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New music video from KIOSK

Song title: Can’t play music here Album: Call a cab Video by: Afshean Hessam Don’t miss the upcoming concert in London August 15th Read More »

Scientists develop self assembling robot

A team of engineers from Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have developed an affordable self-assembling robot. The android is made of a sheet of composite paper, which has had different parts, including hinges, motors, batteries, and a microcontroller, installed upon it. Having been fitted with the batteries, the automaton starts to assume its designated form and launch into ... Read More »

Music education helps kids improve reading

A new research has demonstrated that learning to play a musical instrument or singing can lead to improved reading and foreign language skills. US researchers suggested that neural connections made during musical training can promote the brain for other aspects of human communication. Hundreds of children at high schools in Chicago and Los Angeles were involved in the study. After ... Read More »

Embassies reopen as Britain, Iran mend ties

Iran has announced that the British embassy in Iran and the Iranian embassy in Britain will soon be completely reopened. Iran’s non-resident charge d’affaires reported that the British Embassy will soon reopen fully in Tehran and all its sections will become active. Mohammad Hossein Habibollahzadeh told the Khaneh Mellat News Agency that the Iranian embassy has been offering consular services ... Read More »

Volleyballers at Iranian American Gathering in Los Angeles

Iranian American community in Southern California invited the members of both the US and Iranian national volleyball teams for lunch and a meet and greet. Teams are scheduled for four friendlies. US won the first game. Read More »

Qazvin municipality to open robotic zoo

QAZVIN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Qazvin mayor has said the construction of robotic zoo in Barajin National Park is in its final phase. Masoud Nosrati told Mehr News local correspondent that municipality had spent $1.25 million to construction of the robotic zoo. “The zoo has been constructed in a patch of land with an area of 2,000 square meters in ... Read More »

Iran ready to supply energy to Europe via Pipeline

IRIB – Iran is ready to provide Europe with gas requirements through the Nabucco pipeline, Ali Majedi, Deputy Oil Minister in charge of International Affairs said on Saturday. Speaking to IRNA, he noted that since Europe seeks to diversify its energy resources, Iran by having the biggest gas reserves can provide Europe with parts of its energy needs through Nabucco ... Read More »

Iran to unveil new air defense systems

Iran will unveil new domestically manufactured or upgraded medium-range and long-range air defense systems during the military parade that will be held on September 22 to mark Sacred Defense Week, the commander of the Khatam-ol-Anbiya Air Defense Base announced on Wednesday. The missile, artillery, and radar systems that will be unveiled have been manufactured or upgraded by Iranian experts, Brigadier ... Read More »

Vitamin D deficiency increases dementia risk

New study has unveiled that older people with low vitamin D are threatened with higher risk of developing dementia.  An international team of researchers, led by Dr David Llewellyn at the University of Exeter Medical School in UK, has monitored people for six years. Observing nearly 1650 people aged over 65 unraveled the existence of association between level of vitamin ... Read More »