Solar Impulse Video: Plane takes off & flies exclusively on sunlight...
One of the main attractions at the 2011 Paris Air Show was the Solar Impulse, a prototype aircraft powered exclusively by sunlight. It's only a...
One of the main attractions at the 2011 Paris Air Show was the Solar Impulse, a prototype aircraft powered exclusively by sunlight. It's only a single seater and is regularly delayed by either too much wind or too little sun, but it is a remarkable aircraft, solar powered and able to fly during day or night. And luckily for onlookers, conditions at the Paris show on Sunday were perfect for the Solar Impulse's first public demonstration flight. The aircraft flew for 20 minutes in front of large crowds at Bourget airport, where the world's aviation industry is gathered for the biennial Paris Air Show. The Solar Impulse is powered by the sun through 10-thousand solar cells which cover its 63-metre (207-feet) wingspan and generate about 40 horsepower, about the same power a small scooter uses, according to the flight team.
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Iran atop Muslim countries in nanotechnology - July 18, 2011 - English
Ghanbar Naderi, Press TV, Tehran
Iran began its nanotechnology program back in 2001 and quickly became first in the production of...
Ghanbar Naderi, Press TV, Tehran
Iran began its nanotechnology program back in 2001 and quickly became first in the production of nanotechnology and nano-science in the region and the Muslim world. It is now among the world's top 15, that according to the officials at the Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council.
The INIC official told Press TV that Iran is also among few countries that have compiled a National Nanotechnology Plan. Being the 15th in nanotechnology, he says, is also a major progress because Iran was 59 back in 2000.
Under Iran's Ten-Year Nanotechnology Plan, the priorities in nanotechnology development are energy, health, environment, water, materials and construction.
Sarkar predicted that nanotechnology would be a multi-billion-dollar market and that under the right circumstances Iran should enjoy a 2% share of this lucrative business in the coming years.
Asadifard said, however, that the ultimate goal is to create new job opportunities and generate wealth nationwide through the development of nanotechnology.
Iran has been chosen to host the next Asia Nano Forum. The regional gathering will be held on the sidelines of the 4th International Nanotechnology Festival and the Grand Industries Exhibition.
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Firefly - Understanding Allah through Insects - English
The firefly is equipped with an amazing system. This insect has an organ in its body that produces fluorescent light. This light has great...
The firefly is equipped with an amazing system. This insect has an organ in its body that produces fluorescent light. This light has great significance for the firefly to preserve its race, because the female and male fireflies recognize each other by looking at their lights. The fluorescent organ of the firefly is composed of three layers just like the headlamps of an automobile. Cells that produce light lie at the bottom layer. The duty of these cells is to produce a combustible substance. This combustible substance reacts with oxygen controlled by an enzyme. As a result of this chemical reaction, the fluorescent light manufactured in a similar fashion to a factory is first transferred to the adjacent concave layer and then to the upper transparent layer where it is reflected as light. The perfect quality and 98% productivity rate of this fluorescent light astonished scientists examining fireflies. The light bulbs used for lighting purposes by people can only convert 5% of the received energy into light, the remaining 95% being lost in the form of heat. Because of this 95% heat which is released, we cannot touch a light bulb when it is on. Despite the fact that the firefly produces almost 20 times more light than a light bulb, the temperature does not rise, due to the cold nature of its light. Man can produce cold light only in laboratories, at the end of a series of chemical reactions. It is obviously irrational to claim that this complex lighting system has been designed and then installed in the body of this tiny insect by itself. More irrational than this is the claim of the theory of evolution that this system formed as a result of coincidences in nature. The perfection in the firefly's body is an indication that it is the product of a superior wisdom and infinite knowledge. Allah created all living species with distinct qualities and through them shows us His Eternal Might. In a verse of the Qur'an, people are summoned to ponder on this fact:
Among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and earth and all the creatures He has spread about in them. And He has the power to gather them together whenever He wills. (Surat ash-Shura: 29)
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Biology & Science Questions : How Does a Firefly Produce Light? English
A firefly produces light by taking advantage of a chemical reaction in which luciferin combines with oxygen in the presence of luciferase to...
