Top News of June 2024 with ANA

Azad News Agency (ANA) published a number of scientific and technological news in June 2024 whose top ones are as follows:

Amirkabir University of Technology in Iran to Host ‘Petrochemical Industry Clinic’

An Iranian petrochemical company is due to establish a ‘petrochemical industry clinic’ at Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT) in Tehran to promote green technology in methanol industry and decrease energy consumption.

With the aim of a long-term and fruitful cooperation in the field of innovation and technology, an Iranian company active in the petrochemical industry which is the largest methanol producer in Iran (4th in the world) and Amirkabir University of Technology decided to establish Zagros Petrochemical Company’s Innovation Center at the premises of the University.

Based on the agreement among the two parties, they also decided to cooperate in meeting the needs of the country's petrochemical industry, specially the methanol production industry, and to establish a ‘petrochemical industry clinic’.

This clinic will be set up with the aim of increasing the capacity of process units, reducing feed and energy consumption, developing green technology in the methanol industry and expanding downstream industries through joint industrial projects.

Pakistan Asks Iran to Establish Joint Nanotechnology, Biotech Research Institute

Pakistan called for the establishment of a joint research institute of nanotechnology and biotechnology with Iran.

The issue was raised in a meeting between Iran nano-technology innovation council’s director for international affairs Mohammad Baqeri Motlaq and Chairman of Pakistan's Lahore University Awais Raoof during which they discussed the potentials for developing cooperation between the two countries.

During the meeting, Raoof expressed interest in starting a nanotechnology center at Lahore University.

He stressed that Pakistan is mainly interested in cooperation in nanomedicine and military fields.

“The main challenges in the development of Islamabad–Tehran relations have been overcome and the two countries are ready to boost ties in higher education, science, and technology,” Raoof said.

Baqeri Motlaq, for his part, presented a report on Iran's advancements and achievements in nanotechnology, focusing on educational activities and joint scientific cooperation.

He also suggested conducting collaborative research, publishing joint scientific articles in Iranian journals, and holding workshops, training courses, and scientific conferences.

Baqeri Motlaq proposed signing a memorandum of understanding for cooperation which was welcomed by Raoof.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Company Produces Skin Rejuvenation Device Based on Thermo-Mechanical Energy

Experts at an Iranian knowledge-based company, operating in the field of producing medical equipment, have developed a "rejuvenation device biocompatible with skin" based on thermomechanical knowledge.

Morteza Vatani, the managing director of the knowledge-based firm, which is operating in the field of production of skincare and treatment equipment, said, “The skin rejuvenation device is based on thermomechanical science. This device non-invasively delivers 400°C heat to the skin in less than a second by a motor.”

“This device is widely used to remove skin spots, pimples in parts of the skin of the whole body that need to be cleaned and rejuvenated,” he added.

“One of the most important advantages of the skin rejuvenation device is that it does not cause any damage to the skin, including burns,” Vatani also said.

 "Apart from rejuvenating and cleansing the skin, this device is used for mesotherapy and combined skin treatments," he went on to say. 

Referring to the technologies used in the production of the device, Vatani added that the key feature of this device that does not damage the skin is the use of a titanium tip biocompatible with DER-mis or skin.

“The risk class of this device is B, which means that it does not cause the minimum complications and have consequences to the skin,” he added.

"The software part of the device is also written by domestic programmer experts, which is not only easy to use for operators, but also it is offered in Farsi," vatani said while pointing to the software features of the device. 

Iranian Company Prepares Special Plan to Optimize Cross-Section of Earthen Dams

An Iranian technological company and a member of the incubator center of Islamic Azad University’s Gorgan branch succeeded in preparing a plan to optimize the cross-section of earthen dams with the aim of reducing the cost of maintenance of earthen dams and embankments.

“One of the achievements of our company is preparation of a plan for optimization of the cross-section of earthen dams with the aim of optimizing and reducing the cost of earthen dams and embankments,” Amin Rezayian, the founder and managing director of the company, told ANA.

“Another achievement of our company is the design, construction and implementation of geodesic structures as one of the most popular contemporary structural systems whose application is very wide and beyond civil structures to the extent that in addition to using them as temporary and permanent structures, they can be used as greenhouses, indoor bioparks, building domes, camp tents, temporary accommodation in natural disasters like earthquakes and floods, urban furniture, villa furniture and tourist places,” he added.

Rezayian described the third achievement of his company as the innovative construction of widely-used elements in Iran’s public facilities, saying that since they are often made of metal or contain reinforcements, they are stolen.

“We should have found a way so that these facilities cannot be stolen and, therefore, we produced anti-theft caps for telecommunications ponds and sewage ponds,” he added.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Company Produces Jaw, Face Medical Products

Experts at an Iranian knowledge-based company have managed to produce different products related to jaw and face as well as exercise instruments waiting to receive the necessary permits from the health ministry to offer them to the market.

Mina Shafiei, the director of research and development department of a knowledge-based company in Fars province in the Southwestern part of Iran told reporters that her company operates in various areas of the jaw and face, making different kinds of implants in the body, and spinal and exercise products, etc.

“We now have 40 files to receive licenses on the website of the Director General of Medical Equipment, each of which includes different models,” Stating that any of the product produced in their company is not produced inside the country by any other companies, Shafiei said while poiniting out that the mentioned product has been produced for the first time in Iran.

She added that all their products have been imported into the country so far, costing the country millions of dollars, therefore, domestically producing those products in their company would prevent the exit of considerable amount of foreign exchange.

Iranian Researchers Acquire Know-How to Produce Molybdenum-99 Using Nuclear Technology

Iranian researchers have managed to acquire the know-how of producing the molybdenum-99 radioisotope as a kind of radiopharmaceutical from the fission of uranium-235 on an industrial scale.

“Molybdenum is used to detect some diseases. Every week, hospitals and nuclear medicine diagnostic centers across the country need radiopharmaceuticals based on the use of technetium-m99, and more than one million patients benefit from technetium-m99 every year,” Ali Bahrami Samani, the project manager of the Molybdenum macro plan said.

“The country's need to molybdenum-99 radioisotope has been met so far by this company through the imports of 120 curies of the product, which is sometimes affected by the production conditions in the country or political tensions which have sparked concern to patients and their relatives,” he added.

“Moreover, all the links of its supply chain, except for the link of the radiochemical process of its separation and purification, i.e., facilities for the production of target uranium at 20% enrichment level and the possibility of irradiating it in Tehran Nuclear Research Reactor and facilities for the production of various types of related radiopharmaceutical kits, are now available inside the country. Therefore, the production of this strategic product inside the country has begun,” he added.

Samani said that there is no experience of producing molybdenum on a scale of about 120 curies during each time of the process implementation in the country, adding, "The production of radioactive materials comes with reservations and if they are not taken into account, the risk of investing in the immediate transfer of laboratory results to the industrial stage is high and there is a possibility of irreparable damage."

Iranian Experts Design Application for Cryptocurrency Exchange

Specialists of an Iranian knowledge-based company succeeded in designing a home-made web and mobile application for cryptocurrency exchanges which  can be used for managing the financial transactions.

“This product is used to manage digital currency exchange to determine the supply and demand and value of digital currencies,” said Nasser Mahmoudi, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.

“In fact, these exchanges become the interface between the seller and the buyer and receive money for this operation, and digital currency exchanges are online platforms through which traders can exchange a cryptocurrency for a fiat currency (for instance rial or dollar),” he added.

“In other words, it is like changing currency in a bank, airport or stock market,” Mahmoudi said.

“With this application performing all types of transactions in currency pairs, P2P, OTC, placing orders, and even futures transactions is possible,” he noted.

“This product can be used in investment companies, financial asset management centers, endpoint users and any sector that needs digital currency services,” Mahmoudi said.

Iranian Scientists Study Optimization of Egg Freezing Process by Using Magnetic Field, Nanoparticles

Iranian scientists at Royan Research Institute studied optimization of the egg freezing process with the help of magnetic field and nanoparticles with the aim of preserving the female sex cells as best as possible in infertile patients.

Improving egg freezing by using magnetic field and nanoparticles is the title of the project that Fatemeh Bani Assadi, a PhD student in the field of physics, solid state and condensed matter, from Shahid Beheshti University, completed in the form of her postdoctoral project at Royan Research Institute.

“In this method, due to the use of high concentration of antifreeze and short water extraction time, the water is quickly removed from the cell and the surrounding environment of the cell suddenly turns into glassy ice or amorphous ice. The reason for using these compounds is to keep the concentration of the solution constant during freezing. Despite the high concentration of these protectors, speeding up the cooling and heating of the sample reduces the problems,” Bani Assadi said.

“Unlike the slow freezing method, glass freezing does not require expensive tools, however, the use of high-concentration antifreezes has caused toxicity in this method. To deal with the problem of the toxicity of antifreezes in glass freezing and the formation of ice crystals in slow freezing, auxiliary and even alternative solutions should be sought,” she added.

Noting that to deal with the problems in freezing methods, the first suggestion is to use magnetic or electric fields, Bani Assadi said, “In the next step, iron oxide nanoparticles should be used.”

“Optimization of egg freezing process with the help of magnetic field and nanoparticles, optimal preservation of female sex cells by freezing method in infertile patients with the least amount of damage was one of the goals pursued in this project and fortunately, we were able to successfully conclude this research,” she stated.

