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Latest Science and Technology (Sci & Tech) News in Iran – Up-to-date coverage of developments in the fields of technology, computing, research and production in Iran, as it continues to progress in scientific endeavours.

Hard News

Iran to Develop Integrated Cyber-Attack Warning System: Official

IFP Media Wire -
Head of Iran’s Civil Defence Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali unveiled plans for developing a nationwide alert system that would warn the country’s organizations of possible cyber-attacks.
Science and Technology

Iranian and French Firms Sign Science Cooperation MoU

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s Dana Energy Company and a major French integrated geo-science company have penned a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost their mutual cooperation in the field of science.
Healthcare

Father of Iranian Genetic Research Dies at 95

IFP Media Wire -
Professor Mohammad Ali Molavi, the father of Iran’s science of genetics, passed away at 95 on Sunday May 5.
Agriculture

Iranian-Made App Predicts Tree Damage

Golrokh Askarieh -
Derakhtban is an Iranian-made mobile application that can predict the date and time trees being uprooted or broken with 87% precision.
Science and Technology

Iran Developing Homegrown Alternative to GPS

Fatemeh Askarieh -
On Wednesday, Iran’s defence minister unveiled three of the latest technological achievements made by local experts, including the transmitter of an indigenous positioning and navigation system that could be a substitute for the Global Positioning System (GPS).
IFP Exclusive

Iran’s Nuclear Abilities Not to Be Compared with Those of Advanced Countries

IFP Editorial Staff -
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Chief Ali Akbar Salehi stressed that Tehran’s nuclear industry has yet to reach a commercial level, but even its current status surprises other countries.
Science and Technology

Iran to Launch Satellite This Year

Golrokh Askarieh -
Head of Iranian Space Organization Mohsen Bahrami said that the country would launch at least one satellite in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2016).
Science and Technology

Commander Warns of Cyber Sanctions against Iran

Golrokh Askarieh -
Head of Iran’s Civil Defence Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali raised the alarm about possible sanctions against the country in cyberspace, calling for plans to develop domestic data networks in order to reduce dependence on foreign systems.
IFP Exclusive

The First Cyber Shots of a New Cyber War?

IFP Editorial Staff -
After a cyber-attack on an Iranian official website, allegedly launched by a Saudi hacking team, Iranian cyber activists hacked a couple of Saudi websites...
Healthcare

Iranian Machine for Treatment of Malignant Tumours Completing Final Tests

IFP Editorial Staff -
Navid Nejatbakhsh, the chair of an Iranian knowledge-based company, announced that an Iranian radiotherapy or linear accelerator (LINAC) machine to treat malignant tumours is going to be released within three months.
Nuclear

Rosatom: Tehran, Moscow to Redesign Fordow Facility for Isotope Production

Emad Askarieh -
Russian state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom announced that Tehran and Moscow have agreed to convert Fordow nuclear facility into a research center for producing heavy isotopes.
Science and Technology

Iran to Hold Cyber War Games in Coming Months: Official

Emad Askarieh -
Head of Iran’s Civil Defence Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali said that the country plans to stage specialized war games in the coming months to increase its cyber defence capabilities.
Healthcare

Iranian-Made Haemodialysis Machine Ready to Be Released

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Ali Taheri, the head of electronics and software department at Arya Teb Firouz Medical Equipment Company, announced that Iran has joined the eight countries in the world that can mass-produce hemodialysis machines.
Industry

Iran Climbs World Nanotech Ranking to 6th, Exceeding Japan

Golrokh Askarieh -
Saeid Sarkar announced that the country’s scientific ranking has improved this year to 6th, overtaking Japan, and now places Iran behind China, the US, India, S Korea and Germany.
Economy

Iran’s Knowledge-Based Products Exports Hit $85m in Two Years

Emad Askarieh -
Exports of Iran’s knowledge-based products totalled $85m over the last two years, said Iranian Deputy Minister of Science Vahid Ahmadi.
IFP Exclusive

Preparations Being Made for Foreign Companies to Open R&D Offices in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Vahid Ahmadi, a Deputy Minister of Science, Research, and Technology, announced that Iran is trying to pave the way for other countries to increase...
Europe

Iran and Poland Sign Deals on Fighting Organized Crime and Cybercrime

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Interior ministers of Iran and Poland on Monday May 23 signed a memorandum of understanding to boost cooperation on fighting organized crime.
Hard News

Iran Unveils Ultra-Heavy Tank Carrier, Optimized Tank

Golrokh Askarieh -
On Monday May 23, Iran unveiled an ultra-heavy tank transporter named 'Pouria' and the 'Felaq' optimized tank.
Science and Technology

First Iranian Woman Elected to US National Academy of Sciences

Golrokh Askarieh -
Maryam Mirzakhani has become the first Iranian woman elected to the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) after she set the record of the first ever woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal, also known as the Nobel Prize of mathematics.
Science and Technology

Iran to Launch Homegrown “Mesbah” Satellite into Orbit

Emad Askarieh -
Head of the Iranian Space Organization Mohsen Bahrami announced on Tuesday that the country will launch the indigenous “Mesbah” satellite into orbit in the near future, adding that a new version of the satellite is also under construction.
Asia

Iran’s First Nano Cargo Exported to South Korea

Golrokh Askarieh -
Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari said Iran has exported a cargo of nanotechnology to South Korea, marking the first such shipment since the removal of sanctions on Jan 16.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian IT Achievements Presented at WSIS in Geneva

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s representatives at the recent World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) briefed the participants on the latest achievements of Iran’s information technology, including moves to develop Persian language software infrastructure and a national e-mail service.
Science and Technology

Iran Unveils ‘Naseh’ Drone

Golrokh Askarieh -
The latest domestic drone at Khatam al-Anbia Air Defence Base, dubbed 'Naseh', was put on display on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by the Defence Minister.
Iran in Pictures

Stargazers Watch Mercury Transit in Front of the Sun

Fatemeh Askarieh -
On Monday, the planet Mercury wandered directly in front of the sun — a rare "transit" that only happens about 13 times a century....
Environment

Iran Keen to Boost Cooperation with Iceland in New Tech, Clean Energy: Rouhani

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani voiced Tehran’s willingness to further boost its cooperation with Iceland in economic fields, renewable energy and new technologies in particular.
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