As the Russian currency lost nearly a half of its value against the US dollar since 2014, it is now cheaper to produce tablets, smartphones and other hi-tech devices in Russia than in China. Developers are also attracted by convenient logistics and a skilled workforce. As a result, a number of Russian gadget developers are beginning …
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Researchers from MIPT have found a solution to the problem of overheating of active plasmonic components. These components will be essential for high-speed data transfer within the optoelectronic microprocessors of the future, which will be able to function tens of thousands of times faster than the microprocessors currently in use today. In the paper published in ACS Photonics the researchers have …
Intel has acquired Soft Machines, a Santa Clara-based chip designer operating in the USA, India and Russia. The US corporation bought the stakes of the existing investors, which included two Russian state-owned corporations, the fund of funds RVC and nanotech giant Rusnano, along with AMD, Samsung and other companies. Revealed by the media in September last year, the deal …
Moscow is one of five cities in the world where people have begun installing subcutaneous implants for travel on public transport. The first Russian cyborgs, however, complain about the limits of using their new devices in everyday life. During a visit to Russia last year, Dr. Patrick Kramer, a famous German biohacker and CEO of …
Russian cyborgs among us: Technology that literally gets under your skin Read More
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 …
State technology firm Rostec could be set to merge with one of the Russia’s largest defense contractors, the Kommersant newspaper reported Monday. If the plan goes through, Rostec’s Roseletroniki company would merge with defense companies RTI and Micron, which are owned by the private Sistema conglomerate. The shakeup would allow Rostec and Sistema to claim 80 percent of …
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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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Just one week after the US Treasury Department imposed new sanctions on 37 Russian companies and individuals, including subsidiaries of Gazprom and Bank of Moscow, additional measures were announced this Tuesday by the Department of Commerce, affecting 11 Russian electronics companies. This new blacklist include three entities of the Angstrem group, a major manufacturer of integrated circuits; NPC Granat; Research and …
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Angstrem, a major player in the Russian microelectronics industry, is completing the development of new radiation-resistant microchips for use in outer space. In September the manufacturer is planning to begin deliveries to India, its first major export market. This initial delivery will total about 10,000 microchips, and the contract is estimated at $200,000. “While India …
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Last month GS Group, an internationally oriented Russian tech company whose key activities include developing technologies for digital TV, presented the GS A230, “the first Russian digital TV set-top box to support the Ultra HD (4K) standard.” The first Ultra HD television channels in Russian are already available to subscribers of Tricolor TV, a leading digital TV provider …
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Baikal Electronics has announced plans to launch the production of Russia’s first computer processor for civil use, the Baikal-T1, early next year. Targeting both domestic and international customers, the Russian processor will cost about $60 apiece, reported RBC, a Russian business publication. The two-kernel processor is reported to use a 32-bit MIPS Warrior kernel. The developer is expected to …
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Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, is teaming up with two of its biggest industrial partners in Panasonic and truck-maker KAMAZ in a search for the next big breakthrough in battery technology. The three powerhouses of innovation this week launched a competition among Skolkovo residents – also open to …
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