Iranian Company Produces Combined Oral Drug for Diabetes

Experts at an Iranian pharmaceutical company have managed to produce an oral combined drug that help keep blood glucose levels at goal in people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes is a common condition that causes the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood to become too high. It is mainly the result of two problems: cells in muscle, fat and the liver become resistant to insulin. As a result, the cells don't take in enough sugar. The pancreas can't make enough insulin to keep blood sugar levels within a healthy range.

 "TRYTIS which is tablet combined of metformin, empagliflozin and linagliptin with three different mechanisms of action, reduces blood sugar in diabetic patients. In the production of this drug, a combination of slow release technology and rapid release of active ingredients of the drug has been used for optimal and long-term control of blood sugar in diabetic patients,” Reza Karimi Mostofi, the managing director of a knowledge-based ActoverCo pharmaceutical company based in Alborze Province next to the capital Tehran, said.

“At least 11% of the country's population over 20 years of age suffer from diabetes, and nearly half of the sufferers are not aware of their disease. Today, the use of combination drugs with the lowest number of tablets taken per day and with high effectiveness has created a great evolution in the control of diabetes and increased the success of the treatment,” Karimi Mostofi said.

“Empagliflozin in TRYTIS tablets will reduce mortality rate resulting from the complications of cardiovascular diseases, heart failure or diabetic kidney diseases. Taking this drug in diabetics can reduce the risk of problems related to cardiovascular and kidney failure,” he explained.

Knowledge-Based Company in Iran Meets Labs Need for Cellar, Molecular Diagnostics Kits

Experts at an Iranian company operating in the field of genetic and cellular engineering have managed to produce a broad range of diagnostics and extraction kits and have offered them to laboratories across the country.

Fazel Gorjipour, the managing director of a knowledge-based company, pointed to the specialized activity in the field of genetics and the production of recombinant proteins and antibodies with research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications in their company, and added, “Considering the interdisciplinary nature of biotechnologies, our activities are related to various fields such as biomaterials, nanomaterials, cell therapies, smart drug delivery and biosensors.”

“At the beginning, the experts at this company focused their production activities on the production of kits for measuring cytokines and biomarkers based on ELISA, and continued to offer to the market products such as the cell death detection kit using the flow cytometry method,” he added.

“During the Covid-19 pandemic, our company was one of the first groups that produced spike antigens of the coronavirus in a recombinant form in mammalian cell hosts. These antigens are the active ingredient of recombinant vaccines and also its RBD part is used as antigen of antibody assay kits to check vaccine immunogenicity,” the manager of the company said.

Gorjipour pointed to the production and supply of cellular and biological products, saying, “Currently, various types of biochemical solutions, cell culture, molecular kits, extraction of nucleic acids, antibodies, recombinant proteins and immunoassay-based kits are being done and produced in this company. Also, the interferon gamma release assay kit for detecting infection with the agent of tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), also known as IGRA, is in the research and development phase in the company.”

“This kit is of particular importance due to the importance of rapid differential diagnosis in the population exposed to tuberculosis given the crisis of population movements in the surrounding countries and especially the eastern neighbors, which are among the areas with a high prevalence of tuberculosis. It controls the spread of this contagious respiratory disease,” he further said.

Knowledge-Based Firm Produces Construction Materials from Natural Stone Waste

An Iranian technological company stationed at the incubator center of Islamic Azad University’s Khomeinishahr branch succeeded in producing construction materials from natural stone waste.

“Nano Fanavaran Sakhteman company was established with the idea of producing knowledge-based construction materials, and the first projects were defined as the production of self-cleaning water-repellent nano-coatings, colored concrete bricks, artificial stone, and lightweight fiber cement sheets,” Mohammad Rayeesi, the managing director of the company, told ANA.

“We set up the stone research center at Islamic Azad University’s Khomeinishahr branch because there are several industrial towns around Khomeinishahr that are active in the field of natural stone processing,” he added.

“One of the environmental problems created by these towns is a large amount of waste that is created by natural stone processing factories, and therefore, we decided to produce colored concrete bricks, artificial stone and cement slabs of fiber style with the waste,” Rayeesi said.

Iranian Scientists Develop Smallpox Virus to Treat Brain Cancer

A group of researchers from a knowledge-based company in Iran found that the weakened smallpox virus can be used in the treatment of brain cancer.

“The virus that we produced is based on the vaccinia virus from the oncolytic group of viruses. The origin of the virus is from the weakened vaccinia smallpox virus, whose pathogenic factors have been destroyed and useful and therapeutic genes have been placed in it,” said Nassim Mirbahari, a PhD student at Royan Research Institute and the director of research and development department of an Iranian knowledge-based company.

She explained that oncolytic virus specifically reproduces in cancer cells and destroys them and does not harm healthy cells, adding, “It can be used as a new treatment for all types of cancers.”

“In this method, in addition to ability to destroy cancer cells in the brain as a single treatment, the virus can increase the effects of complementary treatments in combination with other treatment methods like chemotherapy,” Mirbahari said.

“This method can be used as an independent treatment method or it can be used as a complementary method along with other methods. In our company, we have performed the cell and animal phase, and in the next phase, we will start the human clinical phase,” she noted.

Iranian Company Develops Card Reader Software

Specialists of an Iranian knowledge-based company have managed to facilitate financial transactions for the country’s businesses by the development of a card reader software.

“The knowledge-based product is the card reader software, which acts as an interface between Shoparak's (electronic card payment network) switch, Bank's switch and PSD's switch,” said Mohammad Moqiseh, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.

“We have designed this product for financial settlements and management of financial data that is transferred through the switch,” he added.

“At present, our focus is on the production of card reader software. In the next steps, we plan to reduce our dependence on imports by producing the card reader body inside the country. Finally, our goal is to produce the card reader board in Iran, so that we will not need to import this part anymore,” Moqiseh said.

Iran Records 8% Increase in Petrochemical Products Exports

The exports of petrochemical products, which accounted for 44% of Iran total non-oil exports value in the first two months of this year of 1403 in the Iranian calendar (beginning on March 21, 2024), increased by 4.5% in weight and 8% in value, according to the statistics released by the customs administration.

“The exports of petrochemical products during the first two months of Farvardin and Ordibehesht of this year (March 21-May 20, 2024) hit 8.3 million tons worth $3.5 billion, indicating an increase by 4.5% in weight and 8% in value compared to the same period last year which were about 8 million tons valued at $3.2 million,” Mohammad Rezvani-Far, the Deputy Minister of Economy and Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said.

He added that petrochemical exports accounted for 35% of the total weight and 44% of the total value of Iran’s non-oil exports.

New Elements Enhance Lithium Battery Cyclability

A group of researchers have significantly improved the performance of lithium-iron-oxide cathodes used in lithium-ion batteries by doping them with abundant elements like aluminum and silicon.

Charge-recharge cycling of lithium-superrich iron oxide, a cost-effective and high-capacity cathode for new-generation lithium-ion batteries, can be greatly improved by doping with readily available mineral elements. The energy capacity and charge-recharge cycling (cyclability) of lithium-iron-oxide, a cost-effective cathode material for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, is improved by adding small amounts of abundant elements. The development, achieved by researchers at Hokkaido University, Tohoku University, and Nagoya Institute of Technology, is reported in the journal ACS Materials Letters.

Lithium-ion batteries have become indispensable in modern life, used in a multitude of applications including mobile phones, electric vehicles, and large power storage systems. A constant research effort is underway to increase their capacity, efficiency, and sustainability. A major challenge is to reduce the reliance on rare and expensive resources. One approach is to use more efficient and sustainable materials for the battery cathodes, where key electron exchange processes occur.

The researchers worked to improve the performance of cathodes based on a particular lithium-iron-oxide compound. In 2023, they reported a promising cathode material, Li5FeO4, that exhibits a high capacity using iron and oxygen redox reactions. However, its development encountered problems associated with the production of oxygen during charging-recharging cycling.

“We have now found that the cyclability could be significantly enhanced by doping small amounts of abundantly available elements such as aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, and sulfur into the cathode’s crystal structure,” says Associate Professor Hiroaki Kobayashi at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University.

Monthly Steel Production in Iran Increases by 1.1 Percent

The Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA) announced that crude steel production in the first month of the Persian calendar year (started on March 20) has increased 1.1 percent compared to the same period last year.

The ISPA said that Iran's semi-finished steel production has reached 3.166 million metric tons in the first month of the Iranian calendar year.

Of the mentioned amount, a 1.1% increase in semi-finished steel production, some 2% increase in total production of steel products, the 5.7% increase in pellet production, and the 10.4% increase in sponge iron production are among the most important achievements in the first month of the Iranian calendar year.

According the ISPA’s figures, in the mentioned period, the production of iron ore concentrate shows a 4% increase.

Steel beams production decreased by 14.9%, and coated sheets production decreased by 4.8%, and production of hot and cold sheets show 1.2% increase, according to the statistics.

ISPA had also announced in April that that $7.6 billion of steel products were exported from the country in the last year of 1402 in the Iranian calendar (March 21, 2023 to March 19, 2024).

Iranian Researchers Study Ways to Deal with Bullying at Work

Bullying is considered as one of the most critical mental health issues in today's complex and industrial life which causes problems for human resources and reduces their performance and the organizational health, a study by the Iranian researchers said.

The importance of the human factor and its unique role as a strategic resource and implementer of organizational systems and processes has nowadays been paid attention more than in the past.

Iranian researchers have conducted a study that in advanced organizational thinking, human beings are referred to as the most important resource and asset for the organization, and the more desirable this capital is, the more likely the success, survival and promotion of the organization will be.

