10 new biotech. drugs to enter market in 3 years: Ghanei
Chairman of the Biotechnology Development Council said Mon. that the country has obtained the technical know-how for production of 10 new biopharmaceuticals, which will be produced and enter the market in two or three years. Mostafa Ghanei, Chairman of the Biotechnology Development Council, told Mehr News correspondent on Monday that in the past years, 22 biopharmaceuticals […]
Risks of Advanced Artificial Intelligence Are Real: Experts
Experts warned that they have begun to see problems of weak AI or Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) that can perform specific tasks on a daily basis, and its use is growing rapidly. Artificial intelligence can play chess, drive a car and diagnose medical issues. Examples include Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo, Tesla’s self-driving vehicles, and IBM’s Watson. […]
Why Should Not We Consider WhatsApp a “No-Threat”?
Why Should Not We Consider WhatsApp a “No-Threat”? By: Hamid Reza Naghashian Do readers of this article know that WhatsApp messaging service is currently one of the most powerful social networks in the today’s world? This network today connects almost one billion people in the world and let them be aware of their condition and […]
Iranian smart agricultural meteorology yearns for maximum harvest yields
A new wave of young farmers and entrepreneurs are revolutionizing the agriculture industry. The new generation is graduated, and aware of new techniques and wants to develop new products. New farmers can be more dynamic, take advantage of new technologies and open new markets. One can witness changes started to occur in agriculture. The new […]
Deal: Buy two decent Motorola phones for the price of one, long-lasting batteries included
If you’re planning to buy two or more smartphones – perhaps for you and/or your family – and don’t want to spend a lot on them, Motorola currently has some offers that are worth your attention. For a limited time, the company lets you purchase two Moto G5S Plusphones or two Moto E4 Plus phones for the price […]
Intl. conf. on achieving ‘sustainable cities’ underway in Yazd
The International Conference of Sustainable Cities and the 19th Energy Globe World Award started in the city of Yazd, central Iran, on Monday and will continue through Tuesday (Jan. 28-29). The two-day event has gathered the leading mayors and municipality experts from around the world to exchange and share their experiences and research results about […]
Iranian knowledge-based firms ramp up coop. with foreign companies
An official at the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology said Iranian knowledge-based companies have been engaging more with other countries to expand cooperation and increase exports. Deputy head of development and resource management at the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology, Alireza Daliri, told Mehr News correspondent that the vice-presidency has plans for increasing the number […]
Iran’s renewable output tops 2.75 billion kWh
Latest data released by the Energy Ministry show that Iran has produced 2.751 billion kilowatts-hour of electricity from renewables in the past nine years, since the bid to shift focus from fossil fuels to greener energies started. This volume of clean energy was produced from July 2009 to January 2019 and cut the consumption of […]
About 65% of Iranian children aged 3-5 have smart phones: official
Some 65 percent of children in Iran between 3-5 years of age have smart cellphone or tablets, said Khosro Saljouqi, the executive director of children’s internet plan of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), ILNA reported on Friday. The figure is stated according to a survey conducted by the Statistical Center of Iran […]
Alzheimer’s Brain Damage Could Be Accelerated by Sleep Deprivation
Researchers have understood little about how sleep disruptions drive the disease, but now by studying mice and people they found that sleep deprivation increases levels of the key Alzheimer’s protein tau. In follow-up studies in the mice, the research team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has shown that sleeplessness accelerates the […]