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  • Fighter Jet Crashes Ardabil, Pilot Still Missing 25 Dec 2019

    Fighter Jet Crashes Ardabil, Pilot Still Missing

    TEHRAN (Iran News) – A fighter jet of the Iranian Air Force crashed in the northwestern province of Ardabil on Wednesday, and the pilot is still missing. The MiG-29 fighter jet had taken off from an airbase in the city of Tabriz and was patrolling in the airspace of Ardabil Province when it crashed in […]

Scientists Turn CO2 into Solid Coal 02 Mar 2019

Scientists Turn CO2 into Solid Coal

A team of scientists used liquid metal and a liquid electrolyte to convert gaseous CO2 into a solid, coal-like substance, a breakthrough that could change the ways carbon is removed from the atmosphere and permanently stored.

DNA-Like Molecule to Aid Search for Alien Life 25 Feb 2019

DNA-Like Molecule to Aid Search for Alien Life

Scientists have synthesized a molecular system that, like DNA, can store and transmit information, possibly on other worlds, too. This unprecedented feat suggests there could be an alternative to DNA-based life, as we know it on Earth – a genetic system for life that may be possible on other worlds. This new molecular system, which […]

Iranian Medical Equipment Exported to 40 Countries: Official 24 Feb 2019

Iranian Medical Equipment Exported to 40 Countries: Official

Secretary of Iran’s Union of Medical Equipment Exporters Reza Kompani said the Islamic Republic is exporting medical equipment to 40 countries around the world, including Germany and Italy. “Currently, Iran’s medical supplies are exported to 40 countries worldwide,” Kompani said on Saturday, adding that the equipment is exported in various ways. The official added that […]

Drinking Diet Sodas on Daily Basis Increases Risk of Strokes, Heart Attacks 17 Feb 2019

Drinking Diet Sodas on Daily Basis Increases Risk of Strokes, Heart Attacks

New research warns that drinking a lot of diet sodas or artificially sweetened fruit juices may increase your risk for stroke. Diet sodas are often considered to be healthier alternatives to sugary beverages. A study this week is cautioning that immoderate drinking of the low-calorie drinks is associated with a greater risk of strokes or […]

Researchers develop nano-catalyst to replace chem. solvents with water 16 Jan 2019

Researchers develop nano-catalyst to replace chem. solvents with water

 A research team in Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute and Alzahra University has synthesized a novel nano-catalyst which can help the industry replace chemical solvents with water. Usually, industrial reactions take place in chemical solvents which have numerous environmental side-effects. Replacing these chemical solvents not only can reduce the industrial pollutants, but it also helps […]

Analyst says 2019 Apple iPhone models will have USB-C port and in-display Touch ID 05 Jan 2019

Analyst says 2019 Apple iPhone models will have USB-C port and in-display Touch ID

We already know that the 2019 Apple iPhone models are expected to look very similar to the 2018 versions. Some believe that the only difference will be more AR capabilities. However, according to a column in Forbes written by Jean Baptiste Su, Vice-President and Principal Analyst at Atherton Research, the 2019 Apple iPhone units will feature a […]

Iran’s AUT wins gold at regional programming contest in Lahore 01 Jan 2019

Iran’s AUT wins gold at regional programming contest in Lahore

The Amirkabir University of Technology team representing Iran has won the gold medal at the regional programming final contest in Pakistan, now advancing to the World Finals ICPC 2019 in Portugal. The AUT’s team of three won the gold medal at the final contests of the regional ACM ICPC in Pakistan’s Lahore, advancing to the […]

Researchers Develop Biofuel-Powered Sensor Able to Detect, Prevent Disease 01 Oct 2018

Researchers Develop Biofuel-Powered Sensor Able to Detect, Prevent Disease

An implantable, biofuel-powered sensor was developed by researchers that runs on sugar and can monitor a body’s biological signals to detect, prevent and diagnose diseases. A cross-disciplinary research team led by Subhanshu Gupta, assistant professor in WSU’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, developed the unique sensor, which, enabled by the biofuel cell, harvests […]

Insight into Autism, Brain Disorders Provided by Protein ‘Trafficker’ 24 Sep 2018

Insight into Autism, Brain Disorders Provided by Protein ‘Trafficker’

A protein that lingers too long on the neuron membrane may compromise the connections, or synapses, between cells that may propose a mechanism by which ASTN2 defects lead to neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and intellectual disabilities. In the brain, as in business, connections are everything. To maintain cellular associates, the outer surface of a […]

Bees Help Researchers Confirm Theory about Maintaining Protective Clumps under Tough Conditions 22 Sep 2018

Bees Help Researchers Confirm Theory about Maintaining Protective Clumps under Tough Conditions

Researchers discovered the means by which honeybees keep their temporary clumps intact during adverse weather conditions, confirming their theory about bees’ behavior under stressful conditions. In their paper published in the journal Nature Physics, the group of researchers at Harvard University describes their study of honeybee behavior in their lab and what they found. Once a year, […]