Friday, March 29, 2024
Scientists at Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have discovered a method for the synthesis of fuel oxide compositions for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, making them safe in the event of an accident and synthesizing hydrogen left in them, said Alexander Karengin, associate professor of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Department at TPU's Nuclear...
The number of smartphones sold in Russia in the first quarter of this year remained at last year’s levels, but revenue from sales increased by 23%, Kommersant reported citing a study handset retailer Svyaznoy. According to the study, Russians are more actively buying flagship devices, including Chinese brands, thus raising...
Russia’s Arctic part may become a big data hub for international companies, an expert of the Project Office for Arctic Development, Academician Alexander Vorotnikov told TASS. During his yearly national Q&A session on June 15, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said the country’s future depends on the development of the digital...
A lobby group of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) has recently sent its proposals for the regulation of cryptocurrencies to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, RBC reported. The bill intends to regulate blockchain and digital assets-related activities in the country. According to local media, the Russian parliament is almost...
Alternative assets investment firm ITI Funds has announced that it attracted $5 million from two major investment firms, Moscow-based Da Vinci Capital and Paris-based Mantra Investment Partners, and unnamed private investors, EWDN reports. “We are combining the attractiveness of alternative and crypto assets with blue chip service providers, allowing institutional investors to...
Russia’s state-owned defense and technology conglomerate Rostec will make its first international offering of naval air and missile defense systems, as well as new small arms targeting the Middle Eastern market at this year’s IDEX show in the United Arab Emirates, Defense News reports. Rostec’s presence at the International Defence...
One of Russia’s richest men, billionaire businessman Alexey Mordashov, will split his sanctions-hit power engineering business, Power Machines, into four companies as part of a new strategy, Reuters reports. Mordashov’s company, Power Machines which spans engineering and manufacturing equipment for thermal, nuclear and hydropower plants, was hit by U.S....
A high-ranking Iranian trade and technology delegation, comprising managing directors of 70 knowledge-based companies from the country, will travel to Russia from July 9 to 14, Tehran Times reported on Saturday. The delegation, headed by the Iranian vice president for science and technology Sourena Sattari, is also composed of representatives...
Russia’s state-run nanotechnology company Rusnano and its Dubai subsidiary, Nano Imports General Trading LLC, have signed an agreement to promote Russian nanotechnology and related high-tech sectors' products in the Gulf countries, the company said on Wednesday, according to TASS. In various sectors of the Gulf economy, the parties plan to facilitate...
As cryptocurrency mining farms and data centers continue to appear across Russia at an industrial scale, the northern city of Bratsk, with its long winters and cheap electricity, is touted as ideally suited for the activity, Coin Rivet writes.  As industrial crypto mining is an energy-intensive, data centers are often...