Sci & Tech

Iran will send a new domestically-built sensing-operational satellite, named ‘Soha’ into orbit next year, head of Iran Space Research Center, Hassan Haddadpour, said on Sunday. “The first sensor-…

The “Mechatronic and Information Technology City” project will move along the pathway to create a Silicon Valley-like site in the country.

At a meeting on Monday, Ali Mohammad Noorian,…

Programmers from Iran’s largest local Android app store have developed a new payment application which enables users to transfer money via Bluetooth technology.

According to the local…

The rate of mobile Internet usage has grown 42% over four years, with the latest data putting the number at 33 million subscribers at the end of the previous fiscal that ended in March, an…

Drones capable of carrying more than a ton of goods to long-distance deliveries are part of plans by one of China’s biggest online retailers to develop a massive logistics network covering remote…

Internet search giant Google has launched a new venture capital program focused solely on artificial intelligence in a bid to boost the fledgling industry and back some future key players. …

The Sri Lanka government and Iran’s envoy to that country signed two memoranda of understanding to boost mutual cooperation in the fields of science and technology.

The two sides are in…

Dubai Police Department has launched a new mobile robotic police constable to help people with their queries in a bid to boost security presence in the country.

The first robot –…

Iran has launched a new telecommunications center in the southern city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province with an initial investment of 67 billion rials ($1.8 million).

According to local…

Total sales of Iran’s six major startups surpassed 20 trillion rials ($533 million) during the past fiscal that ended  in March, said Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari…

Google’s DeepMind AlphaGo artificial intelligence (AI) has defeated the world’s number one Go player Ke Jie.

AlphaGo secured the victory after winning the second game in a three-part match…

Telecommunications Company of Iran is pushing ahead with plans to develop the country’s fiber optic network, as well as the Internet Protocol infrastructure that goes along with super-fast…

The 6th International Innovation and Technology Exhibition (INOTEX2017) wound up on Friday with record crowds and local startups attending the event.  

The second most popular low-cost ride-hailing app in Iran, Tap30, has been shut down in the shrine city of Mashhad by the city’s Taxi Guild.

Head of the guild Mahdi Alavi said, “The…

Researchers at Royan Institute have taken a step towards stem cell treatment of hair loss through laboratory studies on rats.

Dermal papillas are small ridges at the surface of the skin,…

The First Iranian Congress on Industrial Applications of Advanced Materials Manufacturing will be hosted by Iran University of Science and Technology in Tehran from May 24 to 26. In addition to…

RooyeKhat Media, which has developed the country’s first open source messaging application iGap, is set to launch its voice calls service.

The Vice Presidency for Information Technology says all financial transactions and payments with the government will soon be digitized as part of the wider e-government project focused on…

A service-based app and support website developed by an Iranian firm called Puzzle looks to lessen the load on doctors by introducing time saving technologies to the profession.

Uzbekistan will host a national startup event as part of the government’s plan to open up more sectors of the economy to new businesses.

Digital payments through messaging applications is becoming big business across the globe and the latest to join the fray is messaging app Telegram, whose new update allows users to make and…

Iran’s second largest mobile operator MTN-Irancell has started offering WiFi-based Internet services in taxis at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport. Travelers can easily connect to the…

Iran has been active in the Jordan-based Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications (SESAME) project which brings several Middle East nations under a common umbrella to jointly…

After winning the May 19 presidential election with more than 23.5 million votes, or 57% of the total votes cast, President Hassan Rouhani addressed the nation on state television, and according…

The 6th International Innovation and Technology Exhibition (INOTEX2017) will kick off this week in Tehran with participation of several local startups and dozens of foreign technology firms.