
New Method Enables High-Precision Soil Moisture Estimation
TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers have proposed a new method for high-precision soil moisture estimation using the technique of blind source separation (BSS).

Scientists Develop Enzyme for Tenfold Improvement in PU Plastic Degradation
TEHRAN (ANA)- A research team has made a promising advancement in managing waste plastic and promoting recycling, which remain a global challenge.

Scientists Achieve Net-Negative Greenhouse Gas Emissions via Electrified Catalysis
TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers have developed an innovative electrified catalysis strategy that removes more greenhouse gases than it generates, achieving net-negative emissions.

Home-Grown Technologies to Save Dry Lands in Iran
TEHRAN (ANA)- With over 100 million hectares of land exposed to desertification, Iran is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world, and to deal with this crisis, it has turned to the development of knowledge-based and indigenous technologies from the production of biological mulches and the restoration of aqueducts to seed-spreading drones and intelligent drought monitoring systems.

Iran-Made Nano Sachets Improve Quality of Agricultural Products for Export
TEHRAN (ANA)- Technologists at an Iranian company managed to reduce post-harvest waste of agricultural products, preserve the quality of fruits, and boost Iran’s exports by producing nano-absorbent ethylene sachets.

Earth's Core Mystery Solved: How Solid Rock Flows 3,000 Kilometers beneath Us
TEHRAN (ANA)- Groundbreaking experiments by ETH Zurich have finally revealed that solid rock flows at extreme depths, acting like liquid in motion.

Iranian Scientists Find Eco-Friendly Solution to Repair Asphalt Pavement with Waste Materials
TEHRAN (ANA)- A group of Iranian researchers from Amirkabir University of Technology presented an environmentally-friendly asphalt mixture by using waste materials to repair asphalt pavement damages.

Iran-Developed Technologies Deal with Dust Phenomena
TEHRAN (ANA)- In Iran, due to an increase in dust phenomena, specially in provinces like Khuzestan, Sistan and Balouchestan, Ilam, Kermanshah, Tehran and Yazd, some indigenous and scientific technologies and methods have been developed to combat fine dust, a report revealed.

From Air to Stone: The Fig Trees Fighting Climate Change
TEHRAN (ANA)- Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into limestone-like deposits that lock away carbon, sweeten surrounding soils, and still yield fruit—hinting at a delicious new weapon in the climate-change arsenal.