TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Russian scientists have registered the first testing system to detect the ‘British’ strain of COVID-19. - Science news - The news comes from the country’s health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, whose epidemiology research institute developed the kit.The strain was announced by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in late December and has now been detected in many other...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) - A SpaceX prototype Starship SN9 has exploded after crashing down on its landing pad during a high-altitude test of the vehicle from the company’s site in southern Texas on Tuesday. - World news - Ahead of the launch, the company said the Starship would be powered by three of its Raptor engines before they shut off sequentially at a height of 10km.The Starship was then...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Researchers are developing a COVID-19 testing method that uses a smartphone microscope to analyze saliva samples and deliver results in about 10 minutes. - Science news - The UArizona research team, led by biomedical engineering professor Jeong-Yeol Yoon, aims to combine the speed of existing nasal swab antigen tests with the high accuracy of nasal swab PCR, or...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran’s scientists successfully tested a home-grown version of the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology on a relatively long distance of 1,650 meters. - Science news - In the test, carried out on Monday at Tehran’s Milad Tower, researchers used photons to carry a message encrypted through quantum keys between parties...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – One of the four Iranian companies working on a vaccine for the coronavirus infection will start human tests of its vaccine next week, the health minister said. - Science news - Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Saeed Namaki said 12 Iranian companies have launched projects to produce a coronavirus vaccine, four of which have made remarkable advances.One of the companies...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Iran’s health minister said a homegrown vaccine for the coronavirus infection will undergo human tests within the next couple of weeks. - Society/Culture news - In comments on the sidelines of the virtual 67th session of the World Health Organization’s Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, Saeed Namaki said Iran has made good progress in developing the...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) - US President Donald Trump said he and wife Melania both have Covid-19 after close aide Hope Hicks, who accompanied him to events this week, tested positive for the disease. - World news - The US president, who is in a high risk category due to his age and because he is considered overweight, tweeted in the early hours of Friday: "Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) - Researchers say a new quick-result coronavirus test produces “highly accurate” results in just 90 minutes and could be used to test people in schools, offices and care homes. - Science news - Scientists hailed the lab-free devices as potential game changer in controlling the pandemic.The high-speed tests, which do not require a laboratory and are performed using...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – A senior military commander said Iran has gained such great defense power that the enemies had better avoid testing the Iranian Army and the IRGC’s capabilities. - Politics news - In remarks at a meeting of top commanders, held on Wednesday ahead of a massive war game southeast of Iran, Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Headquarters Major General Gholam Ali Rashid...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – The UK Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth flagship won't sail after crew members tested positive for COVID-19. - World news - Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has postponed its sailing from Portsmouth Naval Base after seven crew members tested positive for COVID-19, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed, the Daily Mail reported.Around 100 further...