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Ekimov’s work opens “a new era in quantum technologies,” the scientists noted . For him, a native of the USSR, now working in the USA , together with his American colleagues received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Laureates of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 (on screen) Mungi Bavendi, Louis Bruce and Alexey EkimovThe discovery and synthesis of quantum dots, for which scientist Alexey Ekimov and h...

In 2023, the number of Russian pensioners will grow by 1.1 million, and in 2024 , by another 569 thousand. Such dynamics are expected for the first time since the beginning of the pension reform, including due to residents of new regionsIn 2023, the number of pensioners in Russia will increase by 1.13 million people, and in 2......

The FT reported on a sick Ukrainian soldier with resistance to almost all antibiotics. Experts interviewed by RBC are confident that the increase in the incidence of such infections has nothing to do with the conflict, and advised against self-medicationAccording to WHO, the number of patients with antibiotic-resistant infections, which respond poorly or not at all to conventional antimicrobial dr...

The technology developed by the awarded researchers formed the basis of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines by Catalin Carico and Drew WeissmanHungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2023 for their discoveries that led to the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 . “The discoveries of Catalin Carico and Drew Weis...

The number of antibiotic-resistant infections has been on the rise in Europe since at least 2014. In recent months, when wounded Ukrainians began to be evacuated to European countries, such cases have become more frequent.In European countries, against the backdrop of military operations in Ukraine , the number of infections resistant to antibiotics is growing, the Financial Times reports, citing ...

In the largest private clinics it is impossible to get vaccinated with Sputnik V or Sputnik Light. Some clinics vaccinate with the drug Convasel, and many have refused to provide vaccination services against COVID-19 In the largest private clinics in Moscow there are no vaccines “Sputnik V” and “Sputnik Light” produced by the NICEM named after. N.F. Gamaleya, RBC found out.Where did they stop vacc...

China and other East Asian countries will post their worst economic growth in half a century, excluding periods of extraordinary events like COVID and the oil crisis of the 1970s. WSJ called this trend the end of a 40-year economic boomGrowth in developing East Asian economies will slow to some of the lowest levels since the late 196......

Sergey LavrovFinland has destroyed its neutral status, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a press conference following negotiations with Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar. Lavrov noted that Finland “joined” the US anti-Russian “project” with great speed and “with pleasure” is carrying out the “prepared work.” He also called “absolutely boorish” the statement of the head of the ...

Joe Biden US President Joe Biden's disapproval rating rose to 56%, the highest level of his presidency, according to an NBC News poll. Meanwhile, Biden's approval rating among registered voters is 41%. According to the poll, a total of 74% of registered voters said they have serious (59%) or moderate (15%) concerns that Biden, at 8......

Александр Субботин. 24 сентября, Минск,. Во внешнеэкономической деятельности участвуют свыше 600 организаций Витебской области. Почти на треть увеличилась доля поставок в страны дальней дуги. Из-за переориентации экспортных потоков с европейского и украинского направлений в первом полугодии почти в 2 раза возросли отгрузки в Китай. Об этом рассказал в интервью журналу "Экономика Беларуси" председа...

The largest Russian video game developers told RBC about the prospects of working on a domestic game engine, the risks of monopolization of the industry and the sudden attention of the state to their businessOver the past year and a half, the Russian video game market has undergone significant changes. Almost immediately after the start of the special operation in Ukraine , almost all major publis...

September 15 marks the anniversary of the start of the 2008 global financial crisis. In response to it, the entire system of banking regulation in the world was restructured. RBC looked into whether a new crisis will occur and what could cause itFifteen years ago, on September 15, 2008, investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy due to its huge positions in mortgage bonds, many of which ...

The jump in exchange rates, which has reduced the incomes of migrant workers in Russia, has exacerbated the problem with personnel in public catering - restaurateurs complain about a shortage of cooks and other personnel of up to 20-30%. Staffing shortages may increase wait times for foodThe weakening of the ruble, which led to an outflow of migrants from Russia, as well as a lack of qualified per...

Europe is at risk of worsening drought, and both ordinary farmers and energy producers may face water shortages in the coming years, as water is also needed to cool nuclear power plants, writes FTMore and more European regions are facing drought and water scarcity, leading to reduced crop yields. The problem is exacerbated by abnormally hot temperatures, increased wildfires and bad policies, write...

Belarus is an agricultural country. But it is also a country of high technologies and powerful scientific potential. How to combine these components in order to achieve greater efficiency in the agro-industrial complex, the nominees for the International Business Award "Leader of the Year - 2023" know. LLC "Skarb-bio" and LLC "Belintergen" showed the expert council what the future of the Belarusia...

