Science and Technology

Al-monitor – On the front page of the Nov. 17 edition of the Reformist Etemad newspaper, a headline in small type, tucked in a corner, read: “Americans in Kish [Island].” The report detailed how American companies are participating in Iran’s 8th International Air Show on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf, even as Iran tries to negotiate deals to buy jets from Airbus and Boeing. AUTHOR Changiz M. Varzi Etemad did not name …

PayvandNews – The 1st international congress of Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) held in Tehran has announced its winners, including 2 Iranians and 3 scientists from other countries (Belgium, U.S. and the Netherlands). Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) The first International Congress of Universal Scientific Education and Research Network known as USERN was held on November …

PayvandNews – Iranian researchers at Sharif University of Technology won the top prize of innovations competition at the 8th International Conference on Social Robotics, Kansas City, US. The project ‘Abrbot’ which is a robot for educating and informing children on optimal water usage won the Best Robot Design at the 8th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2016) that was …

PayvandNews – Iranian architect Leila Araghian and Alireza Behzadi won the UAE’s prestigious Aga Khan Award for Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge that connect two parks separated by a highway in northern Tehran. Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge in Tehran, Iran (photo by Sina Ahmadi) see more photos The Aga Khan Award for Architecture established in 1977 is given every three years to projects that …

PayvandNews – Iranian search engine ‘Parsijoo’ is the most used search engine in Iran after Google, head of the Steering Committee of the project ‘Domestic Search Engines’ said Monday. Alireza Yari, head of the Steering Committee of the project ‘Domestic Search Engines’ told Mehr News correspondent on Monday that Iranian internet citizens are slowly moving toward using domestic search engines more …

PayvandNews – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic has kept to the nuclear agreement it signed with the P5+1 group of countries last year, stressing that with implementation of the deal, Iran and Britain must now make up for lost opportunities. President Rouhani meets new British Ambassador to Tehran Nicholas Hopton Tehran, October 31, 2016. (Photo by Islamic Republic …

PayvandNews – An Iranian pharmaceutical company has unveiled four domestically produced biotechnology medicines, leading to $600 million decrease in flow of money out of the country annually. Biotechnology medicines are developed through biological processes using living cells or organisms, rather than the traditional chemical synthesis approach. They are large molecules that are similar or identical to the proteins and other …

RT – Iran has unveiled a new drone reportedly designed for stealth suicide missions against both land and sea targets. It is the second drone to be introduced by the Islamic Republic this month. Iran tension Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have reportedly announced that they have developed a “suicide drone” designed to deliver explosives to blow up land and sea based …

PayvandNews – Vodafone has agreed a partnership with an Iranian Internet firm, becoming the latest Western company to enter Iran after sanctions were eased earlier this year. file photo by Fars News Agency Vodafone said on October 18 that, under a so-called non-equity partner market agreement, Iranian the Internet-service provider HiWeb will supply the British firm’s multinational corporate customers with …

Al-monitor — On July 24, Valiollah Seif, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), unveiled the Central Bank and Usury-Free Banking Reform Bill, also known as the Banking Reform Bill, to support sustained acceleration in economic growth and broad expansion of the private sector, which is currently suffering from a credit crunch in the Iranian financial system. If …