In this research, it is stated that although there is no specific list of bullying behaviors, in most definitions, bullying is considered to include behaviors like verbal warfare, teasing, bullying, and social exclusion.

This research points to the importance of investigating workplace bullying and the results indicate that in organizations where people feel more dissatisfied with the status quo, the phenomenon of workplace bullying may occur more, and its occurrence in organizations will decrease trust and mutual cooperation among the members of the organization and will shake and disintegrate the unity and integrity of the members of the organization.

The studies of this research show that transformational leadership is considered a strong management tool to deal with workplace bullying, and also the research indicates that leadership style can be an indirect predictor of workplace bullying in organizations.

Iranian Researchers Conduct Study on Effects of Emotional Intelligence on Students' Performance

The results of a research conducted by researchers at the Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS) showed that there is a meaningful relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) in students and their performance at school.

"Examining the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievements in students majoring in anesthesiology and operating room technician at the Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS)" is the title of study done by a group of researchers at the TUMS.

For many years, many would think that IQ is the only index that shows the people's success; but psychologists have realized now that non-cognitive factors such as emotional and social elements a play very important role in achieving success as well, the researchers said.

The study pointed out that IQ alone is not enough to assess a person's success and it can only account for 20% of factors behind success. The research further said that success of the students can be dependent on the emotional, social and luck factors.

According to the researchers, emotional intelligence is one of the succesful factors in both educational centers or at work as well as in social relationships, and with its help, one can secure success in various aspects of life

The research continued to realize that emotional intelligence could play a more important role than cognitive intelligence, because many learnings require having social and emotional skills. It also concluded that emotional intelligence helps people in their social relations, decision-making, and with their creativity.

Iranian Experts Study Strategies for Empowering Deprived Neighborhoods

Iranian experts believe that each of the strategies for empowering deprived areas will vary depending on the political, institutional, cultural and social characteristics, and these strategies will change over time.

Bita Hamed (an Assistant Professor and Director of the Sociology Research Group) and Sajedeh Vaezzadeh (Assistant Professor and Faculty Member of the Sociology Research Group) have studied the issue in an article entitled ‘empowerment models of underprivileged neighborhoods, problem or solution?’

They underlined the need to empower the managers and executive experts of the custodian and partner institutions, saying that empowerment projects require the participation of all stakeholders, and it is necessary for project implementers to be fully familiar with collaborative processes and to be able to activate the capacities of all stakeholders in order to participate as much as possible in the projects.

The researchers also stressed the need for integrated management, institutional capacity building and the use of the capacities of non-governmental institutions, adding that one of the requirements for the successful implementation of empowerment plans is to establish intra-sectoral coordination during the implementation of plans.

The need for information and transparency is another element emphasized by the researchers.

Iranian Specialists Study Role of Research Surveys in Turning Knowledge into Policy

In absence of institutionalized procedures to translate and transform knowledge into policy, surveys give policymakers the illusion of knowing and controlling the current situation.

Fatemeh Javaheri (an Associate Professor of Sociology at Khaarzmi University) pointed out in an article entitled ‘Usability of Iran's National Surveys’ that despite having material and human resources, lofty goals and good policies, the ability of many governments to realize their wishes, i.e. creating a framework for action and adjusting the environment accordingly is limited, and they are unable to use new knowledge to reduce social problems and progress and develop the society.

In this research, it is stated that in the current situation of Iran, the difference in the intellectual authority of executive agents, the difference in the intellectual authority of researchers and managers, the lack of independence of action and the serious determination of managers, lack of trust in the accuracy of scientific data, the pressure of influential groups and a variety of ideological and political considerations, lack of intra-organizational and inter-organizational coordination, the existence of various structural dualities do not allow the knowledge obtained from scientific research to enter the managers' agenda.

Another point in this research is that usually certain parts of the executive bodies, like the research departments of the ministries, request to conduct research, but the main core of the governing institutions acts based on other bases for decision making.

It added that the problem of developing countries is that they take the best instances and policy procedures from the world of advanced countries and want to implement them in a different world where organizational, human and political preparations are not available.

Iranian Technologists Develop "Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy" for Elemental Analysis

Experts at a technological company in Iran have used locally developed know-how and technology of "Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy" (LIBS) to build products and equipment in the field of laser and plasma.

Hajar Zarei, the managing director of the Iranian technological company, said that they have focused their activity in the firm on laser, plasma and electromagnetic waves.

“Our company operates with the aim of indigenizing know-how and up-to-date technology in the field of mining and energy. Currently, using knowledge-based equipment, we have laid the ground for the development of knowledge-based products and the development of research in the field of laser and plasma, optics and other related technologies,” she said, according to a report by the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science and Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy.

Zarei referred to elemental analysis method as one of the capabilities of their technology company, saying, "This method is a form of atomic emission spectroscopy that uses high-power lasers to vaporize materials and produce plasma. Then, the plasma created is then induced by the laser, and the atoms emit light at specific wavelengths that can be used to identify the elements in the sample. Using this technology, which is based on the direct examination of the sample, accurate and practical information can be obtained without the need for preparation or with minimal preparation based on the analysis of the spectral lines emitted from the induced plasma by laser.”

University of Tehran Researchers Study Children’s Transition from Family to Society

Iranian researchers at the University of Tehran believe that going from family to school, the child comes under the supervision of new rules which is applied to all children indiscriminately.

In an article titled ‘postmodernist attitude to modern education’, Davar Sheikhavandi (a faculty member of the University of Tehran) discusses the issue that for many children in our society, the educational system is the first experience that sociologists call formal organization.

In this research, it is pointed out that families indirectly return to school and share the fears caused by that system. Despite the highways of communication, in modern society, schools have become the most seductive and alluring social institutions. Continuation of education, long-term attachment to school, efficiency, promotion of status in jobs, increase in productivity and as a result climbing the promotion ladder and securing important jobs play a decisive role and are considered complementary to other effective factors in stratification.

According to the researcher, due to the superior status of education and the increasing number of different issues that it raises in our society, sociologists have paid attention to make research and criticize the function and actions inside the educational system and their reaction outside it.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Firms Produce Valuable Catalyst for Petrochemical Industry

Two Iranian knowledge-based companies have been able to meet the needs of petrochemical firms by acquiring the know-how of designing and manufacturing the complex palladium catalyst, a report said.

Carbon-based palladium catalyst is known as one of the most complex catalysts in the petrochemical industry. This catalyst was exclusively produced by a few European, Asian and US companies.

Amin Malekzadeh, the head of Shahid Tondgouyan Petrochemical Comple in Iran, underlined that the catalyst’s production was monopolized by a number of European, Asian and US companies, including Germany's BASF, Italy's Chimet, and Japan's Nechimcat, saying, “Iran has acquired the technical know-how and complex technology of this strategic catalyst, and with its indigenization, in addition to increasing the stability of production in the conditions of illegal sanctions of the West against Iran, it has also provided the basis for reducing the cost and the finished price of the production.”

He added that indigenization of the catalyst will save 2 to 2.5 million dollars for the country annually.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Firms Produce Several Medical Products

Specialists in a number of Iranian knowledge-based companies have been able to design and manufacture several medical products which have customers both inside and outside the country.

Ali Farhadi, the managing director of an Iranian knowledge-based company, told ANA that “we are the producer of all types of chromatography resins, and we have established our production unit in the Middle East for the first time. This specialized product is used in the purification of recombinant drugs and is used in industries that produce biological and anti-cancer drugs”.

Also, for the first time in Iran, the technologists of another knowledge-based company succeeded in production of the effective ingredient and the final product of Dotarem (gadotrate meglumine) with an Iranian brand. Dotarm is a contrast agent used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

“Our company is active in the production of contrast agents. For the first time in Iran, we have been able to produce both the effective ingredient and the final product of the Iran-made gadotrate meglumine drug; the production of the effective ingredient of this medicine was monopolized by a few prominent countries in the world in the past, and now we have been able to achieve the technology of making it with the modern methods of the world,” Kamran Dashti, a pharmacist and a member of the knowledge-based company, told ANA.

“This drug is used as an intravenous injection for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In terms of quality, it has all the FDA approvals of US and Europe. From a clinical point of view, more than 30,000 drugs have been injected into patients and so far there have been no side effects,” he added.

Iranian Researchers Study Effects of Human Resource Reforms on Occupational Stress

The Iranian researchers believe that reforming human resources, self-concept, and getting to know one's inner characteristics affect the reduction of psychological pressures in the working environment and reduce stress in employees.

Iranian researchers have conducted a study which shows that occupational psychological pressure affects people's health, reduces the quality of life, and increases the probability of work-related injuries and negative effects on organizational results, like violence at work, accidents, absenteeism and burnout.

In this research, it has been stated that conducting reform on the human resources has become a fundamental and vital issue in today's knowledge-based world in private and public organizations.

Reform is a process that helps people to behave more optimally in their job responsibilities, and it is defined as the process of increasing the capacity of human resources.

Biophotonic Research Center in Iran Produces Different Laser, Optical Products

The head of Researcher Center of Laser and Biophotonics in Biotechnologies said that two and three-dimensional holograms, the design and production of an optical smart toothbrush case, and the design and patenting of an electronic optical insect killer are some of the center's achievements.

“For 15 years, I have been working in the field of laser and photonics or laser optics engineering in Isfahan universities and different research centers,” Sahrifeh Shahi, a researcher and a professor at Islamic Azad University (IAU)- Isfahan Branch told ANA.

