ISNA scieific and academic service hosted various news on Monday, November 19, 1404 in the fields of science, research, space, knowledge bases, technology, artificial ielligence and academia, and here we are going to take a look at a summary of these news.
According to RCO News Agency, The scieific and academic service of the Iran Studes News Agency has covered various news in the past day, and in the following, we iend to have an overview of the news published today. To read the full version of each of them, you can click on the blue headline of the news.
Coffee is good for irregular heartbeat!
The first global trial on coffee and atrial fibrillation brings good news for our hearts.
Why do giraffes have very long legs?
If you’ve ever wondered why giraffes have such long necks, the answer seems obvious; This neck allows them to reach the nutritious and juicy leaves on top of tall trees in Africa, but why are their legs so long?
Chinese chemists’ ‘masterpiece’ revolutionizes high-cost drug treatmes
A Chinese research group has achieved what some describe as Nobel Prize-level success by providing a simple alternative to a complex, expensive and dangerous drug production method.
“iPhone” waiting for more satellite features
According to reports, Apple is working on more satellite features for its iPhone smartphones.
Genetic analysis revealed the secret of the young duke’s murder after 7 ceuries
The researchers’ ierdisciplinary approach reconstructed the life and death of a young aristocrat with surprising clarity.
Making a device for accurate diagnosis of cancers of the upper gastroiestinal tract
A group of researchers from the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Tehran, in collaboration with Tehran University of Medical Sciences, succeeded in designing and building an accurate diagnosis device for upper gastroiestinal tract cancers, which can separate high-risk waste from low-risk waste using the principles of electrical impedance spectroscopy.
The launch of the “New Glenn” missile was postponed
The launch of NASA’s Mars probes with the New Glenn rocket was postponed due to weather conditions, and its next launch was scheduled for November 12.
A woman who made the dream of becoming an engineer possible for other women
Beatrice Alice Hicks (1919-1979) was an American chemical engineer widely recognized as a pioneering woman in a male-dominated field. She was the first female engineer employed at Western Electric and was one of the main founders of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). In this report, we are going to get to know this pioneering woman.
The exclusive income of Sharif University is 700 billion tomans this year
The administrative and financial vice preside of Sharif University of Technology announced that the university’s exclusive income for this year is 700 billion tomans and said: This amou is earned in exchange for carrying out research and educational activities, which has increased.
The possibility of satellite ideification and analysis of wheat under cultivation in three provinces of the coury
A platform based on satellite data was developed by the engineers of one of the knowledge-based companies, which made it possible to accurately assess and ideify the area under wheat cultivation in the three provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan in the coury.
Why does not sleeping destroy conceration?
MIT University’s research has investigated the effect of insomnia on conceration and highlighted the reasons for lack of conceration due to insomnia.
The enemies of the nation violated the sanctity of science by assassinating scieists
The preside of Tarbiat Modares University emphasized that the enemies of the nation violated the sanctity of science by assassinating scieists and said: Martyrs Bagheri and Rashid are a model of linking knowledge and strategy in political geography.
The beginning of the final national stage of Islamic Azad University free-thinking seats on November 24
The director general of cultural and stude affairs of Islamic Azad University said: The final stage of the fifth period of free-thinking chairs of Islamic Azad University will be held from 24 to 28 November, hosted by the Science and Research Unit, and the top 48 teams from among more than 11,000 participating teams will compete in 6 axes: cultural, social, political, economic, art, architecture, and health.
Composites and nanocomposites are suitable substitutes for traditional metals
The head of Iran Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Association considered composites and nanocomposites as suitable alternatives to traditional metals and said: Composites and nanocomposites as modern materials with the combination of differe characteristics such as lightness, high mechanical strength and thermal stability are suitable alternatives to many traditional metals.
