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No ‘secret agreement’ with IAEA for inspection of Iran universities 21 Jul 2018

No ‘secret agreement’ with IAEA for inspection of Iran universities

 Iranian representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency rejected any ‘secret agreement’ made with the IAEA for inspection of universities or other sites in Iran, saying all inspections have been carried out under the country’s commitments. Kazem Gharibabadi, the Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said Saturday that the basis […]

‘Iran’s scientists uncrushed by decades of sanctions’ 21 Jul 2018

‘Iran’s scientists uncrushed by decades of sanctions’

U.S. President Donald Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA) in May would not affect Iran’s scientific progress, vice-dean for research in the Faculty of Medicine at Tehran University of Medical Sciences has said. Shahin Akhondzadeh made the remarks in a correspondence he sent to Nature, international journal […]

Long way home as Przewalski’s horses fly to Mongolia 19 Jul 2018

Long way home as Przewalski’s horses fly to Mongolia

Their violent kicks rattle the small army plane flying over Siberia as it transports the four rare horses from Prague to the vast Mongolian steppe where the once near-extinct species is slowly recovering. Known as Przewalski’s horses, the ancient species has narrowly avoided extinction thanks to breeding programmes at zoos worldwide and is now gradually […]

IAEA’s inspection of Iranian university approved by SNSC 18 Jul 2018

IAEA’s inspection of Iranian university approved by SNSC

Iranian Minister of Science said Wed. that the inspection of one of Iran’s universities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was carried out upon the decision of the Supreme National Security Council. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Mansour Gholami, implicitly confirmed the IAEA’s inspection […]

40% of People Have a Fictional First Memory 18 Jul 2018

40% of People Have a Fictional First Memory

Researchers have conducted one of the largest surveys of people’s first memories, finding that nearly 40 per cent of people had a first memory which is fictional. Current research indicates that people’s earliest memories date from around three to three-and-a-half years of age. However, the study from researchers at City, University of London, the University […]

Electronic Stickers to Streamline Large-Scale ‘Internet of Things’ 18 Jul 2018

Electronic Stickers to Streamline Large-Scale ‘Internet of Things’

Researchers have developed a new fabrication method that makes tiny, thin-film electronic circuits peelable from a surface. The technique not only eliminates several manufacturing steps and the associated costs, but also allows any object to sense its environment or be controlled through the application of a high-tech sticker. Billions of objects ranging from smartphones and […]

‘Light Sight’ picked as semifinalist at 2018 Student Academy Awards 18 Jul 2018

‘Light Sight’ picked as semifinalist at 2018 Student Academy Awards

 Iranian 3D animated piece ‘Light Sight’ directed by Moslem Tabatabaee has made it into the list of semifinalists at the 45th Student Academy Awards. Directed by Moslem Tabatabaee, ‘Light Sight’ has joined the other 81 semifinalist short films that were picked out of 1582 submissions to the 45th Student Academy Awards. The Student Academy Awards is the Academy […]

Bacteria Used to Create Fertilizer Out of Thin Air 18 Jul 2018

Bacteria Used to Create Fertilizer Out of Thin Air

A research aimed at engineering plants to make them able to create their own fertilizer in the future. Farmers will no longer need to buy and spread fertilizer for their crops, and increased food production will benefit billions of people around the world, who might otherwise go hungry. These statements may sound like something out […]

Leaders in Space Annual Awards Program Now Accepting Nominations for 2019 Awards 17 Jul 2018

Leaders in Space Annual Awards Program Now Accepting Nominations for 2019 Awards

The Mars Generation is now accepting nominations for the class of 2019 24 Under 24: Leaders and Innovators in STEAM and Space Annual Awards. Announced today, The Mars Generation is now accepting nominations for their second annual 24 Under 24: Leaders and Innovators in STEAM and Space Awards Program. The awards aim to recognize exceptional […]

Bahrain’s Ayatollah Qassim treated in London 15 Jul 2018

Bahrain’s Ayatollah Qassim treated in London

 On July 9, 2018, Bahrain’s 80-year-old top spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim arrived in UK and was immediately taken to hospital to receive primary medical treatment by specialized doctors. Ayatollah Qassim’s health had deteriorated ever since the government have stripped his citizenship and stormed his domicile in 23 May 2017, and placed him under […]