A firefly produces light by taking advantage of a chemical reaction in which luciferin combines with oxygen in the presence of luciferase to produce oxyluciferin, energy and light. Discover how uric acid in a firefly's abdomen allow it to reflect light outwardly with help from a science teacher.
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[Hajj 2011] Hajj rites at a glance - Nov 4, 2011 - English
Hajj involves two parallel journeys, namely the journey of body and the journey of soul. Pilgrims of the House of God purify their hearts from what...
Hajj involves two parallel journeys, namely the journey of body and the journey of soul. Pilgrims of the House of God purify their hearts from what keeps them away from God.
The rituals start in the Great Mosque by circling seven times round the Kaaba in an anti-clockwise direction, which is known as Tawaf, followed by two rakat of prayers.
Pilgrims often experience a very moving moment when they first set their eyes on Kabba.
They walk and run seven times along a passageway in the Great Mosque between Safa and Marwah mounts, commemorating a search for water by Hajar, wife of the Prophet Abraham.
Rituals also involve travelling to the valley of Arafat and standing in the open praising God, supplicating and meditating. This is followed by spending the night in Muzdalifa.
In the morning, pilgrims head towards Mina and start the first in a series of throwing stones at pillars symbolizing the devil. The pillars stand at three points where Satan is believed to have tried to tempt the Prophet Abraham.
Pilgrims also sacrifice an animal to commemorate the incident when the Prophet Abraham was about to sacrifice his son for the sake of God and God accepted a sheep instead. Pilgrims then shave their heads or cut some parts of it. They should return to the Great Mosque at Mecca for further rituals either before or after they complete their stay and stoning the devils in Mina.
At the end of it all, pilgrims hope that God accepts their Hajj.
Hajj rituals are performed at different locations but the kaaba stands out. It is the holiest place on earth. You can feel the energy here.
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Tectonic Weaponry : How to make an Earthquake -English
Extremely low frequency (ELF) electro-magnetic energy waves can trigger earthquakes. These waves are being produced by a military facility...
Extremely low frequency (ELF) electro-magnetic energy waves can trigger earthquakes. These waves are being produced by a military facility in Alaska called HAARP. Particulates sprayed into the atmosphere (chemtrails) theoretically could be used in conjunction with HAARP to change the weather, including the creation of droughts, storms, and floods
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EPA agenda has nothing to do with reducing levels of mercury in the...
Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) explains that the EPA agenda has nothing to do with reducing levels of mercury in the environment but is...
Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) explains that the EPA agenda has nothing to do with reducing levels of mercury in the environment but is solely about closing coal plants. The mercury issue is a PR stunt to gain public support.
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IRAN Will Never Seek Nuke - English
ENGLISH NEWS, LEADER Syed Ali Khamenei MEETING WITH NUCLEAR SCIENTIST in Iran.
ENGLISH NEWS, LEADER Syed Ali Khamenei MEETING WITH NUCLEAR SCIENTIST in Iran.
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Disgusting Sanctions to back fire on western govts - Mohammad Marandi -...
The European Union has expanded its sanctions against Iran, freezing assets and adding more officials to a visa blacklist. It cites 'serious human...
The European Union has expanded its sanctions against Iran, freezing assets and adding more officials to a visa blacklist. It cites 'serious human rights violations' for the measures - which follow other similar penalties over the Islamic republic's nuclear programme. The U.S. has just drawn up a list of countries which are to be cut-off from the American financial system - if they don't reduce Iranian oil imports within 6 months. Meanwhile, Israel says its threat of a military strike on Iran is stopping it from building a suspected nuclear bomb. Tehran maintains its atomic programme is for peaceful energy purposes only. But the U.S. is against an imminent attack on the Islamic state - believing it would drag the whole region into war. For more RT talks to Middle East expert, Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi, from Beirut.
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[17 May 2012] Iran-P5+1 talks: the second round - News Analysis - English
[17 May 2012] Iran-P5+1 talks: the second round - News Analysis - English
Hopes were high after both Iran and the west proclaimed the first round...
