R&D

Could recognition software be the next frontier in Russian snooping?

May 18, 2015

Much like British authorities, who use closed-circuit TV devices throughout London, Moscow deploys cameras to keep a watchful eye on its populace. And it is the next generation of such video surveillance that has inspired the work of British-based photographers Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin: What would the consequences be if cameras didn’t simply document, …

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Ahead of Apple: Russian-Canadian startup launches connected watch to measure and manage stress

May 18, 2015

Last month Darta Systems, a Russian-Canadian biomedical startup, launched the Emvio Watch, a gadget that “measures stress and makes everyday stress management easier ” In contrast to ordinary fitness bands, the device lets users know when they overreact to such negative situations as disagreements with people, waiting in line or bad news. According to its …

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Honey, I printed a thyroid gland: Russia’s quest to master 3D-printed organs

February 25, 2016

In March, 2015 Vladimir Mironov, the head of the Moscow based 3D Bioprinting Solutions lab, has successfully printed a mouse’s thyroid gland. Now scientists are getting ready to transplant artificial organs to living mice. If successful, the experiment could pave the way for the production of 3D-printed human glands. Russia Beyond the Headlines, an international source …

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Russian scientific research centers benefit from partnerships with global firms

February 25, 2016

Over the past two years several technology transfer centers have been established and began operations at Russian universities in partnership with private international firms. Their task is to use the scientific potential of universities to create an innovation infrastructure around them and help attract further investments. Thus Russian universities have recently started conducting research and …

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Russian programmer discusses fitness bracelets and ‘smart watch’ security

April 15, 2015

Roman Unuchek, an expert on mobile threats from the Kaspersky Lab, has been able to break into dozens of fitness bracelets while testing their security. He spoke about his research and the possible consequences for users of the devices on his blog. A special application for mobile devices that employs Bluetooth LE technology is used for …

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Automated navigation robot developer secures $3 million in Series A round to develop internationally

February 26, 2016

RoboCV, a Moscow-based startup developing autopilot solutions for vehicles and industrial equipment, has just raised $3 million in a Series A round. The funds will be used to develop existing autopilot systems for warehouses and to develop a pre-series autopilot RoboCV X-MOTION, the company stated. Also, RoboCV has plans to implement a full-scale complex robotics …

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Russian firm combines gaming and digital TV in new device, calls developers’ participation

February 26, 2016

Russia’s GS Group, an internationally oriented Russian tech company whose key activities include developing technologies for digital TV, has unveiled a prototype of a device that combines the functionality of a game console and a digital HD receiver. The company has called out the gaming community to unite in driving this technology forward. The device …

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Next-gen data management system to emerge in Russia

April 14, 2015

SDI Research, a Moscow-based “semantic data integrator,” will receive a $335,000 grant from Skolkovo for the development of a next-gen semantic master data management (MDM) system to store and sync data. A reported by the Skolkovo Foundation, the effort will require an estimated $670,000 overall. The developer is expected to raise the remaining 50% from other …

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Yandex School of Data Analysis joins CERN experiment

March 1, 2016

Earlier this week Yandex, the Russian search giant, announced that its School of Data Analysis (YSDA) will take part in CERN’s Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment. The project, which is one of four large particle detector experiments at the Large Hadron Collider, collects data to study the interactions of heavy particles, called b-hadrons. As a …

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Virtual shoe-fitter wins 15 million ruble grant from Skolkovo

December 23, 2014

A tech startup that is looking to make those hellish trips to the shoe store a thing of the past has won a grant of 15 million rubles (approximately $275,000 at the current exchange rate) from Skolkovo Foundation. Fitanny’s virtual shoe fitter compares your foot structure to the type of shoe you’re interested in, and then …

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Tomsk university and US firm to open joint scientific center in Siberia

March 1, 2016

The Tomsk University of Control Systems and Radio Electronics (TUSUR) and Keysight Technologies, a US company, have plans to open Siberia’s first scientific and educational center in Tomsk in early 2015, portal Globalsib.com reported. TUSUR is reported to have already launched this past fall its new master’s degree program focused on the automation of the …

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