She added that since 2018, she has been the chairwoman of the Researcher Center of Laser and Biophotonics in Biotechnologies based at the IAU-Isfahan branch (Khorasgan), which, according to ger, was ranked the first among medical science research centers in the country in 2021.

Shahi went on to say that she and her colleagues at the Biophotonics research center have produced different products and conducted several projects.

Extraoral dental suction system, designing and producing artificial lighting for indoor plants, designing and manufacturing an electronic optical insect killer, designing and manufacturing two- and three-dimensional holograms, designing and manufacturing of bleaching machine for home use, an optical smart toothbrush case, low-level laser therapy, therapeutic lasers in rehabilitation are among products and achievements of the research center, according its chairwoman.

Chiral Materials Unlock Unprecedented Efficiency in Spintronic Information Flow

A study by researchers from NC State University and the University of Pittsburgh reveals that the direction of spin injection influences the transmission of electron spin in chiral materials, paving the way for advancements in energy-efficient spintronic technologies.

Researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of Pittsburgh investigated how the spin information of an electron, called a pure spin current, moves through chiral materials. They found that the direction in which the spins are injected into chiral materials affects their ability to pass through them, the journal Science Advances reported.

These chiral “gateways” could be used to design energy-efficient spintronic devices for data storage, communication, and computing.

Spintronic devices harness the spin of an electron, rather than its charge, to create current and move information through electronic devices.

“One of the goals in spintronics is to move spin information through a material without also having to move the associated charge, because moving the charge takes more energy – it’s why your phone and computer get hot when you use them for a long time,” says David Waldeck, professor of chemistry in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and co-corresponding author of the work.

Iranian Researchers Study Sociology of Education in Family

Iranian researchers believe that the structure of a family means the distribution of power, the position of each person, the communication network between members, etc., based on which, the existence of an educational relationship between parents and children can be studied and analyzed.

Morteza Monadi (a faculty member of Al-Zahra University) in an article entitled ‘education and family; the application of sociology of education in the field of family’ deals with the issue that various factors and elements of decision-makers, planners, executives, managers, teachers and trainees have a role and involvement in this matter.

The researcher believes that sociology of education is related to these three areas; school sociology, sociology of content, sociology of school relationship with social institutions.

In this research, it has been pointed out that the economic situation of the society, the political situation of the society and the cultural situation of the society and also in today's world, the media, each individually or together and in cooperation with each other affect the family.

According to Monadi, the type of media and the type of program the family uses shows the cultural content of the family as well as the type of relationship the family establishes with the institution of education, how much it values ​​science and the education of its children.

Folic Acid Existing in Iran-Made Eggs Absorbed in Body up to 95%

Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company stationed at Isfahan Science and Research Town achieved the technology to produce eggs containing folic acid which is absorbed as much as 95 percent in the body.

“One of the useful foods produced in our company is eggs enriched with folic acid (B9). This egg is suitable for 3 categories of people; pregnant women, children and people with cardiovascular diseases,” said Mohammadreza Ebadi, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.

“Only 40% to 50% of folic acid enters the body in the tablet form, and based on this, we used technology to add the chemical form of folic acid into the diet of laying hens, and when the hens use this diet, the form of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, which is exactly the same form that the human body needs, is created,” he added.

“Therefore, an egg that is rich in folic acid is produced, while its folic acid content is 6 to 8 times higher than that of a normal egg, and over 95% of its folic acid will be absorbed in the human body,” Ebadi explained.

Iran Launches 1st Foreign Currency-Rial Crowdfunding Platform

The first foreign currency-rial crowdfunding platform was launched in Iran with the efforts of the New Technologies Development Fund and with the cooperation of other institutions.

‘Novin Kerad’ currency-riyal crowdfunding platform is the first financing platform of the country, which was created by the New Technologies Development Fund as the largest research and technology fund of Iran.

The crowdfunding platform officially started its work on the OTC after obtaining the activity license. Novin Kerad crowdfunding platform was launched in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy, the Central Bank, the Securities and Exchange Organization of Iran, the Iran Exchange, the National Bank, the Foreign Investment Organization, the Export Guarantee Fund, the Central Depository Company and other economic institution.

Mohammad Kolahi, the vice-president of Credit and Commercialization of New Technologies Development Fund, underlined that the development of new technologies has reached the stage of implementation.

“This project requires 200,000 dollars of foreign currency investment to supply the raw materials and equipment needed for the production and export of its knowledge-based products to Turkey and Azerbaijan,” he said.

Iranian Firm Produces Gelatin, Pectin from Seafood, Citrus Waste

A technological company in Iran has succeeded in producing gelatin and pectin from the waste of seafood and citrus fruits which have application in the food, pharmaceutical and military industries.

“Gelatin production from the waste of marine products in various blooms is used in all food, pharmaceutical and military industries, and this gelatin powder was produced as a pilot project in the laboratory of Islamic Azad University’s Ayatollah Amoli branch,” Peyman Aryayee, an associate professor and faculty member of the Islamic Azad University’s Ayatollah Amoli branch and the director of the food industry department and head of the incubator center of the University, told ANA.

“We have also succeeded in producing pectin from citrus waste which is produced from the plant gelatin structures found in fruits and vegetables,” he added.

“We launched an industrial unit for the production of gelatin from fish skin for the first time in the country, although this gelatin is in the pilot phase and has successfully passed the laboratory phase,” Aryayee said.

Iran-Made Degradable Plastic Bags Welcomed by Foreign Customers

An Iranian technological company active in development and production of green polymers has been able to make degradable plastic bags and exports 99% of its products abroad.

The company, stationed at Aras Free Zone in East Azerbaijan province in the Northwestern part of Iran, produces environmentally friendly plastic bags by using nanotechnology.

The products of the technological company are exported to Iraq, Russia, Georgia, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.

Among the features of the company's products mention can be made of being non-leaking and impervious to viruses and microbes, having smart antibacterial properties, high physical resistance, the scent of medicinal plants, favorable heat resistance, decomposition and degradability to protect the environment.

Also, the degradable plastic products of the company can be decomposed in less than 5 years.

Iranian Specialists Produce Linings for Mining Industry Mills

Engineers of an Iranian company, based in the incubator center of Vali-e Asr University in Rafsanjan, achieved the technical know-how of making linings for mining industry mills and increased their lifespan to one year.

“The product of our company is the combined rubber-metal liners, and they have the properties of all-rubber liners and the properties of all-metal liners,” said Amirhossein Sarrafpour, one of the researchers of the research and development team of the company.

“These composite linings are similar to metal linings in terms of anti-wear properties and similar to rubber linings in terms of weight and ease of installation, but another aspect of this achievement is the design and optimization of the lining’s geometry design by the Iranian experts,” he added.

Noting that the combined liners are composed of two parts of anti-wear rubber and anti-wear steel, which are glued to metal using surface preparation method, Sarrafpour said, “The adhesion strength of these two layers is very high, and this guarantees that during the lifetime of the lining, the rubber is not removed from the metal.”

“These liners can protect the wall of mills against decay and abrasive agents,” he underlined.

Women Constitute 31% of Managers of Knowledge-Based Firms in Iran's Lorestan Province

A study conducted by a knowledge-based company has shown that 31% of managers of knowledge-based firms in Lorestan Province in the Western part of Iran are women.

“This company was established in 2017 with the support of the Vice Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy and the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, in cooperation with a number of research and technology funds who specializes in providing financial services to knowledge-based companies. This company has set up systems to assess the financial position of knowledge-based companies,” said Mostafa Arab, the managing director of the knowledge-based company which has conducted the study.

He said that their surveys show that as many as 119,866 were working for knowledge-based companies in Iran.

“Our research shows that about 31% of the managing directors and members of the board of directors of knowledge-based companies based in Lorestan province are women, which is the highest number among all provinces of the country,” Arab said.

According to him, this percentage is 16% in Tehran province, where most knowledge-based companies operate.

“Most of the managing directors and members of the board of directors have bachelor's or master's degrees, and while the Ph.D holders are in the third place,” the managing director of the evaluating knowledge-based company further said.

Iranian Researchers Study Evaluation Indicators of Scientific Authority

Iranian researchers believe that enough attention has not been paid to scientific authority by the executive bodies and humanities researchers as it should be due to the soft nature and complexity in monitoring and evaluating science, technology and humanities innovation.

Kiarash Fartash (a member of Shahid Beheshti University's Faculty of Technology Management) in collaboration with Amir Hadi Azizi (a Science and Technology Policy Researcher) in an article titled ‘presenting the framework of monitoring indicators and evaluating scientific authority in the field of humanities (with an emphasis on educational authority, scientific and promotional publications) deals with the issue that in addition to the importance of policy making in the field of science, technology and innovation of countries as an essential element of empowerment and support for technological development and excellence, wealth creation and maintaining and promoting their competitiveness in international arenas, assessing the existing situation in the framework of policies, the micro and macro goals and the performance of its components and actors will be of great importance.

The research underlines that today the importance of evaluating science, technology and innovation in the national and international arena based on standardized indicators is undeniable. But what is considered important in the system of science, technology and innovation is the use of appropriate evaluation frameworks, and therefore, it enables the correct selection and use of the country's position and situation, and the goals and prospects of the country's scientific and technological system.

Iraq’s Construction Sector Still Needs Iran-Made Rebar

The director general of the West Asia Office of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said that the neighboring Iraq has to construct almost three million homes that require concrete and rebar, providing a good market for Iranian manufacturers.