[17 May 2012] Iran-P5+1 talks: the second round - News Analysis - English
Hopes were high after both Iran and the west proclaimed the first round of their latest talks were positive...but just ahead of the second round, threatening voices from the west have cast a shadow of doubt over dialog that was hoped would bring the dispute over Iran\'s nuclear energy program to a conclusion. What is hindering an agreement?
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[21 May 2012] Second round of Iran - P5+1 talks in Baghdad - News...
[21 May 2012] Second round of Iran - P5+1 talks in Baghdad - News Analysis - English
Iran may be working on a secret nuclear weapons program, some...
[21 May 2012] Second round of Iran - P5+1 talks in Baghdad - News Analysis - English
Iran may be working on a secret nuclear weapons program, some western countries claim. We are making peaceful use of nuclear energy as a committed member of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran insists. Since 20 years ago, Israel and the US have been talking about an imminent Iranian nuclear weapon. This, while the US National Intelligence Estimates since 2007 do not give credence to the allegations American leaders are making against Tehran.
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[03 June 2012] israel more vulnerable than ever: Leader - English
[03 June 2012] Israel more vulnerable than ever: Leader - English
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was addressing a large crowd of people gathering...
[03 June 2012] Israel more vulnerable than ever: Leader - English
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was addressing a large crowd of people gathering in Imam Khomeini\\\\\\\'s mausoleum in south of Tehran to commemorate the 23 passing anniversary of the late Leader.
Meanwhile the leader rejected Israeli threats of military strike against Iran as a sign of regime weakness.
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[06 June 2012] P5+1 unwilling to resolve Iran N-issue - English
[06 June 2012] 'P5+1 unwilling to resolve Iran N-issue' - English
While Iran and the P5+1 are getting ready to meet again in Moscow later this...
[06 June 2012] 'P5+1 unwilling to resolve Iran N-issue' - English
While Iran and the P5+1 are getting ready to meet again in Moscow later this month, the Western side is ignoring Iran's request for preparatory talks to set the agenda ahead of the meeting.
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili has written a letter to the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton about the issue. Jalili has warned that the P5+1's foot-dragging on holding a preparatory meeting raises doubts about its determination to have successful talks in Moscow.
The preparatory meeting was agreed in previous negotiations to set the agenda of the main meeting. Jalili's Deputy Ali Bagheri sent two letters to Ashton's deputy Helga Schmid in May and June regarding the preparatory meeting. Bagheri says the response he received fails to address the agenda-setting talks.
Press TV has conducted an interview with Mohammad Marandi, professor of University of Tehran, to further explore the issue.
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[19 June 2012] Fetzer: West remains hypocritical towards Iran - English
[19 June 2012] Fetzer: West remains hypocritical towards Iran - English
ran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany...
[19 June 2012] Fetzer: West remains hypocritical towards Iran - English
ran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) are set to start their second session of multifaceted talks in the Russian capital Moscow shortly.
The two sides launched the new round of talks in Moscow yesterday. The two-day negotiations follow the previous talks held in Iraq and Turkey.
Iran and the P5+1 held three sessions of plenary talks in Baghdad in May after an earlier round of negotiations in the Turkish city of Istanbul in mid-April.
Press TV has conducted an interview with James H. Fetzer, an American philosopher and political commentator, to further explore the issue.
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[19 June 2012] Russia supports Iran is nuclear program - English
[19 June 2012] Russia supports Iran is nuclear program - English
A spokesman for the European Union's chief negotiator, Catherine Ashton, says...
[19 June 2012] Russia supports Iran is nuclear program - English
A spokesman for the European Union's chief negotiator, Catherine Ashton, says multifaceted talks between Iran and the world powers in Moscow are progressing in a calm and positive atmosphere.
Michael Mann noted that today's talks between Iran and the P5+1 -- the US, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany -- are progressing in a calm and positive atmosphere and there is easy interaction between the two sides.
Iran and the P5+1 launched the third round of their new series of talks in the Russian capital of Moscow on Monday.
The two sides held three sessions of plenary talks in Baghdad in late May after an earlier round of negotiations in the Turkish city of Istanbul in mid-April.
Press TV has conducted an interview with Vladimir Sotnikov, senior researcher at the institute of oriental studies, Russian Academy of Science, from Moscow, to further discuss the issue.
