The cryptocurrency fever can push people to a variety of ill-advised steps. In Russia, a group of employees of a nuclear research center in Sarov were detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) for “unauthorized use” of the facility’s supercomputers to mine cryptocurrency. The news was reported last week by the online publication TJournal, which cited …
Valentin Demchenko, a video blogger who lives in Saratov, Russia, has created a real-life version of the police drone that can be seen in the computer game “Half-Life 2.” Demchenko says the project took two months to complete. He made the 80 cm-long, 55 cm-high device from scratch using carbon fiber and expanded polystyrene as well as flight controller DJI …
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Sarov, one of Russia’s largest centers for nuclear research, is heading for diversification. The federal government is considering drawing upon the solid scientific ecosystem of the city, 460km east of Moscow, to create a major hub for IT and cyber security research. A leading nuclear weapons design area in the USSR that did not appear …
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The technopark of Sarov in the Nizhny Novgorod region plans to raise 1 billion rubles, or some $30 million, to finance investment projects which will be selected through an innovation contest, the RIA news agency reported earlier this week. The contest will cover 13 different technological fields, including IT, supercomputers, space systems, transportation, and electrophysical …
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The Skolkovo Foundation confirmed last Friday a broad cooperation agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks, a leading global enabler of telecommunication services. Among other items, the deal included provisions for a Smart Lab on the premises of the innovation hub under construction near Moscow.
Intel intends to close its R&D center in the Sistema-Sarov technopark in order to consolidate its offices in Nizhny Novgorod, Interfax reports. The decision was reportedly made in light of the considerable maintenance costs for an office with a relatively small staff, as well the need to optimize the company’s office structure and make its …
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