“In 2011, Iran prepared a comprehensive steel program. At that time Iraq was one of the closest markets for the export of Iranian steel materials. Therefore, out of the 55 million tons target in the steel master plan, about 20 million tons was considered to be exported, part of which to Iraq. However, over time, steel supply chain in Iraq got ready. For example, the 30% duties on the imports of Iranian steel to Iraq became problematic at the end of last year (ended on March 19,2023),” Abdul Amir Rabihavi said in an interview with local Iranian media.

“Although Iraq pursues the policy of self-sufficiency, it cannot achieve complete self-sufficiency and it does not match Iran in terms superiorities in some mining fields. For example, in the area of ​​Iraqi steel, it needs to import raw materials from Iran and then turn them into ingots. Also, Iraq needs about three million homes that require concrete and rebar. Although rebar production plants are operating in the country, due to Iraq's high demand for this product, it cannot ban the imports of rebar for the time being,” the TPOI official said.

“Nevertheless, Iraq has a piece of legislation that calls for protecting domestic production, according to which, it follows a tariff policy to reduce imports. These duties bring the prices of imported goods close to the prices of domestically produced goods,” Rabihavi continued.

He also said that Iraq considers zero tariffs for investment projects according to the foreign investment protection law, noting, “Therefore, if the rebar exporter reaches an agreement with an Iraqi party that defines the investment project, it can get the necessary permit from Iraq to import its products free of any duties.”

Iranian Scientists Make Persian-Language Tablet for Blind People

Researchers of an Iranian knowledge-based company have succeeded in designing a computer tablet which can be a good rehabilitation aid for the Persian-speaking blind people.

This product is the only braille PDA (personal digital assistant) made in Iran, and its main advantages include full support for the Persian language, technical support in Iran, automatic identification by the operating system, the ability to adjust the prominence of braille points and the lower price compared to the foreign counterparts.

The keyboard of the tablet includes 20 keys, 20 8-pin cells made of hypoallergenic plastic and 20 CR Keys. Its battery can be used for about 10 hours. The internal memory of this tablet is 8 GB and it has a monitor and TV (HDMI). Also, this product has a wireless (Bluetooth) connection with the tablets and smartphones (Android).

“This product is the first braille digital PDA for the blind that can do all the daily tasks like writing, reading, surfing the web and other tasks and it is actually a tablet for the blind,” Ramin Farjad, the chairman of the board of directors of the knowledge-based company, told ANA.

“This device has 64 gigs of memory, of which 43 gigs are available to the user. It also has a modem and can be connected to Wi-Fi through LAN, and given that the Chrome browser is now adapted for the blind, these people can access the Internet. They can also connect to the Android phone through Bluetooth and have Braille support for their Android phone,” he underlined.

Iran Inaugurates Reference Lab for Evaluation of Nano-Based Agricultural Products

Iran inaugurated a reference laboratory for evaluation of nanotechnology-based agricultural products in the presence of Agriculture Minister Mohammad Ali Nikbakht and other officials.

During the ceremony, in addition to inauguration of the reference laboratory of nano-based agricultural products, a number of technological products jointly made by the Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute and 12 knowledge-based companies were also introduced.

Addressing the ceremony, Nikbakht said that the opening ceremony of this laboratory has been constructed to achieve knowledge-based agriculture and uniform and sustainable production, conducting research, providing proper training to operators and promoting the use of new technologies.

Also, Mohsen Mardi, the senior advisor of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization and the head of the Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, said, “The laboratory was developed in line with the expansion of using nanotechnology in agricultural products with the approval of the Nano Technology Strategic Committee of the Agriculture Ministry to issue certificates of approval for the nano products.”

Iranian knowledge-based companies active in the field of nanotechnology have so far manufactured and presented several products for application in the agricultural fields.

Iranian Startup Develops Smart System to Track Products from A to Z

An Iranian startup has designed and developed an innovative management and intelligence system in the field of store, warehouse and production line by using the RFID technology which can track the product from the production line to the sales stage.

“Accelerating the business process by increasing accuracy, improving security and increasing speed to the highest possible level are among the prominent features of this system. Also, it is possible to display the list of products simply and accurately through this system,” said Nouri, the managing director of the startup.

Noting that the startup has a team of experts in the field of software and hardware, who use RFID readers and identify goods with RFID tags, control and manage all business sectors, he added, “The startup also supports the hardware requirements of businesses very well, among which we can mention all kinds of RFID tags, long-range RFID readers, and handheld RFID readers.”

“Also, this management and smart system has two different panels of Production Line Foreman Panel and Business Owner Web Management Panel,” Nouri said.

According to him, in the foreman's panel, data and information are recorded, the products read in the production line are checked and the list of products is displayed.

Iranian Researchers Find New Solution to Provide Drinking Water in Remote Areas

Iranian researchers from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of University of Tehran succeeded in designing an innovative system for supplying fresh water from the sea.

“One of the main problems that many countries are currently facing is the problem of fresh water supply. Nearly 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, but a small percentage of it (about 4%) is sweet. The increase in population and the expansion of industries that require water has led to an increasing consumption of fresh water, in a way that many countries, including Iran, are currently facing a major challenge in providing fresh water for their consumption, and the number of these countries will increase in the future,” Ehsan Houshfar, an Associate Professor at the Department of Energy Conversion of the University of Tehran.

Noting that in this research, a new solution for desalination of sea water has been proposed, which is called humidification-dehumidification or HDH for short, and is inspired by the process of rain production, he said, “In fact, desalination systems for desalination of sea water, which is one of the conventional ways to supply fresh water, is carried out in many ways, and each of these methods has its own advantages and disadvantages; the advantage of the method introduced in this research is less energy consumption than other methods in a way that the waste heat of other systems can be used in it.”

“In this research, an independent desalination unit using HDH, solar panels for simultaneous production of electricity and heat (PVT) and compression chiller is proposed to provide stable water to remote areas that have access to sea water,” Houshfar said.

“The solar panel supplies the electricity required for the chiller and the heat required for the HDH, and the incoming seawater is preheated by the condenser of the chiller. Therefore, the overall performance of the system is significantly improved for fresh water production,” he went on to say.

Iranian Company Domestically Produces PLC Device for Data Transmission in Electrical Industry

Experts at an Iranian knowledge-based company have domestically produced a PLC (Power Line Carrier) device for the electricity industry in the country.

Amir Hossein Rasekh, the managing director of the Iranian knowledge-based company, told ANA correspondent in an interview that, the PLC device or power line carrier is a device that sends telecommunication signals from one substation or power station through high voltage lines and receives them at another substation or power station.

The PLC is the act of carrying data on a conductor that is also used simultaneously for AC electric power transmission or electric power distribution to consumers. The line that does so is known as a power-line carrier.

“We are the only manufacturer of PLC devices in the country and we have received all necessary approvals for this product. This device has been produced in the world for several years and we have been able to locally produce it with the help of the company's experts,” he said.

“The internal materials of this device are basic electronic parts that we import from overseas and assemble these parts inside the country and carry out the installation and operationalizing process,” Rasekh went on to say.

The superiority of this product compared to its foreign counterparts is that it is lower-priced and has 24/7 support and after-sales service, according to the managing director of the Iranian knowledge-based company.

“The electrical industry is exclusively the target of this device. It has received a warm welcome and it has been able to meet the expectations,” he concluded.

New Research in Iran Studies Necessity for Policymaking in Science Development

Iranian researchers believe that considering that policymaking as a guiding light can chart the future path of societies in various fields, the promotion of policymaking in science and technology is a necessary requirement for countries to achieve sustainable development.

In an article entitled ‘Policymaking in Science, Technology and Science Promotion in Iran: A National Necessity’, Akram Qadimi (a Professor of the National Science Policy Research Center) in collaboration with Elaheh Hejazi (a Professor of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of University of Tehran) deals with the issue that science and technology can be effective when its products are used in the society, and science promotion plays a significant role to this end.

The research explains when the field of science, technology and innovation was directly noticed by the policymakers and before that, it was always affected by the decisions and interventions of the governments. According to these researchers, the phrase ‘science, technology and innovation policymaking’ refers to the set of all policies that seek to promote the activities and processes related to science, technology and innovation to realize economic and social development.

This research suggests that the advancement of science and technology is considered to be one of the most important components of the country's authority, and the support for achieving the advancement of science and technology is achieving a scientific leap, and the support for achieving a scientific leap is to familiarize students, scholars and the general public with science.

This research underlines the fact that policymaking in the field of science, technology and promoting science, like policymaking in any other field, requires attention to the time and place that has led to the understanding and application of science in people's daily lives, and therefore, prescribing science and technology promotion policies in one country is not reasonable for other countries. 

Iranian Scientists Produce Diesel, Black Carbon from Sewage

Iranian researchers at Tehran Wastewater Company managed to produce diesel and black carbon from the dewatered sludge in the wastewater treatment process of the capital's treatment plants.

Abbas Ali Mesrzadeh, the managing director of Tehran Wastewater Company, stated that carbon black is used as a raw material for industries, specially the rubber industry, and said, “Making this product in the wastewater treatment process can prevent environmental pollution and generate income and added value from a product that has been harmful to the environment so far.”

“This year, the sewage company's plan is to convert 120 tons of sludge daily into diesel and carbon black, which can be used in the heating system of refineries and related facilities, and carbon black can be sold in the stock market as a raw material for industries,” he added.