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[19 June 2012] P5 Plus 1 must stop taking orders from Israel - English
[19 June 2012] P5 Plus 1 must stop taking orders from Israel - English
Iran says it will seek a three-step strategy in the ongoing round of talks...
[19 June 2012] P5 Plus 1 must stop taking orders from Israel - English
Iran says it will seek a three-step strategy in the ongoing round of talks with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) in Moscow.
A member of the Iranian negotiating delegation, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Monday that during the first phase of the Moscow talks, the Iranian delegation will criticize the other party for squandering chances after the negotiations in Baghdad and refusing to hold deputy-level talks. He said the P5+1 has thus dealt a blow to the talks in Moscow.
The Iranian diplomat said Tehran will also give clear and well-documented responses based on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Press TV has conducted an interview with Hamid Reza Emadi, a political commentator in Tehran, to further shed light on the issue
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[02 July 2012] Iran to boost gasoline output by one million BPD - English
[02 July 2012] Iran to boost gasoline output by one million BPD - English
As the US and European Union intensify sanctions on Iran's energy...
[02 July 2012] Iran to boost gasoline output by one million BPD - English
As the US and European Union intensify sanctions on Iran's energy industry, Iran continues to develop its oil facilities using domestic capability.
Press TV's Amir Mehdi Kazemi reports from Tehran.
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[18 July 2012] Should Africans support Iran in the face of western...
[18 July 2012] Should Africans support Iran in the face of western economic imperialism - English
Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and a host of...
[18 July 2012] Should Africans support Iran in the face of western economic imperialism - English
Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and a host of African nations have been threatened with sanctions if the import oil from Iran. Some of them rely on Iranian oil because of the flexibility in payment.
In Tanzania, Iranian embassy and a shipping agent in Dubai had to assure the country that no Iranian ships have been re-flagged to dodge sanctions to import oil to the East African nation.
Kenya has cancelled plans to import crude oil from Iran following threats of sanctions, an official at the Kenyan energy ministry has said.
The outline deal signed last month was to import about 4 Million tonnes of oil from the Iranian National Oil Company.
But the US embassy in Nairobi had warned it was important to cut revenue to the Iranian government.
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[22 July 2012] Iran intelligence arrests 30 Mossad hired terrorists -...
[22 July 2012] Iran intelligence arrests 30 Mossad hired terrorists - English
Remembering one of Iran's assassinated scientists, senior Iranian...
[22 July 2012] Iran intelligence arrests 30 Mossad hired terrorists - English
Remembering one of Iran's assassinated scientists, senior Iranian officials and scientific figures gathered in the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran to mourn the loss of Dariush Rezaeinejad, a top Iranian expert on electrical engineering.
Rezaeinejad was gunned down by armed terrorists in Tehran on July 23rd, 2011.
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[31 July 2012] Iran boosts high quality gasoline production - English
[31 July 2012] Iran boosts high quality gasoline production - English
A boost in Iran's gasoline production despite unilateral sanctions by the...
[31 July 2012] Iran boosts high quality gasoline production - English
A boost in Iran's gasoline production despite unilateral sanctions by the West;
Iran has officially launched a project, which produces high-quality 2.8 m litters of petrol per day. After the development of Arak Refinery in the center of the country, the isomerisation unit of this project at Tehran's Tondguyan Refinery is the second isomerisation unit in the country.
Saman Kojouri, Press TV, Tehran
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[07 Aug 2012] Iran counter sanction strategy Economy of Resistance -...
[07 Aug 2012] Iran counter sanction strategy Economy of Resistance - English
The economy of resistance, Iran\'s strategic effort to counter the...
[07 Aug 2012] Iran counter sanction strategy Economy of Resistance - English
The economy of resistance, Iran\'s strategic effort to counter the unilateral sanctions by the West; Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has recently outlined a new approach to overcome western sanctions - and that is to stop selling oil and build knowledge-based industries instead. As the Leader said Iran should stop selling raw materials, including oil, and instead promote \"knowledge-based companies, which can make the economy of resistance more sustainable.
Saman Kojouri, Press TV, Tehran
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