranian physicists grab 5 medals at IPhO 2017
PayvandNews - Young Iranian physicists have won two gold and three silver medals in the 48th round of International Physics Olympiad…
Iranian students shine at chemistry, math Olympiads
PayvandNews - Two teams of Iranian students won several medals in the 49th International Chemistry Olympiad and the 58th International Mathematical…
Iran’s Telecommunications Minister Pledges To “Get Rid of” Foreign Social Media Despite Past Failed Attempts
CHRI - President Hassan Rouhani's Telecommunications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi has refuted criticism that he has been unwilling to block online content deemed…
Iranian, European universities ink MoU on higher education cooperation
PayvandNews - Twenty Iranian and 22 European universities have signed an agreement to continue cooperation in the area of higher education,…
Maryam Mirzakhani was a ‘milestone’ for Iranian women’s successes: President Rouhani
PayvandNews - President Rouhani has issued a statement praising Iranian math genius Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win mathematics' fields…
Iran’s Newest Robot Is an Adorable Dancing Humanoid
spectrum- Iranian researchers have recently unveiled a new robot called Surena Mini. Over the last several years, a team of…