R&D

AstraZeneca partners with Skolkovo startups in the field of cancer research

May 23, 2017

Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirt of Moscow, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the multinational pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca to carry out joint scientific research and educational activities in Russia. The UK-headquartered corporation considers cooperating with Skolkovo startups working in the field of cancer research. According to the Skolkovo Foundation, …

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Siberian robot to fix roads

May 24, 2017

Students at the Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) are working on a robot that will be able to fill up holes in the roadbed, TPU has announced. To identify and address a problem, the robot will be expected to “see” with a machine vision system which will help it recognize the key elements on any road, whether …

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UK research tech provider Digital Science opens subsidiary in Russia

May 16, 2017

Digital Science, a UK-based global company which provides researchers, institutions, funders and government bodies with tech tools to work more efficiently, is announcing the creation of a subsidiary company in Russia. A Russian-language website has been made available. Headed by Dr. Igor Osipov, the subsidiary will be responsible for driving growth in Russia and in neighboring …

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In Moscow’s Phystech institute, physicists develop a cooling system for the processors of the future

May 5, 2017

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 …

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Stop Thief! Body language analysis software spots criminals in the crowd

March 22, 2017

The data analysis laboratory at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) has developed software capable of detecting non-standard and potentially dangerous human behavior. The program has a variety of potential applications, such as identifying criminals in crowds. “It’s often the case that the perpetrators of a terrorist attack are captured on …

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Sberbank inks R&D partnership on data analysis and artificial intelligence with top Moscow universities

April 1, 2017

Russia’s national savings bank Sberbank has announced the launch of a risk theory and data analysis laboratory in partnership with Moscow State University (MSU) earlier this week. Dubbed “CMC-Sberbank,” the new lab will function as an R&D center focusing on statistical methods for big data analysis and machine learning. The laboratory is intended to become a leading …

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Kaspersky Lab teams up with futurologists to glimpse into Earth’s future

March 16, 2017

Cybersecurity specialists at the Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab have launched Earth-2050 to try and predict how the world will fare in 10, 20 and 30 years. Forecasts vary wildly, ranging from food riots to couch potato utopias. “Thinking about the future is our job,” said the creators of the website, Earth-2050, all of whom are employees of Moscow-based …

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Yandex launches machine intelligence and research division

February 11, 2017

Earlier this week Yandex, the leading Internet search company in Russian-language countries, announced the creation of its new “Machine Intelligence and Research (MIR) Division.” This division is defined as a “centralized, cross-functional unit to accelerate innovation and unify [Yandex’s] core machine learning technologies.” The MIR division will also transfer research from various Yandex research teams into …

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Russian and American scientists create ‘smart material’

February 11, 2017

An international group of scientists consisting of Russian and American experts has presented the first one-dimensional semiconducting material in the world. This material is based on the chemical compound Ta2Pd3Se8 (tantalum-palladium-selenium) and another compound called Ta2Pt3Se8 (tantalum-platinum-selenium) obtained from a Ta-Pd(Pt)-Se crystal using a micro-mechanical cleavage technique. This crystal was first synthesized over 30 years …

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Russian cyborgs among us: Technology that literally gets under your skin

February 6, 2017

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 …

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

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

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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