Western countries' desire to maintain global hegemony has led to a severe crisis in Ukraine , Russian President Vladimir Putin stated while speaking via video link at a BRICS meeting. "First, with the help of Western countries, an unconstitutional coup d'état was carried out in this country, and then a war was unleashed against those people who did not agree with this coup d'état," he noted. The R...

Boris TitovA sharp increase in the key rate by the Central Bank is similar to a doctor's decision to prescribe antibiotics to a patient , but side effects are inevitable, business ombudsman Boris Titov said. “The Central Bank raised the key rate more than expected. Now 12%. Trying to crush the disease , the doctor hastily injected a double dose of an antibiotic, but any antibiotic has side effects...

The fact that the FAS decided to check the validity of the prices of large market participants, RBC sources reported a week ago. The department said that two poultry producers were issued ordersThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) sent inquiries to the three largest poultry meat producers to verify the validity of their wholesale selling prices, as well as to animal feed manufacturers and repres...

In Russia, the rise in meat prices is due to a seasonal factor, and their decline is expected at the end of August, said Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev. “Given the increase in production, I think that in the near future we will see a decrease in prices. I think that this will happen in late August - early September, and prices will stabilize," he said. The Ministry of Agriculture did not...

59 countries around the world may face problems in securing their debt in the event of a negative scenario with an increase in carbon emissions, British scientists said . The UN warned that the planet is heading for a 'climate hell'About 60 countries will face rising debt service costs over the next ten years due to a failure to limit carbon emissions, which will lead to lower credit ratings, acco...

How the program works, which at one time contributed to the rapid entry into the market of the world's first vaccine against COVID-19 , and what opportunities it gives market participants - in the material of RBCMoscow has created a large-scale ecosystem for conducting clinical drug trials. Its development will speed up the introduction of innovative drugs to the Russian market and provide them to...

After the collapse in 2022, the export of Russian pipeline gas this year may decrease further - by 1.5 times, to 80 billion cubic meters. m, predicts "Yakov and Partners". Sales may not reach pre-crisis levels even by 2030Against the backdrop of international sanctions and Gazprom's demands for Europeans to switch to payments in rubles in 2......

Prior to the start of the COVID pandemic , Xi Jinping made an average of 14 foreign trips a year. In 2022, after a break, he visited five countries and spent 13 days abroad. In the first half of 2023, the figure fell to two days Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin In 2023, Chinese leader Xi Jinping spent only two days outside his country, according to Bloomberg , which analyzed government records of his...

African leaders noted the progress made in their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on issues related to children's rights in the war zone and prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine. This is stated in a joint statement following the summit between Russia and representatives of the African Peace Initiative, which was published on the Kremlin website. According to African heads of ...

Эксперты Фонда «Сколково» проводили исследование на основе открытых источников информации и анализа мобильных приложений 20 ретейлеров, работающих на российском рынке. Оценка проводилась по 55 параметрам, в числе которых удобство пользования приложением, возможности голосового и визуального поиска, использование QR-кода для покупки товара. Кроме того, оценивались кибербезопасность, вклад компаний ...

Topic newsBack in Soviet times, the current SPK named after I.P. Senko was rightfully considered one of the most advanced farms of the republic. People from all over the country still come for the experience that the local farmers have. The team holds the bar even today. We learned how the enterprise lives and why the management relies on the rejuvenation of the team. City within a city In additio...

Is it worth waiting for further sanctions threats, what will the Russian economy be like in ten years, will interaction with the West return - these and other questions about the future were answered by SPIEF 2023 participants Participants of the XXVI St. Petersburg Economic Forum answered questions from RBC about how the life of the country, the national economy has changed, and what changes they...

At a meeting on June 6, representatives of the Rosselkhoznadzor discussed with agricultural IT specialists the improvement of the Mercury system and the FSIS VetIS API interface. In the message of the department, it is indicated that the developers are planning to upgrade the gateway of the Mercury system to version 3.......

On May 22, the Bulgarian PP-DB and GERB-SDS coalitions agreed to form a ruling bloc and alternately replace their representatives as prime minister.After the wiretap of the working meetings of the PP-DB, the negotiations were frozenFormer Prime Minister of Bulgaria Kirill Petkov The coalition of the parties "Continue Changes" and "Democratic Bulgaria" (PP-DB) suspended negotiations on the formatio...

learned about the strengthening of North Korea 's border with China and Russia.Over several years, the DPRK has built hundreds of kilometers of modernized barriers After the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the North Korean authorities began large-scale construction of fortifications in the north of the country - on the border with Russia and China, Reuters reports, citing satellite i...