Top News of Last Week with ANA
15:12 - January 22, 2025

Top News of Last Week with ANA

TEHRAN (ANA)- Find the news, features, articles, videos and more about the latest scientific and technological advances in Iran as well as other world countries in the past week (January 13-19) on ANA.
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Azad News Agency (ANA) published a number of scientific and technological news during the past week whose top ones are as follows:

Iran-Made Flame Thermograph Camera Measures Temperature Accurately

Iranian experts at a knowledge-based company succeeded in designing and making a flame thermograph which accurately measures flame’s temperature pixel-by-pixel.

“The flame thermograph can accurately measure temperature and provide to the user the temperature of flame pixel by pixel,” said Mohammad Khanjani, a senior research and development expert at the company.

“This product informs the user of the temperature of different points pixel by pixel in furnaces, melting furnaces, and any place where there is a flame,” he added.

Noting that the product enjoys a special application for steel and cement companies that use furnaces and need to accurately monitor and control the conditions inside the furnace, Khanjani said, “Being lightweight and portable, eliminating common errors in traditional methods, and the ability to measure flame temperature in the range of 900 to 2500 degrees Celsius are among the outstanding features of this camera.”

Int’l ‘Iran Petrochem 2025’ Expo Starts on Kish Island

The second international exhibition for the development of knowledge-based companies active in Iran’s petrochemical, refining, and petro-refining sectors (Iran Petrochem 2025) kicked off work on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.

Organized and sponsored by the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC) the exhibition was held for three days on Kish Island in Southern Iran.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Hamed Shams, the director of Public Relations, Brand, and Social Responsibility at PGPIC, said, “This exhibition is an opportunity to showcase achievements and exchange ideas.”

Stressing the uniqueness of this year's exhibition, he said, “In addition to the 24 subsidiaries of PGPIC, more than 10 non-subsidiary companies are also participating and have expressed their support for this event.”

Also, 80 knowledge-based and technological companies had participated in the exhibition this year.

Brain Tumor Diagnosis with Iran-Made Natural Biomarkers

 Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company succeeded in designing and manufacturing biomarkers for the diagnosis of brain tumors that can indicate normal or abnormal processes in the body.

“Biomarkers are used for MRI and CT scans. During these steps, a series of radioactive substances are injected into the patient's body, but researchers in our company have succeeded in manufacturing biomarkers that are completely natural and whose raw materials are found in Iran,” Heydar Jelviz, the secretary of the National Diabetes Association and chairman of the Board of Directors of the knowledge-based company, told ANA.

“At present, we are in the stage of receiving a license. The clinical stages of this product are also proceeding in line with the licensing stages and will soon be presented to the market,” he added.

“Biomarkers are used in most cases to measure the presence and, in some cases, the progression of a disease or the effectiveness of a specific treatment. When this natural substance is injected into the body, it sits on brain cells. The marked cells are distinguished from other cells and show with high precision in which area of ​​the brain a tumor, abnormal gland, or hemorrhage has developed,” Jelviz said.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Firms to Cooperate in Reduction of Air Pollution in Arak City

Knowledge-based companies in Iran are cooperating with the Headquarters for the Development of the Knowledge-Based Economy of Energy and the Environment of the Presidential Vice-Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy and Shazand Power Plant to reduce air pollution in the Central city of Arak.

A group of experts from several Iranian knowledge-based companies visited the Shazand Power Plant to implement a project to decrease pollution in Arak city.

Based on the plan, a consortium of companies will cooperate in installing low-polluting Lunax burners at Shazand Power Plant. On the sidelines of this visit, the managers of Shazand Power Plant held a meeting with the representatives of the knowledge-based companies, in which they discussed and exchanged views on issues related to the plan.

The cooperation will be promising in reducing pollutants from Shazand Power Plant and improving the air quality of Arak city.

Shazand Thermal Power Plant is a 1,300MW gas fired power project. It is located in Markazi province in Central Iran. 

Iranian Company Simultaneously Produces Electricity, Fresh Water

An Iranian knowledge-based firm has launched special projects to simultaneously produce electricity and fresh water.

“Our company’s first key product is a thermal desalination plant. This product desalinates seawater with a quality of 50,000 ppm and production of fresh water with a quality of less than 10 ppm. This desalination plant can obtain its input energy from the recovery of waste heat from the power plant, which greatly reduces energy consumption, specially electricity, because normally desalination plants consume a lot of electricity and energy, but with this method, the energy required by the desalination plant is obtained from the recovery of waste heat from the power plant,” said Mohammad Reza Qassemi, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.

“We have also designed thermal desalination systems and manufactured, installed, and put them into operation in several projects in the Southern parts of Iran,” he added.