Noting that sewage is considered a source of pollution and a threat to human societies at the first glance, Mesrzadeh said, “A good thing that happens in the controlled and hygienic sewage collection projects and plans is that the threat of sewage turns into an opportunity.”

Iranian Experts Improve Quality of Oil Products with Advanced Tests

Specialists of a knowledge-based company deigned and produced advanced laboratory equipment and used efficient methods to test and improve the quality of oil derivatives.

Hamed Savari, the managing director of the knowledge-based company, explained that the activities of his company are focused on production of equipment and provide advanced testing services for lubricants, adding, “Our knowledge-based company was established with the aim of developing technology in the chemical, petroleum and petrochemical industries, and as a new knowledge-based company, it operates advanced machinery and equipment for testing petroleum products like gas chromatograph and X-ray machine.”

“Various products like gasoline, naphtha, diesel, different solvents, lubricants like engine oil, gear oil, hydraulic oil, base oil, types of grease, etc., are tested in the company by using advanced equipment and efficient laboratory methods,” he added.

“We are also active in providing engineering services and quantitative and qualitative monitoring, preparation and compilation of formulations based on the nature of the products, synthesis and production of nanoparticles and nanofluids for application in different industries, sweetening the oil products, and designing and building the semi-industrial units,” Savari said.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Company Produces Computer Power Supply Unit (PSU) with 7-Year Warranty

A group of engineers at a knowledge-based company in Iran have launched production of computer parts and equipment such as power supply unit (PSU) which are offered to the market with seven years of warranty.

“Case, power, mouse, keyboard, all-in-one personal computers (AIO PC) or desktop computers and motherboard are some the products of this company,” Kavan Morovati, one of the technicians in the knowledge-based company that manufactures computer parts in Iran said in an interview with local Iranian media.

Saying that their products have been produced in three categories of office, gaming and economical, the company’s technician added, “The motherboard produced in this company was designed after studying weaknesses of the existing products in the market. Among its disadvantages, we can mention the number of its MOSFETs. The MOSFET supplies power to the CPU and the higher their number, the higher the CPU output.”

Morovati described H510 mk, H610 mk, B560 md and B620 md among the models of motherboards produced in their company and pointed out, “These motherboards support 10th to 14th generation for users. The company's H510 mk model, which is lowest model of produced motherboards, has obtained the first ranking of the benchmark and is higher than Asus.”

Emphasizing that the motherboards produced by their company have been commercialized in the country, he said, "The warranty of our products is a replacement. Also in case that any part or any of our products that has reached the customers and has a problem is 24 months to 7 years will be replaced with no excuse."

“For example, with respect to displays, less than 5 burned pixels will not be replaced, but even with one burnt pixel in our displays, the replacement will be done,” Morovati added.

“The power supplies units (PSU) produced by this company are made in a way that if the system encounters a problem in terms of hardware or software in overload mode, it will detect the system temperature and turns off the system according to the system temperature and power operation until the system temperature increase does not occur,” he said, adding, “This feature does not exist in other power supplies units and causes the power to burn.”

Iran, WHO to Cooperate to Eliminate Hepatitis C

Iran and the World Health Organization (WHO) are due to set up a joint working group and cooperate in elimination of hepatitis C.

Iranian Deputy Health Minister Hassan Farshidi, in a meeting with WHO’s Assistant Director General for Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases Jerome Salomon,  underscored the establishment of a joint working group to eliminate hepatitis C.

The officials met on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) held in Geneva, Switzerland, from May 27 to June 1.

During the meeting, Farshidi presented a report on the measures taken in Iran to control and prevent hepatitis C and stressed the key strengths of Iran's national program, including the strong primary health care services (PHC) and the integration of the programs to fight and manage hepatitis.

Salomon, for his part, lauded Iran for its commitment and strong will in the elimination of hepatitis C and announced WHO’s readiness to support Iran's plans in this area.

He also called Iran a role model for other regional countries in the elimination and control of hepatitis C.

Iranian Researchers Offer Innovative Way to Desalinate Sea Water for Remote Areas

Researchers at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran have designed and offered an innovative environmentally-friendly system for supplying freshwater from the sea water to remote areas.

Ehsan Hooshfar, an Associate Professor of Energy Conversion at the University of Tehran (UT), was the executive director of the project to desalinate sea water and supply drinking water to remote areas.

“In this research, a new solution for desalination of sea water has been proposed, which is called Humidification-dehumidification or HDH for short, and is inspired by the process of rain production. In fact, the use of desalination systems for desalination of sea water, which is one of the conventional ways of supplying fresh water, is done in many ways each of which comes with pros and cons,” Hooshfar said.

“The advantage of the method introduced in this research is less energy consumption than other methods. It uses the waste heat produced by other systems,” the UT researcher said, adding, “In this research, an independent desalination unit using HDH, solar panels for simultaneous production of electricity and heat or hotovoltaic/thermal (PVT) solar hybrid system and compression chiller is proposed to provide stable water to remote areas that have access to sea water. The system operates in a way that is that the solar panel provides the electricity required for the chiller and the heat required for the HDH, and the incoming seawater is preheated by the condenser of the chiller. This way, the overall performance of the system in fresh water production is significantly improved.”

“Modeling of this system was done by using an artificial neural network trained for tri-objective optimization by employing a genetic algorithm. The goals of this optimization included maximizing fresh water production, minimizing costs, and maximizing system efficiency,” Hooshfar added.

“The results showed that this system is technically and economically competitive in producing fresh water with other desalination units for remote areas. Also, due to the correct choice of refrigerant and the use of renewable energy, it is environmentally friendly,” the UT professor added.

MBR Water Desalination System Unveiled at AbadIran Exhibition 

A domestically-produced Membrane Bio Reactor (MBR) package for water treatment was unveiled at the second edition of the Abadiran exhibition held at Tehran's Grand Mossalla.

The water desalination package has been put into operation in an area in the suburb of Bandar Abbas port city next to the Persian Gulf. The machine, which was designed and built by Sharif Knowledge-Based Company, a company that operates in the field of water desalination, contains a Reverse Osmosis (RO) water desalination device which employs filtration and reverse osmosis filters to treat water. 

The package was unvelied in a ceremony during AbadIran exhibition in the presence of the Vice-President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi.

The wastewater treatment capacity of this package is 140 cubic meters per day. Meanwhile, its desalination capacity is 75 cubic meters per day. The MBR technology was possessed by only 5 countries in the world, and with the help of the knowledge-based company, Iran now has been put on the list of the countries that possess such a technology.

Iranian Company Makes Special Products for Blind, Visually Impaired People

Iranian specialists at a company design and produce innovative rehabilitation equipment for low vision and blind people, including chess, visual wristwatches and digital magnifiers, by using state-of-the-art technology.

“Our company is a supplier of innovative equipment for the visually-impaired and blind people. It is important to us to always look for new and up-to-date equipment in the world to take a big step in meeting the needs of our clients,” Maryam Sakhayee, the managing director of the company, told ANA.

“Our company has made products like walking sticks, digital magnifiers, intuitive wristwatches, blood pressure monitors, and heart monitors, and other products like intuitive calculators, intuitive wristwatches, etc.,” she added.

“Also, special toys for the blind like chess, ludo, sudoku and other data-x-items have been designed and produced by our company,” Sakhayee said.

Specialists Make System to Monitor Efforts to Improve Deprived Regions in Iran

Iranian experts at a knowledge-based company developed a special system called ‘Deprivation Radar’ which is used to monitor efforts to settle problems in the deprived areas of different parts of provinces, cities and villages of Iran.

“In general, we make two types of activities; the first category of activities is in the field of image processing and the second category is activities in the field of services,” said Mohammad Saeed Qassemi, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.

“One of the special services that we have offered is ‘Deprivation Radar’. This system monitors deprivation in different parts of provinces, cities and villages of Iran,” he added.

“The next step is the smart allocation of resources from a pool of financial and non-financial resources based on prioritization with the help of artificial intelligence to the deprived region,” Qassemi said.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Firm Produces Shrimp Larvae Counting Machine

Experts at a knowledge-based company based in the Science and Technology Park of Markazi Province in Iran have managed to design and produce a shrimp larva counting machine using locally developed know-how and technology.

“Our product, the shrimp larva counting machine, is considered as one of the important needs of the fisheries industry. This product had been requested by the shrimp farmers to the fisheries organization for years,” said Farzin Nadi, the Managing Director of Pishtaz Pardezesh Saray Jonoub Rooz, knowledge-based company told ANA in an interview.

“Due to the challenges and complexities of this device as well as the high prices of its foreign-made counterparts, its domestic model was designed and produced by our company's experts,” he added.

He added that because in the fishery market, buying and selling shrimp larvae is done through counting the number of larvae, therefore counting the larvae is of great importance.

Nadi also said that knowing the number of available aquatics is one of the most important information that a shrimp and aquatic animals breeder should have access to, because it is based on that the amount of feeding, control of water parameters, payment of purchase and sale fees is determined.

Irrigation Hardware, Software System Unveiled on Last Day of AbadIran Exhibition

A hardware and software system for irrigation , which has been designed and produced by one of the knowledge-based companies in Iran, was unveiled on the last day of the AbadIran exhibition in the Northern part of the capital city of Tehran.

During a ceremony on the last day of the second edition of AbadIran exhibition, held on June 11-14 at Tehran's Mossalla (Grand Mosque) which was attended by a number of Iranian officials, Ryan Arvin Algorithm knowledge-based company unveiled its hardware and software tools for irrigation.

