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
Last week the Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF, or FRII in Russian, Russia’s leading startup fund) announced that it injected 150 million rubles, or around $2.5 million, in Multikubik in exchange for a minority stake. Also known as Cinemood, this Moscow-based startup has developed mini cinema projectors for children. The funding will go to manufacturing, R&D and international expansion, with the USA as the primary …
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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 …
In yet another illustration of the globalization of the venture market, Ruvento, a investment company managed by a Russian team, has announced the creation of a new vehicle to invest in hardware projects in the USA and Asia. The $25 million new fund will be managed by Vyacheslav (Slava) Solonitsyn and Alex Toh, who are respectively Managing …
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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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CommIT Capital, the venture arm of national telecom operator Rostelecom, has invested some 130 million rubles (a little more than $2 million at the current exchange rate) in the RDP.RU group in exchange for a 15% stake. RDP.RU is a major Russian developer of network solutions for telecoms operators and corporate clients. Rostelecom, among other clients, uses RDP’s products, including …
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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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The Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF, or FRII in Russian) has teamed up with the Bauman Moscow State Technical University to create an Internet-of-Things (IoT) association in Russia. The association will be headed by Andrey Kolesnikov, who previoulsy managed the National Domain Name Coordination Center. The association intends to define a “roadmap” for the development of IoT in …
IIDF teams up with major technical university create IoT association in Russia Read More
The fourth edition of 3D Print Expo 2016, which claims to be the largest industry event in Eastern Europe dedicated to additive technologies, will be held on November 17-18 at Sokolniki Moscow exhibition center. Some 5,000 attendees are expected. The event will bring together the representatives of the largest local and foreign companies, developers, suppliers, …
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Marvelmind Robotics, a Russian startup developing an indoor GPS technology, has won the first prize of 5 million yuan ($740,000) at the Slush Shanghai contest for the best seed-stage companies. The startup is a resident of the space cluster of Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow. The startup’s high-precision navigation technology is intended for use …
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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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Moscow-based Cognitive Technologies said it’s ready to release a pre-commercial version of an advance driver assistance system with artificial intelligence, or ADAS, for Russia’s KAMAZ truck. ADAS qualifies as Level 1 according to the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), which means that it can detect road signs and warn about a possible collision with another …
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