Sci & Tech

<p>Read the latest news about Iran's technology industries, from startups, mobile networks, innovative companies and e-commerce.</p>

  • US chip colossus Intel on Thursday said it will put $50 million and engineering resources into an alliance on quantum computing that could radically advance complex problem-solving.

  • Iran exported scientific products to different countries in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2015). “Advanced materials produced in Yazd Science Park have been exported to the Netherlands…

  • Samsung unveiled two flagships in Iran on Sunday.

    Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ were introduced in a press conference held at Tehran's Milad Tower.

  • Researchers from Tehran University of Medical Sciences have produced a nanocomposite to treat damaged bone.

  • A new photographic contest by Iran's largest mobile phone operator, Hamrah-e-Aval, has been launched on the online mobile photo-sharing and social networking service Instagram. The contest began…

  • EU officials have been accused of "splashing the cash" by pumping €3.28 million into developing videogames.

    Britain's TaxPayers' Alliance compiled a list of projects that received money…

  • Demand for computers is at record lows in the Middle East and Africa region, according to a new regional sales report.

    On Sunday, the International Data Corporation said the region’s PC…

  • New social network ETER9, (pronounced ee-ter-nine) proposes the concept that your social actions on the platform will enable you to live forever.

    This immortality relies on the concept of…

  • The country's second mobile operator, MTN Irancell, has announced that it has expanded 3G and 4G-LTE services to Tehran Subway.

    According to the company, three stations in Tehran Subway's…

  • A new report estimates Apple shipped 3.6 million watches in the last quarter—more than some analysts have estimated and enough to change the competitive landscape for fitness bands and other…

  • Researchers at the Materials and Energy Research Center have developed a new type of medical steel used in implants, which will soon be produced on a mass scale.

  • Iranian researchers at Ramin Power Plant in Ahvaz city in southwestern Khuzestan Province have developed convertors for use in oil, gas, petrochemical and other industries. “The convertors can be…

  • Once upon a time there were only two mobile networks in Iran and the tech world looked very different than it does today.

  • An Iranian delegation, headed by Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari, visited Moscow to explore opportunities for cooperation in the fields of aerospace, biotechnology…

  • Iran’s satellite hub project dubbed "Homa" was inaugurated in Mashhad by the governor of Khorasan Razavi Province.

    Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi…

  • MTN-Irancell announced it is to offer Iranian Hajj pilgrims heading to Mecca free mobile Internet access as well as discount calls. According to a company press release, users will not be charged…

  • Samsung is set to officially launch the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ in Tehran on Sunday. The two models released internationally earlier in August will be unveiled in the capital's Milad…

  • As we enter the last month of summer, people in Iran are making the last-ditch effort to fix that elusive summer vacation while the start of the new academic year looms over the horizon.

  • Iran's ICT Guild Organization has received the authorization to host the 21st International Exhibition of Electronics, Computer and E-Commerce.

    According to Nasser Ali Sa'adat, head of IIG…

  • Iranian researchers at Tarbiat Modarres University have designed a nanocarrier that loads precise amounts of anti-cancer drugs and releases them in targeted cancer cells without using additional…

  • An Iranian university student has succeeded in producing biofuel using London rocket seeds.

    Highly pollutant, fossil fuels are not sustainable sources of energy. This encouraged Mehdi Alami…

  • Although Iran's Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture was once governed by officials who would not allow the press anywhere near their premises, it is now led by a merchant who is…

  • Moscow will be hosting the first session of Iran-Russia Scientific Cooperation Commission this week.

    The two countries are set to explore opportunities for cooperation in the fields of…

  • Price comparison websites are a relatively new phenomenon in Iran.

    Many sites have been launched in recent years, which collate offers made by retailers for similar products, but with…

  • The second and third largest mobile phone operators of Iran, Irancell and RighTel, respectively are providing free SIM cards to all Iranians heading for the hajj (major pilgrimage), air flights of…