• December 13 Daily S&T Trendletter

    Category:daily
    Date: 13.12.2023
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    • More than 40 African countries will join the science development consortium with Russia

     

    Over 40 African countries will join the Russian-African Consortium of Higher Technical Educational Institutions, which implies the development and coordination of cooperation between the parties in the field of education and science, as well as the promotion of sustainable development of the production and mining industries. This was announced by Rector of St. Petersburg Mining University Vladimir Litvinenko at the international congress “Africa is looking for solutions”.
    Source: TASS

     

    • The head of the Russian Academy of Sciences announced the abolition of the division of research institutes into categories in 2024

     

    The division of academic institutions into three categories has existed since the Soviet era, the financing and economic situation of the institute depend on this. According to the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences, rating will replace categorization, but this will not affect the topic of financing.
    Source: TASS

     

    • Russia has developed a new technology for creating flexible electronics

     

    Tomsk Polytechnic University scientists, as part of an international research team, have developed a method for creating conductive patterns on the surfaces of various plastic polymers of flexible electronics. According to the authors, this technology will allow the creation of composite materials on an organic basis with the addition of reduced graphene oxide to increase conductivity. The results are presented in the scientific journal Polymers.
    Source: TASS

     

    • MISIS, HSE and Sber AI Lab have developed a new method for recognizing faces and emotions on video

     

    The technology reduces the cost and significantly increases the speed of identification: up to 30 times faster than classical approaches. The system is currently undergoing testing at universities and the Sberbank Artificial Intelligence laboratory.
    Source: CNews

     

    • The first commercial biometric systems appeared in Russia – RBC material

     

    Banks and IT companies have created the first commercial biometric systems. Businesses will be able to work through them and receive the necessary information without having to be accredited by the Ministry of Finance
    Source: RBC

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