Iran’s national address database exceeded 55 million records
The Deputy Director of Information Technology Developme, Network Security and Ielligence of the National Post Company announced the acquisition of “Iran’s National Address Database” to more than 55 million location-based records and said: the layers of agriculture and rural locations are also being completed so that all places in the coury will have a standard address and accurate postal code.
Monitoring of more than 100,000 hectares of agricultural land with a knowledge-based iellige system
The technologists of one of the knowledge-based companies succeeded in collecting data for the developme of artificial ielligence models and improving the accuracy of satellite monitoring systems and decision-making in the manageme of irrigation, nutrition and production of strategic products by implemeing extensive drone operations in more than 100 thousand hectares of the coury’s agricultural lands.
Submitting the final version of the review and modification of the 10-year space industry plan to the Supreme Space Council within the next 2 mohs
The head of the Iranian Space Organization announced the review, update and amendme of the “10-year space program of the coury” and said: “We hope that within the next one or two mohs, the final version of the space application developme docume with a suitable summary will be compiled and submitted to the Supreme Space Council for final approval.”
Determining changes in agricultural land with Seinel-2 satellite images
A knowledge-based company in the Science and Technology Park of Tehran University developed a system that can automatically ideify deficiencies and changes in each farm by using Seinel-2 satellite images and artificial ielligence algorithms.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences equipping stude halls
The ceremony of equipping stude halls of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences was held in the presence of Dr. Abdolreza Dayani, director general of studes of the Ministry of Health, at the university headquarters.
Linking the university and the labor market; Science and culture graduates are employed earlier
The head of Science and Culture University announced the realization of an importa achieveme and said: According to statistics, graduates of this university eer the job market faster than others.
Academic Jihad support for technological ideas in the chemical industry/Chemists’ call for chemical industry technicians
The head of Jihad University’s Chemical Industries Developme Research Institute said: “Kimagaran Chemical Industries Innovation Ceer has started its activity with the aim of realizing the slogan of “Production Leap with People’s Participation” and supporting the technological ideas of studes and faculty members.
Does vitamin E really protect the heart?
Cardiovascular diseases have been the leading cause of death in the world for many years. Among preveion methods, the use of food supplemes and especially vitamin E has attracted a lot of atteion; But the question is still raised whether the consumption of this vitamin is really beneficial for the heart or not.
Solving the problem of nausea caused by returning to earth with a virtual reality headset
Astronauts may experience motion sickness when they return to Earth, but virtual reality headsets can help them stay awake.
native UPS; The backbone of electrical security and dealing with cyber threats in critical industries
By fully localizing the production of industrial UPS, an Iranian knowledge-based company, in addition to providing stable electricity for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, also ensures cyber security and passive defense of these vital equipme, and according to the researchers of this company, domestic production of UPS has not only increased the coury’s industrial independence, but also eliminated the risk of malware irusion and cyber attacks caused by foreign equipme, while saving 18 million dollars for the coury.
Future doctors are ierdisciplinary scieists
The secretary of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution poied out the significa changes in the structure of medical knowledge and said: We cannot separate medicine from artificial ielligence. Robot surgeons, disease diagnosis systems with the help of artificial ielligence algorithms, and even predicting a person’s health in the next 30 years, are all realities today. Therefore, medical education today requires a new paradigm that is not only limited to traditional medical knowledge, but comprehensive and ierdisciplinary.
The narrative of the local protest that ended in the birth of a new stream of research
About 6 years ago, the resides of Tehran University of Medical Sciences complained about the bad smell caused by burning the carcasses of laboratory animals and the follow-up by ISNA, which started a moveme that led to the formation of a new scieific trend ceered on ethics in research.
promoting scieific expression in the academic environme; The main goal of the Sadeed National Tourname
The secretary of the second round of the three-minute national preseation competition (Sadid) emphasized that this eve is held with the aim of strengthening studes’ expressive and communication skills, and said: the ultimate goal of this competition is to promote scieific expression in the academic environme of the coury.
turning agricultural waste io biochar; A step to reduce pollution and save water
A team of professors and postgraduate studes of Shahid Abbaspur University succeeded in designing and building a device that, by using “catalytic heat conversion” processes, by converting agricultural waste io biochar (biochar) and bio-oil, in addition to reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, it can help improve soil, reduce water consumption, and develop sustainable agriculture in the coury.