"The largest simultaneous water and electricity production plant in the country has been designed and implemented by our experts in Qeshm, and its desalination system produces over 18,000 cubic meters of water per day. This amount of water can meet the needs of the villages of Qeshm Island. Also, the ancillary equipment of the power plant of this plant has also been supplied by our company," Qassemi said.

Iranian Firm Able to Produce Custom Chips for IoT Applications

Iranian researchers at the University of Tehran developed a new software that makes the rapid and low-cost designing of custom chips for Internet of Things devices possible.

The software reduces energy consumption and increases the processing speed of artificial intelligence models.

This achievement, which was designed at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Tehran under the supervision of Mostafa Ersali Salehi Nasab and Mehdi Modarresi, enables the automatic design of dedicated processors so that artificial intelligence models, specially deep learning, can be developed with very low speed and energy consumption in Internet of Things devices.

Ersali Salehi Nasab, the project leader, described the acceleration of data processing, the ability to accurately predict system behavior, improving information security, and increasing the autonomy of smart devices among the key features of this product.

“This technology, which is now at the TRL4 level and its initial tests have been successfully completed, has shown significant improvements in indicators, including accuracy, speed, and energy consumption,” he said.

Ersali Salehi Nasab noted that given the availability of FPGAs in Iran, this achievement can contribute significantly to the rapid and independent development of artificial intelligence industries.

Iranian Company Makes RTV Silicon Nanocoatings to Protect High-Voltage Insulators

Iranian experts at a knowledge-based company managed to manufacture RTV silicone nanocoatings to protect the high voltage insulators from pollution and humidity and increase their lifespan.

“The product we have made is RTV silicone coatings, which are mainly used in the power industry. These coatings are applied as self-cleaning, hydrophobic and anti-fouling coatings on the equipment,” said Monireh Taqvayee, the managing director of the company.

“Insulators are made of silicone, glass and ceramic. Silicone insulators have a short lifespan but they are suitable for polluted environments. Ceramic and glass insulators enjoy high strength but they quickly face problems in polluted environments,” she added.

“In this product, we used the advantage of both parts by creating a silicon nanocoating on the surface of the insulators,” Taqvayee stated.

Noting that the silicone nanocoating with hydrophobic properties protects insulator against harsh environment and pollution, she said, “This coating can remain on the surface of ceramic and glass insulators for years, and even after damage which is caused by power outages, re-coating the insulator is possible.”

“We have launched the production line of this product, which has the capacity to produce 300 tons per year,” Taqvayee said, adding that the regional power companies, petrochemicals, steel and cement factories, and companies facing fine dust problems are the customers of this product.

Iran-Made Educational Robots Make Learning Easier for Students

Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company succeeded in designing and building educational robots which are precise laboratory equipment to help students learn better.

“The company's main job is producing educational robots for children aged five and above and students. We have also succeeded in designing and building a series of special products, including laboratory equipment which are precise and suitable for research and study,” Mohammad Madineyee, one of the company's researchers, told ANA.

“One of our robots enjoys the capability to move in the X and Y axes, and the user can apply it to perform different research tasks. The other robot in this series, which is named Delta, can move in the X, Y, and Z axes with three degrees of freedom. This robot's calculations are more difficult and precise, and it also moves faster,” he added.

“We have also provided robotic arms with 6 degrees of freedom that aerospace, mechanical, and electrical engineering students can use to simulate flight,” Madineyee said.

University of Tehran Researchers Find Solution to Improve Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Iranian researchers at the University of Tehran presented a new method for improving the performance of structural lithium-ion batteries.

The results of this study show that the use of materials like polyurethane binders and carbon fiber current collectors in LiFePO electrodes of lithium-ion batteries can contribute to the energy storage capacity, cyclic stability, and overall efficiency of these batteries.

“In this study, PU and PVDF-HFP-g-PSSA binders were used as alternatives to traditional binders. Binders, as adhesives for electrode components, play an important role in mechanical strength and electrochemical efficiency. These binders provide smooth paths for lithium ion transport within the electrode by reducing the concentration polarization,” said Mojtaba Haqiqi Yazdi, the head of the research group.

“Also, with high flexibility and significant chemical and mechanical resistance, they can perform better than common binders against the degradation of the cathode structure and the separation of the electrode active materials from the surface of the current collectors due to the volume fluctuations of the electrodes, which mainly occur due to the repeated entry and exit of ions in the charge and discharge cycles,” he added.

Noting that in this study, the carbon fiber current collector has replaced traditional materials like aluminum and copper, Haqiqi Yazdi said, “This material plays an important role in reducing the weight of the battery and increasing its efficiency due to its lightness, corrosion resistance and high conductivity, and the possibility of storing energy due to the carbon structure. The simultaneous combination of these two innovations has significantly improved the electrochemical and mechanical performance of LiFePO electrodes.”

