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China rockets to second in science publications (Update)

China has rocketed into second place in the number of articles published in international science magazines, according to a report released Monday by the Royal Society in London.

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 13

Iran sends rocket, capsule into space: IRNA

Iran on Thursday signalled a broadening of its space ambitions by announcing the launch of a new rocket and a test capsule designed to house a monkey, amid Western concerns over its scientific advances.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Iran to launch several satellites: Ahmadinejad

Iran plans to launch several home-built satellites by March 2012, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday after the unveiling of four new prototypes.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Iran tech expo sends defiant message to West

(AP) -- An Iranian supercomputer. New space rockets and satellites carrying the flag of the Islamic Republic. Biotech innovations that include artificial tendons.

Technology / Business

created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google software for the masses lands in Iran

Google has made mapping, photo-sharing, and Web browsing software available for the first time to people in Iran but blocked access by government computers there.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Top Iran nuke envoy blames US for cyberattack

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili blamed the United States for a cyberattack on what he insisted is a nuclear energy -- not weapons -- program, in an interview broadcast Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Israel tested Stuxnet on Iran, with US help: report

US and Israeli intelligence services collaborated to develop a destructive computer worm to sabotage Iran's efforts to make a nuclear bomb, The New York Times reported Sunday.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 16, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 11

Stuxnet worm rampaging through Iran: IT official

The Stuxnet worm is mutating and wreaking further havoc on computerised industrial equipment in Iran where about 30,000 IP addresses have already been infected, IRNA news agency reported on Monday. ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Iran aims to send man into space in nine years

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday that Iran plans to send a man into space by 2019 as a blow to Western powers pressing Tehran over its nuclear programme, state news agency IRNA reported.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Iranian users having trouble accessing Gmail: Google

Iranian users are having trouble accessing Gmail, Google said Wednesday following a report that Iran's telecommunications agency had permanently suspended the Internet giant's email service.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 10, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Iran sends rocket with animal menagerie into space

(AP) -- Iran announced Wednesday it has successfully launched a 10-foot-long research rocket carrying a mouse, two turtles and worms into space - a feat President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said showed Iran could ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 11

Iran to unveil new home-built satellite: report

Iran will unveil a new home-built satellite in February, a newspaper reported Thursday, amid Western concerns that Tehran is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 24, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 4

Google, Facebook launch Persian services

Internet giant Google has unveiled a Farsi translation service to help Iranians "communicate directly" to the world, while Facebook has launched a version of its site in Persian, they said Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Facebook decries Iranian ban

US social networking site Facebook on Saturday said it had received reports its wesbite had been blocked in Iran, lamenting the apparent government bar as "a shame."

Technology / Internet

created May 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Scientists Expose 'Buried' Fault that Caused Deadly 2003 Quake in Iran

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using satellite radar data, NASA-funded scientists, including UC Riverside’s Gareth Funning, have observed for the first time the healing of subtle, natural surface scars from an earthquake ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0