Science and Technology

The brother of distinguished Iranian stem cell scientist Masoud Soleimani, who is in US custody, has expounded on the circumstances surrounding his arrest.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has successfully developed herbal antibiotics, in the forms of ointments and sprays, for both humans and livestock, and is now looking forward to expand its range of products with support from the country’s Innovation and Prosperity Fund.

The West Asia’s first stem cell production factory was inaugurated in a ceremony in Tehran on Tuesday.

The umbilical cord blood is a good source of stem cells, but almost all researchers agree that dental stem cells are easier to grow.

Iran has unveiled four medicines for diabetes and cancer developed by Iranian researchers at knowledge-based companies.

A group of Iranian researchers have developed a fully-homegrown X-ray machine, and a plan is in the offing to export the product.

The first exhibition of meteorites from the Lut Desert of Iran has opened at the Golestan Palace World Heritage Site in Tehran.

A group of Iranian researchers at the Faculty of Modern Technologies of the University of Science and Technology have built a new apparatus to convert air humidity into potable water.

A group of Iranian researchers have developed a home-grown robot that can be worn by the disabled people to help them move and walk.

A group of Iranian researchers has managed to produce livestock embryo in laboratory in order to get better results from cattle breeding and freezing them for use in the required conditions.

Iran’s Vice-President for Science and Technology says the devaluation of Iran’s national currency against the US dollar has made it quite profitable to export goods produced by Iranian knowledge-based firms.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has managed to launch an industrial production line for three high-risk pharmaceutical products that would have a great impact on drug prices.

A group of Iranian scientists has managed to produce DNA and RNA extraction kits to make the country self-sufficient in making such kits.

Iran's Ministry of Information and Communications Technology and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) are to work together closely in the outer space domain.

Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology says the “toughest sanctions ever” imposed on Iran by the US government clearly violate the most basic human rights of Iranian people, including their right to development.

Iran's minister of communications and information technology says internet balloons as well as emergency phone lines have been set up in flood-hit areas in west of the country.

Iranian scientists have, through extensive studies, managed to prove that the cells developing the Alzheimer’s disease are the same as those contributing to bipolar disorder in human beings.

Stem cell studies are going through a transitional period, turning into a new industry in Iran, said the secretary of the council for stem cell sciences and technologies.

Storing blood samples is usually carried out with cutting-edge cooling technologies at very low temperatures. But a group of researchers have found a new way to store them for a longer time at higher temperatures by using silkworm cocoon.

Iran’s Department of Environment is to use nano-materials to dredge Anzali Lagoon in Gilan province, northern Iran, using a plan proposed by an Iranian knowledge-based company.

Researchers at Amir Kabir University of Technology in Tehran have managed to design laser-based polymeric solar cells that can be installed on handbags.

An Iranian researcher couple has circumvented sanctions and developed technologies which are very effective in medical treatment and rehabilitation.

Although many experts have predicted the death of press release, it’s still alive and kicking. In fact, it’s the reason why online PR distribution services exist.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has developed a linear medical accelerator to expedite the treatment of cancer patients in Iran.

With the increase in demand of certified candidates worldwide, the number of individuals approaching different training centres has increased to much higher in comparison to last few years. But now a difference has entered in the training methods.