Science

Microbiologist Karapet Andrinakyan was elected president of the Hamburg University of Technology. The scientists will start working officially from April 1. Karapet Andrinakyan was born in Jordan, got his education in Beirut and worked in Germany for many years. The Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) is one of the youngest and most successful universities of …

– In Armenia the same archaic method of granting academic degrees without actual academic investment continues. We have numerously mentioned that education is first of all politics. It is the weapon of rectifying the role of each person in the state. – Not having science is equal to not having weapon and armament on the …

The Nature magazine, which has a great reputation in world science turns out hasn’t ever received any scientific article on astrophysics and physics from our country. During an exclusive interview to 168-Zham the editor-in-chief of the magazine Leslie Sage when answering whether the cooperation doesn’t work due to the absence of serious specialists or unwillingness …

This slim, smiling face and humorous person is in fact a very serious person in the world science. He is Leslie Sage. The starter and not only astrophysicists and physicists would give everything for the approval of their pieces by Sage. Only after that the article may appear in Nature magazine. Sage is the editor-in0chief …

Armenian President established in 2009 an international award after world famous astrophysicist Victor Hambardzumyan which for the first time will be handed this year. The award is handed once in two years. The prize is granted with the purpose of commemorating the name of the great astrophysicist and to foster the development of his scientific …

The Stonehenge, which has a history of more than 7500 years has interested the British students who have visited Armenia for a scientific work on the old observatory. The group is led by Armenian Mihran Vardanyan, who is studying at the Oxford university since 2006. – Why did you leave for Oxford? Isn’t there any …

Viktor Hambartsumyan International Prize 2010 in astronomy/astrophysics and related sciences goes to famous Swiss astrophysicist professor Michel Mayor and two of his team members Garik Israelian and Nuno Santos. Viktor Hambartsumyan International Prize has been established by the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan in 2009 and at present is one of the important awards in …

During the past days the BBC, National Geographic and other famous media companies were full of information about a new discovering in astronomy, which was done by Garik Israyelyan, who is an Armenian and is a professor of the astronomy institute of the Canary Islands. A group of European scientists led by Garik Israyelyan have …

Last week, the unexpected happened. The verbal conversations about the Matenadaran really came true. The institute of manuscripts was always beyond doubt. Public opinion has always considered it as a national pride and a citadel of armenology. For two years, directors of research institutes have been sent, one by one, to retirement. Many people thought …

Recently the media service of the National Science Academy disseminated the following news: “The board session of the NSA of Armenia made a decision to withdraw 620 grams of platinum of the RA NSA Molecular Biological Institute from the Institute balance and sell according to defined rules to take care of the needs of the …