“The experiments conducted in this study have shown that the use of PU and PVDF-HFP-g-PSSA binders and carbon fiber current collectors significantly improves the energy storage capacity and the number of charge and discharge cycles of the battery. This new combination also increases the battery's lifespan and improves its mechanical stability at the macro and micro scales,” he added.

Iranian Scientists Produce Nano-Based Calcium Tablets to Prevent Osteoporosis

Iranian researchers at a technological company produced a nano-based calcium supplement to prevent osteoporosis and preserve the teeth.

The nano-based calcium supplement tablet contains compounds, including hydroxyapatite, lecithin, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin D3, which is suitable for preventing osteoporosis in middle and old ages.

The nano-based supplement, which can be consumed daily, helps maintain the health and strength of bones and teeth in adults, because the liposomal formulation in this product increases its effectiveness in the absorption process.

This product contains ingredients like 500 mg of elemental calcium (in the form of nanoliposomes), 150 mg of elemental magnesium (in the form of magnesium oxide), 10 mg of elemental zinc (in the form of zinc gluconate), and 1200 international units of vitamin D3.

The company has presented several other nano-based products to the market, including zinc supplements and iron supplements.

New Generation of Iran-Made Carbon Running Blades Help Amputees, Disabled People

A knowledge-based company in Iran has managed to use the most advanced method in the world to make carbon-based running blades to help the disabled people and amputees.

“Carbon-based blades are a replacement for an amputated joint, meaning that a person who has lost legs can have these carbon blades to simulate the function of the leg joint,” said Hamidreza Maqareh Abed, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.

“We are the first manufacturers of sports prosthetics in Asia and the fourth manufacturer in the world. We have achieved the technical know-how of carbon blades that give a person the power to run,” he added.

Maqareh Abed noted that conventional blades face the challenge of being heavy and inflexible, but these challenges have been overcome in carbon blades, adding, “This product has successfully obtained the European Union CE and also the Iranian medical device approval, and we are one of the main suppliers of carbon claws in Iran and other countries.”

Iran Ranks 1st in Islamic World in Scientific Production of 4D Printing Technology

Iran has gained the second and first place among the Muslim states in scientific production of 3D and 4D printing technologies, respectively, said Ali Nayebi, the vice-president of technology and innovation of the Islamic World Science and Technology Monitoring and Citation Institute (ISC).

“Iran has a relatively good ranking in 4D printing. Iran has taken the 11th place in the world in this technology and is ranked 22nd among the countries in the world in 3D printing,” Nayebi said.

“Also, based on the data extracted from the Web of Science database, in the field of 3D printing technology, Turkey with 779 certificates, the Islamic Republic of Iran with 606 certificates, and Malaysia with 543 certificates are ranked first to third, respectively,” he added.

“Meantime, in the field of 4D printing technology, Iran is ranked first with 65 certificates, Malaysia is ranked second with 20 certificates, and Egypt is ranked third with 14 certificates,” Nayebi noted.

Iranian companies have made good progress in production of 3d printers and products.

Iranian Scientists Develop Smart Software for Post-Earthquake Risk Assessment

Iranian researchers at Infrastructure Sustainability and Resilience Research Center (INSURER) of Sharif University of Technology developed a smart software for the analysis of post-earthquake risk and resilience.

“This software is a tool for analyzing the hazards, risks, and resilience of the society in case of an earthquake. In other words, RTX software is a computer program for analyzing reliability, risk, and resilience with a library of probabilistic models,” said Hamidreza Nourbala, a researcher of the company.

Noting that the software has been developed by the INSURER under the supervision of Mojtaba Mahsouli, he said, “This software models and selects the factors responsible for recovery, and how each of these factors should behave so that recovery after an earthquake can take place faster.”

“The infrastructures considered in this software include urban building infrastructure, electricity infrastructure, water supply infrastructure, communication network, gas distribution, transportation network, healthcare system, and businesses,” Nourbala said.

Iran, Russia Trade over 1.8 Billion Dollars of Non-Oil Products in 9 Months

Iran and Russia traded over $1.898 billion of non-oil products in the first nine months of the current Persian calendar year (started on March 20).

Since the start of this year until the end of December, Iran exported 1.056 million tons of non-oil goods to Russia, valued at $803 million, marking a 14% increase compared to the same period last year.

Customs data revealed that 1.491 million tons of goods, worth $1.099 billion, were imported from Russia into Iran during this period.

Commenting on Iran's exports to Russia, the spokesperson for the Trade Development Commission of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Rouhollah Latifi, said, "Bell peppers were our top export to Russia in this period, showing a 175% increase in weight compared to the same period last year."

Latifi further noted that from April to the end of December, Iran's main import from Russia was raw gold, weighing 3,595 kilograms and valued at $281 million.

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