The Minister of Science’s emphasis on socializing science and strengthening critical thinking against pseudo-science
The Minister of Science, Research and Technology considered promoting the discourse of science, rationality and socialization of knowledge against the ever-increasing attack of pseudo-science and ai-science approaches as one of the approaches of the Ministry of Science this term and said: Our message on World Science Day is one seence: “Science must come from laboratories to the coext of people’s lives and by strengthening rationality and critical thinking, provide the basis for sustainable developme, public welfare and universal peace.”
Studes should look at sports as an investme for the future
The cultural and stude vice preside of Amirkabir University of Technology emphasized the need to promote the culture of sports among studes and said: sports activities not only help physical and meal health, but also lay the foundation for success in the future career and personal life of studes.
4 fundameal challenges of the coemporary world; The warning of the cultural vice minister of science about the dominance of capital and mind corol
Emphasizing that science should play a liberating role against the dominance of capital, power and cultural domination, the deputy cultural and social minister of science said: “In today’s world, we are facing four basic problems that determine the position of science more than before; The emergence of cultural gods, the domination of capitalism, the expansion of mind corol and the passive consumption of culture.
Iran can strengthen the scieific leading role of the region/2024-2033 Iernational Decade of Science for Sustainable Developme
The head of UNESCO’s regional office in Tehran stated that in 2023, the United Nations General Assembly declared the period from 2024 to 2033 as the iernational decade of science for sustainable developme, and said: Iran has the capacity to become a leader in the field of science, technology and innovation in the region with more than two million studes, the large presence of women in science fields and the 15th place in the world in publishing scieific articles.
Iran’s National Science Promotion System was unveiled
Emphasizing the importance of science promotion, the head of Iran Science and Information Technology Research Institute (Irandac) considered science promotion as a strategic investme for developme and a bridge between university, industry and society and said: We launched the National Science Promotion System of Iran, which makes scieific coe available to the public in common language.
Distribution of medical examination card from bachelor
The admission card for the medical exam session from the undergraduate course was posted on the website of the Medical Education Assessme Ceer.
Promoting science without coherence and structural support has kept great achievemes small
The director of the Science Promotion Association stated that the promotion of science in the coury still suffers from the lack of cohesion, structural support and necessary infrastructure, and said: Voluary and valuable activities are going on in every corner of the coury, but the lack of connection and synergy between them has caused great achievemes to remain in small dimensions. In order to have a real impact on society, as in the experience of other couries, promoting science should become one of the main policies of the governme and the higher education system.
Free-thinking chairs are an exercise in living skills and ethical dialogue
The Cultural Vice Preside of Islamic Azad University emphasized that holding free-thinking courses is not just a cultural activity, but an exercise for logical, argumeative and ethical dialogue in the iellectual developme of studes.
We cannot remain isolated/peace is meaningful only in the coext of iernational ieractions
The cultural and social deputy of the first vice preside, emphasizing that today we have a common destiny with the world and there is no longer any possibility of isolation, said: It’s not that we don’t wa to be isolated, but we can’t remain isolated. If we wa peace, we must realize it in the coext of iernational ieractions. Peace is not against war; Rather, it is against indifference towards each other. Peace means peaceful coexistence.
Dr. Moin’s prescription for a more peaceful society; Peace-orieed legislation and the role of civil institutions
The head of the Society of Ethics in Science and Technology at the ceremony of the Iernational Day of Science in the Service of Peace and Developme at the Ministry of Science, considered ethics as the main indicator of the coury’s progress and emphasized: the institutionalization of moral values at the high levels of manageme and family is the basis for the realization of peace and sustainable developme.
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