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Siberian university, state fund and private business team up in joint VC fund

April 28, 2017 April 28, 2017

RVC, Russia’s national fund of funds for innovation, the Tomsk State University (TSU) in Siberia and DI-Group, a private Russian management company for VC funds, are expected to ink an agreement in May to set up a joint venture fund, Interfax-Siberia reported, citing TSU Rector Eduard Galazhinsky. “The university must become a full-fledged player in a …

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Russian industry players look to self-regulate Big Data

April 5, 2017 April 6, 2017

Russia’s largest IT and telecom companies are considering the creation of a new self-regulatory organization to oversee the Big Data sector, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported Monday. Among these players are the national telecom operator Rostelecom, mobile operators MegaFon, MTS and Vimpelcom, and domestic Internet leaders Mail.Ru Group and Yandex. Mail.ru Group believes that that the …

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Only 3.2% of Russia’s innovation output considered novel in global market

February 2, 2017 February 5, 2017

Only 3.2% of the entire output of Russian innovative products were considered novel in the global market in 2015. Most products the Russians call “innovative” (53.5%) are new to the core product lines of the manufacturers themselves but are already known in international markets. Such are the key findings from a recent research conducted by …

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“Everlasting data storage” developed in Moscow

January 12, 2017 January 12, 2017

Researchers at Moscow’s Mendeleev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology have developed a five dimensional (5D) digital data storage technology uses nano-structured quartz glass to store information. This method of “everlasting data storage” uses quartz discs instead of traditional CD ones. Unlike a CD disc where data is stored on the surface, with the new quartz disc data …

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Russian researchers promise to slash cost of smartphone display manufacturing

November 30, 2016 November 30, 2016

Scientists at MISiS, a top Russian tech university based in Moscow, have developed a technology to slash the production cost of smartphone displays, the MISiS website announced. Obtained through chemical processes from high-purity aluminum oxide, artificial sapphires (monocrystalline corundum) today play an essential role in the production of smartphone displays. They are a key component of LEDs and protective glass …

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Siberians use multilayer graphene in next gen flash memory

October 4, 2016 October 5, 2016

Experiments conducted by scientists at the Novosibirsk-based Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics show that new multilayer graphene based flash memory can offer much higher IPS (instructions per second) and data storage time values than in analogs based on other materials, portal Science in Siberia reported recently. According to Yuri Novikov, PhD, a senior research fellow at …

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Rusnano and Sistema join forces to invest up to $100 million in Russia, Europe and Israel

September 19, 2016 September 19, 2016

Sistema, a Russian, LSE-listed conglomerate, and Rusnano, the state-owned nanotech giant, are launching a joint fund to support high tech projects. The new fund will focus on seed, growth and expansion stage high technology projects in Russia and neighboring countries, Europe and Israel with a focus on microelectronics, energy efficiency, robotics, IT and telecom, in particular. …

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Panasonic bets on Russian software to run data for 100 years

June 15, 2016 June 13, 2016

Panasonic and Raidix, a St. Petersburg based IT developer, have partnered to create a unique data management and storage system to be run by Russian software. An MoU was inked earlier this month, announced Russia’s Skolkovo Foundation, also a participant in the deal. The partners are said to be planning to develop a brand new product enabling …

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Russian company lends IT hand to forensic analysts, stadiums and shopping malls

April 28, 2016 April 28, 2016

Vocord, a Russian company created in 1999, has made the news several times over the past few years with its innovative products. One of its latest solutions has been designed to analyze digital photos and video materials with applications in the field of forensics. Another innovation, in the field of biometric face recognition, aims to increase security in public …

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3D-printed Siberian satellite ready for space launch

March 15, 2016 March 15, 2016

Researchers at the Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) in Siberia have “printed out” a fully-functional small satellite on a 3D printer. Christened ‘Tomsk-TPU-120,’ the spacecraft will soon be taken to Baikonur, the main Russian launch center in the territory of neighboring Kazakhstan. A cargo rocket will then take it to the International Space Station (ISS) in orbit. …

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Tech corporation says bye to Windows, embraces Russian Linux solution

March 2, 2016 March 14, 2016

Last month, a pilot project was announced by state-backed technology investment group Rostec to switch from Windows to a Russian-developed, Linux-based operating system. Russian Helicopters, the Rostec subsidiary conducting the project, has unveiled a three-year plan to develop an alternative to its current IT architecture. The project aims to replace step-by-step Microsoft Windows for Linux, including Astra Linux Special Edition, a Russian-made …

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Moscow call centers feel emotions of callers and operators

February 5, 2016 February 7, 2016

On Moscow hotlines, a special program has been introduced to recognize the emotions of a caller, a Russian news site reported last month, referring to sources in the Moscow city IT department. The new software can analyze the emotions experienced by a caller, and also recognize obscene language. If such words are used, a specially-trained call center employee joins the …

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