Science and technology

An innovative ship hull inspection system (ARMUS) was presented at the University of Rousse. It is a collaborative development of scientists from the University and the Institute of Metal Science, Equipment and Technologies with the Center of Hydro- and Aerodynamics "Acad. Angel Balevski "at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Twenty-four EU countries pledged to band together to form a "European approach" to artificial intelligence in a bid to compete with American and Asian tech giants.

Ministers signed a declaration on Tuesday (10 April) saying they will consider putting public research funding into AI, but did not promise a specific amount of dedicated new investments.

Within two years in Bulgaria there will be a 5G mobile network. The new technology will reduce the Internet connection's latency and the speed will be over 10 times higher than the 4G network, NT reported.

5G will allow the development of future technologies - related mobility, digital medicine and intelligent factories.

Robots equipped with artificial intelligence technologies could become the “Kalashnikovs” of the future after entering the black market, a report by the technology think tank ThinkTech has suggested, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Feb. 13. 

Macedonian capital Mayor Petre Shilegov is convinced that authorities in the Republic of Macedonia and Greece want to resolve the dispute over the name of the country.

"It is much better to solve the problems than to ignore them, I personally, but also Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, want to solve rather than create problems," Shilegov told the Greek Documentem agency.

The 21st European Eco-innovation Forum is held today and Tuesday in Sofia Tech Park.

The Forum is organized jointly by the Directorate General for Environment of the European Commission and the Ministry of Environment and Waters. The event will be accompanied by a new protest action in defense of Pirin National Park.

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK) and the Global Environment Fund (GEF) is set to start supporting entrepreneurs working on innovation in clean technology, the council’s head has stated.

US and EU delegations discussed their cooperation on new technologies, including the development of the new 5G mobile communication format, the US State Department said on Thursday.

According to the information, the next round of talks in the bilateral dialogue on digital format cooperation took place on 1 February.

Police were seeking the perpetrators who planted a homemade explosive device at a bank ATM in the early hours of Monday morning, blasting open the machine and fleeing with an undetermined sum.

The attack on a branch of National Bank was the latest in a string of similar hits.

Eight years of austerity has had a major impact on the efficacy of public hospitals, leaving several lacking key equipment or barely coping with old machines that frequently malfunction, Kathimerini understands.