“This product is a special hardware and software system for irrigation on farms. It does a systematic integration for farmers and they can see all the fields in one panel,” Mohammad Javad Motahari Sharif, the founder of the knowledge base company said about their product.

Pointing out that the system notifies the farmer of the best watering time and the exact amount of water to the plants, he added, “This will reduce the water consumption rate and water stress of the plant.”

“Also, this system optimizes fertilizer use, meaning that usually during fertilizing, due to high water consumption, the fertilizer leaves the root area, but with this system 40% less water consumption happens therefore the fertilizer could be used optimally. Moreover, with prevention of water stress, the crops performance and quality would enhance,” Motahari Sharif explained.

Iranian Researchers Design, Produce New Nano Insulator to Assist Under-Developed Areas

Researchers at one of the companies located in the Science and Technology Park of Markazi Province have designed and produced reasonably-priced nano insulators that can replace bituminous waterproofing.

“Nano insulators are a suitable substitute for bituminous waterproofing. These insulators last for a long time and are very easy to use. They do not need a flame or any special conductor and are highly resistant against humidity. Ordinary people, even women, can use it simply and without any expertise by studying the manual of the products. Our product, which has a long shelf life, is also resistant against the sunlight and reasonably priced,” said Ali Jamshidi, the managing director of the company.

“This insulator is milky in color and becomes colorless after use. It can also be used to build swimming pools, fountains, ponds, roofs, toilets, building facades, stone, brick, mosaic, straw, plaster, cement, wood and fabric,” he added.

“Currently, the country's low-income people cannot afford expensive insulators. One liter of this product is available for sale in the market at the price of 60,000 to 70,000 Tomans,” the researcher said, adding, “The price of this product is almost one euro per liter which in comparison with the imported materials, is almost six euros cheaper." 

“Currently, by exporting this product to countries like Iraq and Armenia, we have been able to generate good amount of revenues for the country. This year, we were able to sell as much as five billion Tomans of these products to foreign markets,” Jamshidi added.

“We intend to increase our production line and the amount of production of equipment as well as exports,” the managing director of the company concluded.

Iranian Company Makes 3D Printers for Producing Gold, Jewelry

A technological company in Iran has succeeded in manufacturing 3D printers which reduce the cost of production of jewelry and gold accessories.

The technological company, stationed at the incubator center of Islamic Azad University’s Tabriz branch, has manufactured 3D printers in the fields of goldsmithing, dentistry and modeling, a report said. 

“Among the achievements of our company, we can mention the indigenization of certain 3D printing technologies with specific technical specifications and presentation of innovations that have promoted this industry and are now being emulated by other industrial activists,” Shahriar Nezakat, the managing director of ‘Kohan Sanatgaran Khallag’ company, told ANA.

“The development and production of 3D printing machines, related machines, peripheral equipment and consumables are among our activities. Also, among the products currently being produced by our company, we can mention 3D printers with DLP and LCD technology, ultra-precise casting resins, and post processing devices,” he added.

Noting that his company has successfully completed the research and development stages of the 3D printer with SLM technology, Nezakat said, “We hope to produce the prototype of this product, whose technology is in the hands of a few countries like the US and Germany, soon.”

Iranian Company Indigenizes 3-Phase 500-MVA Supertransformer

The Iranian experts at a knowledge-based company succeeded in manufacturing a three-phase integrated 500MVA (Megavolt Ampere) supertransformer for the country’s power grid.

“This giant supertransformer is about 14 meters long, 9 meters wide, and 10 meters high, and weighs over 335 tons, and it replaces three single-phase transformers which saves about 60% of the space required for placing transformers in the substation and prevents 70% of network no-load losses,” said Mehdi Sadeqi, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.

He added that the knowledge-based product will also reduce post construction costs and facilitate the operation and monitoring process.

Sadeqi underlined that construction of the transformer started in the presence of the Iranian Energy Minister during the 23rd International Electricity Industry Exhibition in Tehran last year.

“Despite the significant complications in calculations and design of this supertransformer, we reached the testing and unveiling state within six months,” he noted.

Iranian Researchers Recycle Wastewater for Fish Farming, Poultry Breeding, Greenhouse Products

The water recycling system and the use of wastewater in the three fields of fish breeding, greenhouse products and poultry breeding is the achievement of one of the knowledge-based companies.

At present, the company produces 12 tons of fish, 20 tons of tomatoes, 3 tons of quail meat, and 9 tons of quail eggs with a 95% reduction in annual water consumption.

By recirculating water and reusing the effluents of the three areas of fish breeding, greenhouse products and poultry, the problems of all three areas like mechanical equipment, food supplements and reinforcing fertilizers are settled.

In this project, the amount of consumed water is reduced by 95%, but the amount of fish production will be equal to similar ponds. In this method, the pool water will return to the hydroponic greenhouse culture bed, and the cost of greenhouse production will be reduced by a third before operation and during operation.

In this cycle, water is oxygenated, and since chemical fertilizers cannot be used to grow plants, they use animal manure and quail excrement. In fact, animal excrement supplies the level of chemical deficiencies of water, and the excrement solution is regulated based on the nutrition of quails.

Iranian Researchers Domestically Produce Device for Tinnitus Treatment, Hearing Tests

Researchers at one of the knowledge-based companies in Iran have produced a device to reduce annoying tinnitus sounds and assist in performing hearing tests in people who have applied to receive cochlear implants.

“Our main activities are defined in the fields of hearing cochlear implant systems, hearing impairment detection systems, electrical and acoustic stimulation systems, and providing engineering consulting services and holding specialized panels in the field of hearing as well as research and training courses,” said Samira Koushkestani, the managing director of the knowledge-based company, in an interview with local Iranian media.

She pointed to the design and construction of aural rehabilitation and hearing systems as one of the achievements of their company, adding, “Electrical stimulation devices are one of our achievements in the field of hearing, and a memorandum of understanding was concluded at the recent AbadIran exhibition [held in Tehran] for the application of this system. This device has rehabilitation applications for patients suffering from tinnitus and imbalances.”

Koushkestani pointed to conducting hearing tests for patients who have applied to receive cochlear implants as another application of the electrical stimulation device, adding, “The device performs a hearing test by creating electrical stimulation pulses at different wavelengths. Moreover, it allows for programming and changing signal features.”

She touched upon tinnitus, explaining is the perception of sound that does not have an external source, so other people cannot hear it. Tinnitus is commonly described as a ringing sound, but some people hear other types of sounds, such as roaring or buzzing, she added.

“For reducing the annoying effects of this disease, we have used electronic engineering knowledge in the design of this system,” she further said about tinnitus.

The electrical stimulation device is one of the products that, with the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding during the second edition of AbadIran exhibition, is slated to be used in medical centers in underdeveloped areas.

Iranian Experts Produce Portable Dental Unit for Use in Remote Areas

Researchers of a knowledge-based company in Iran managed to design and make a portable dental unit to help people in far-fetched regions.

“The integrated portable dental unit (suitcase and chair) is the result of 30 years of field and laboratory research which saves time, money and energy and has a significant effect on improving the general health of societies,” said Mohammad Reza Dor Ali, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.

He elaborated on the features of the product, saying that weight bearing and maintaining balance up to 250 kg, usability without the need for any urban possibilities like water, electricity, sewage, etc., occupation of merely a travel suitcase, the ability to operate in harsh and different climatic conditions like the sea, desert, etc., providing electricity with a car battery, small generator, solar panel, etc., offering different positions for the patient and the dentist, and long-term work are among the features of the mobile dental suitcase and chair.

Dor Ali noted that the product is in compliance with all health and safety principles, weighs 30 kg and is very small that can be easily carried in the trunk of a car as a travel luggage, adding that advanced possibilities for more specialized treatments can be installed on this device and it consumes little amount of water and energy.

Iranian Experts Build Self-Driving Robot for Poultry Farms

Iranian specialists at a knowledge-based company managed to design and manufacture a self-driving robot for individual monitoring in poultry farms.

“Periodic and non-continuous monitoring, lack of data recording and identification of sick chickens, creating stress and tension in poultry farming and reducing biological safety, slow monitoring of poultry health by humans, etc. are among the problems that will arise if this technology is not used,” said Farzad Yavari, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.

“The only way to overcome these problems is to use a combination of three technologies of artificial intelligence, robotics, and electronics,” he added.

Noting that the project, after going through the stages of research and development and making prototypes and the semi-industrial stage, is now in the stage of final tests, Yavari said, “The knowledge and various technologies used in this robot is completely indigenous. This technology is one of the new fields that few countries and companies have had so far.”

“The industrialization of this product increases productivity in the country's vital poultry industry, which has a significant impact on the country's food security. It is also possible to develop this technology in other areas,” he underlined.

IFDA: Iran Exports Pharmaceutical Products to 50 World States

Iran exports raw materials and pharmaceutical products to nearly 50 countries across the world, the Iran Food and Drug Administration (IFDA) announced.

“Iranian raw materials and pharmaceutical products are exported by nearly 100 companies to about 50 destinations,” Assef Mahdavi, the secretary of the IFDA’s export policymaking council, said.

He underlined that the Iranian companies enjoy the capacity of producing medicines several times more than meeting domestic needs.

Mahdavi also noted that the export of medical equipment grew by 300% in the first four months of the current year.

