TEHRAN (Iran News) – Hassan Salarieh, the head of the Iranian Space Agency, has emphasized the country’s determination to develop space technology. The Iranian Space Agency launched a satellite called “Khayyam” with a wide range of environmental functions at 10:22 local time on Tuesday. It was put into orbit by a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur space station in Kazakhstan. In the past years, the country has made good achievements in the fields of remote sensing, and in order to operationalize the discovered knowledge, we needed to have a high-tech satellite, Salarieh said in a pres ..read more

TEHRAN (Iran News) –  The sixth Iranian house of innovation and technology will be launched in Iraqi Kurdistan, ISNA reported on Wednesday. Exporting technological products of Iranian knowledge-based companies is one of the important and key programs of the vice presidency for science and technology, and in this regard, the Iranian houses of innovation have been set up in several countries to develop the global market for knowledge-based products. These centers have already been set up in countries such as Russia, Turkey, China, Syria, Kenya, and Armenia. By supporting innovative ideas, a ..read more

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Iran-Russia Joint Technology Center was established at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University with the aim of implementing joint projects and developing bilateral technological cooperation. Due to the high potential of Russia in the field of science, technology, and innovation and the interest of Iranian knowledge-based companies to develop technological cooperation with their Russian counterparts, it was scheduled to transfer and purchase high-tech products. “Facilitating the transfer and exchange of technology between Iranian and Russian companies and the export of hi ..read more

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Engineer Invents Device for Alarming Earthquake. An Iranian computer engineer has invented a device for alarming the approximate time and place of earthquake which can save the lives of people. On the occasion of the National Day of Safety Against Earthquake and also devastating 2003 Bam Earthquake anniversary, Middle East Knowledge Management Institute held a press conference under the banner of “Futures Studies of Earthquake Crisis Management” where the Iranian engineer unveiled its invention of a device for detection and warning of the approximate time and place ..read more

TEHRAN (Iran News) –  Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian inaugurated the country’s first solar cell factory in Khomein county, in central Markazi province, in a ceremony on Thursday. The pilot 150-megawatt (MW) plant has been set up by the Iranian experts relying on domestic knowledge and technology. Addressing the press on the sidelines of the mentioned inauguration ceremony, the minister said depending on the capacity of the country, it is possible to increase these units. Referring to the 13th government’s serious plan for the development of renewable power plants, the officia ..read more

TEHRAN (Iran News) –  Iran is going ahead with the launch of three satellites into orbit in line with a national plan to develop the space industry over the last 10 years. In the first meeting of the Supreme Council of Space on Friday, President Ebrahim Raisi has highlighted the importance of developing the national space industry, calling on the related organizations to join hands in this regard. Raisi stressed the low-cost indigenization of the space industry and said that “All sectors active in this industry should work together, use each other’s experiences and avoid parallel work, to ..read more

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Innovation and Prosperity Fund affiliated with the Vice Presidency of Science and Technology has earmarked a sum of 170 trillion rials (nearly $4 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to support knowledge-based companies over the past 4 years. There are currently 6,263 knowledge-based companies operating in the country, offering advanced products and services in various fields of technology to domestic and foreign markets, and some of them have entered international markets, Siavash Maleki, deputy head of the Fund stated. The Innovation and Prosperity Fund is r ..read more

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Vice Presidency for Science and Technology has paved the way for research and production of technological products by supporting 7,000 projects. Since 2013, the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology has supported more than 7,000 research projects, doctoral and postdoctoral dissertations, and research grants to develop research and ultimately technological achievement. This support will also help solve the country’s problems, as it is based on the country’s scientific priorities in various branches of science, ISNA reported on Monday. Empowerment of faculty members ..read more

TEHRAN (Iran News) –  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report 2021 has placed Iran among upper-middle countries in terms of readiness for frontier technologies. The index yielded results for 158 countries with the United States, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom receiving the highest scores on a scale of 0 to 1. Based on their rankings, countries are placed within one of four 25-percentile score groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high values of the index. The report has put Iran in the 71st position with a total score of ..read more

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Over $125 million allocated to nanotechnology sector . As of the start of a national plan to develop the nanotechnology sector 15 years ago, more than 5,283 billion rials (about $125.7 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials) has been allocated to nanotechnology projects, IRNA reported on Saturday. Nanotechnology’s trend of development is growing in Iran, as the number of nanoproducts and equipment developed in the previous [Iranian calendar] year (ended March 20) increased to 750, compared with 647 a year before. Some 223 product manufacturing companies and ..read more