Afghanistan’s Imports of Iran’s Non-Oil Products Increase 41 Percent in 2 Months

Iran’s non-oil exports to Afghanistan showed a 41% growth in the first two months of the current Persian calendar year (started on March 20) compared to the same period last year, an official said.

Hossein Roustayee, the commercial attaché of Iran in Afghanistan, said that Iran’s export of non-oil goods to Afghanistan increased by $102 million in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year, showing a 41 percent hike compared to last year’s corresponding period.

He added that Afghanistan is Iran’s sixth export target market and is one of the export target countries with the highest positive balance of trade with Iran.

Roustayee put the volume of Iran’s export of non-oil goods to Afghanistan from March 19 to May 22, 2024, at $350 million, showing a 41 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

In this period, Iran exported 181,000 tons of non-oil goods to Afghanistan, he noted, adding that light oils, oil products, oil gases, ingot, iron, steel, compound, polyethylene, light- and heavy hydrocarbons, foodstuff, tomato, tree apples, cement, types of polyethylene, potatoes, fresh fruits and vegetables, orange and infant formula were the main products exported from Iran to the neighboring country, he stated.

Technology Company Improves Quality of Iran-Made Polyethylene Films

Experts at an Iranian technology company have produced high quality polyethylene (PE) films and lay the ground for improving the quality of products available in the country's market.

A Polyethylene (PE) film is essentially a plastic film made from hydrocarbons, which is mainly obtained from natural gas or petroleum. Because of its wide use, polyethylene has many names in the market – 'plastic sheeting', 'polyethylene sheet', 'poly sheeting', or 'poly film'.

Young experts in a technology company in Iran have produced these PE films and also taken steps to improve the quality of the Iranian-made products, a report by the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science and Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy said.

Maryam Amiri, the director of research and development of the technology company pointed to the capability of the company in the production of polyethylene films, saying, “By taking advantage of the experience and expertise of domestic and foreign experts, the ability to produce three-layer nylons, the possibility of testing and measuring the quality of the products produced by this company and other companies in the country have been achieved.”

“Polyethylene films are among the most widely used types of plastics that are used in various fields such as agricultural, greenhouse, horticultural and packaging industries,” she added.

Iranian Researchers Grow Seedling of ‘Capparis’ Herbal Plant

An Iranian knowledge-based company succeeded in defeating seed dormancy, increasing the germination rate of Capparis (Kabar) plant seeds from 3% to over 95%, and growing the medicinal plant seedlings in the country.

Kabar plant is a permanent and deciduous species with deep roots and hanging and irregular stems, which is compatible with hot, dry and unfavorable environments.

“The main habitats of Capparis have been reported in Southern European countries, including Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, North Africa and the Middle East, and in Iran, in the slopes of Alborz, East and West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Ilam, Khuzestan, Bushehr, Kermanshah, Fars, Yazd, Kerman, Hormozgan and Sistan and Baluchestan,” said Zahra Radmanesh, the managing director of the company.

She called Kabar a plant compatible with poor soils, saying, “It can grow in places with limited water and food. Also, Capparis is considered as an important medicinal plant, and the flower buds, fresh leaves, roots and fruits of Kabar are used for food and medicinal purposes. The origin of this plant is desert areas and the cultivation of this plant is aimed at reducing the dust.”

Noting that countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE have turned to this plant to reduce desertification since it can prevent the occurrence of dust , Radmanesh said that the roots of this plant are from 3 to 30 meters inside the soil which stabilizes the soil.

“This plant does not need irrigation, fertilizers and poisons, and in addition to its medicinal properties, it is a tasty and popular product that reduces diabetes and liver fat,” she underlined.

Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization Launches Molecular Screening System

The managing director of Iran's Blood Transfusion Organization announced that blood molecular screening system has been launched by the organization.

Mostafa Jamali stated that the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization enjoys the highest global indicators of blood donation, adding, “In many indicators, we are the best country in the region and we are among the pioneers of 100% voluntary donation in the world.”

Noting that for the first time all the provinces of the country have been equipped with viral screening and blood grouping system, he said, “Molecular blood screening test was carried out for the first time in the organization to become assured of the blood’s health.”

“At present, we have a blood bag depot in Iran for six months. Also, the plasma that is sent abroad annually for drug conversion will reach over 300,000 liters this year.”

Iranian Scientists Produce Disinfecting Medicine for Animals by Using Pomegranate Peel

Iranian researchers at the Herbal Plant Research Center of the Islamic Azad University’s Isfahan branch succeeded in producing a knowledge-based medicinal product for animals from pomegranate peel.

“We have succeeded in producing a gel that is taken from the wastes of pomegranate peel and has no domestic or foreign counterparts,” Akbar Pirestani, a member of the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Islamic Azad University’s Isfahan branch and the head of the Herbal Plants Research Center, told ANA.

“We have studied different pomegranates and produced medicine from pomegranate extracts which is used as a disinfectant and healing agent after childbirth in livestock,” he added.

“All necessary tests have been carried out on the gel and this product is now in the commercialization stage,” Pirestani said.

Iranian Scientists Make 1st Directional Wave Recorder

The first directional wave recorder was built in the National Research Institute of Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences of Iran.

“Knowing various phenomena, including the weather, the wave, the current regime and other natural phenomena requires field data collection with access to up-to-date and accurate equipment; therefore, for this purpose, the first directional wave recorder was designed and built with the aim of understanding the wave regime of marine and oceanic environments,” Seyed Massoud Mahmoudov, a member of the National Research Institute of Oceanography and the executive of the first directional wave recorder project.

Using this device, we will be able to extract the two-dimensional spectrum of waves. This device has gone through its initial testing period and has reached a stage where it is going to be launched in the sea for the first time and the main tests will be carried out in the Southern coasts of the country and the Caspian Sea,” he added.

Mahmoudov explained that the device was made in collaboration with the University of Science and Technology in Tehran.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Firm Makes Device to Remove Arsenic, Heavy Metals from Purified Water

The presence of arsenic and heavy metals is the challenge of water purification in rural areas which was settled with a device manufactured by an Iranian knowledge-based company.

“Our package for removing heavy metals and arsenic from drinking water is one of the latest achievements of our company, and this device is used in rural areas to supply drinking water to rural households,” said Arsalan Sadr, a senior marketing and sales expert of one of the knowledge-based company.

“We receive the purified water that has problems with heavy metals and arsenic, and the water reservoir is connected to our package, and we remove arsenic or any type of heavy metals through the filtration that is designed and installed inside this system,” he added.

“Finally, the package supplies standard and high-quality drinking water during the filtration process. The design of this device is similar to gas pumps for the ease of water withdrawal,” Sadr explained.

Citrus Waste Used by Iranian Researchers to Produce Essential Oil

Specialists of the Innovation and Acceleration Center of the Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research of Shahid Beheshti Organization succeeded in producing essential oil and pectin (polysaccharide) from citrus waste.

“This product has similar counterparts, but so far, the production of essential oil from citrus fruits has not been done,” Nasrin Saqqazadeh, the director of the Center, told ANA.

Noting that the essential oil is widely used in the food industry and perfume and fragrance industry, she said, “We imported the product from France in the past, and we hope that it will replace the imported product.”

“One of the side products after production of the essential oil is pectin which is actually a thickener in the food industry, what we see in candy and chocolate or jam as the consistency in the product is created by pectin,” Saqqazadeh said.

Iranian Experts Use New Technology to Produce Profiles Resistant to Ultraviolet Rays

Specialists of a knowledge-based company in Iran active in production of polymer components for construction industry succeeded in manufacturing profiles resistant to the ultraviolet rays of the sun.

Among the most prominent products currently made in this company are ceiling and wall panels and all their installation tools made of UPVC, certain types of cornices with the C Pan brand, and door and window profiles made of UPVC.

Iman Ahmadi, an advisor to the managing director of Sepahan Plastic Technology Industries, pointed out that white and colored categories with the C4 brand, and the internal doors of the building and all its parts and frames with the C Door brand and made of wood polymer (WPC), are produced in the company and supplied to the market.

“The colored profiles of C4 doors and windows are produced in the form of profiles with white core and special coating with metallic colors and wood design. The technology used in this product has been used for the first time in the world by our company and after years of research and studies and undergoing various internal and external weather tests, it has reached the stage of production,” he added.

“With the special coating created by HOTMELT technology, C4 profiles have a great resistance to color change due to the ultraviolet rays of the sun and maintain their appearance and effect, therefore colored profiles HOTMELT C4 is a very good alternative to the colored laminate profiles available in the market, both in terms of superiority in quality and appearance, and even in terms of economy,” Ahmadi said.

Iran University of Medical Sciences Using Highly Advanced Microscope

The TEM electron microscope, one of the world's top technologies, returned to the circuit of professional services to the faculty members of Iran University of Medical Sciences and students of engineering and medicine fields.

With the efforts of Reza Falak, the vice-president of research and technology of the university, and the follow-up of Alireza Najafi, the head of the strategic laboratory network (labsnet) of the university and with the cooperation of the cellular and molecular research center of the university, ‘the TEM Electron Microscope’ returned to the circuit of professional services.

“The LEO 906 Germany device, which belongs to Zeiss, is considered among the top technologies (High Tec) in the world and eventhough a new generation of these microscopes has come to the market, these electron microscopes are still considered efficient and up-to-date in the world,” said Javad Erfani, an expert in the installation and operation of the device.

“Due to the complexity of the technology used in this device, its application requires lots of expertise and only users, who have passed certain courses and have a good background in science and sampling skills, can work with it,” he added.

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