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• Break Down by Atoms: Obsession-Free Eco-Lifestyle and Space Explorations

  … Mikhail Kotov, a science journalist and popularizer of astronautics, explained why people don’t travel to the Moon anymore and what space programs are now indispensable. ITMO.NEWS put down the highlights. Healthy ways to help the planet In early December 2020, the scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science reported that global man-made mass exceeds all …

  26.01.2021

• Mind-Blowing Research of the Month: Neuroarchaeology

  … To sum it all up, the merger between neuroscience and archaeology is a rather intriguing process. While researchers have the chance to test their creativity by coming up with new experiment designs, those participating in their research get to do a little time-traveling as they learn to make tools from the Stone Age. Let us keep an eye on this field – and who knows,…

  26.01.2021

• ITMO Physicists Discover New Physical Effect

  …d point a laser beam to a semiconductor list, a cloud of these quasiparticles will appear. By studying this process, ITMO University physicists have discovered theoretically a new effect that they called the Anomalous Exciton Hall Effect. If you take a thin stripe of semiconductor material and put it under a laser beam at 90 degrees with enough power, you’d get an…

  26.01.2021

• Russian Holidays To Look Forward To

• Editor Clare Wilkinson on Challenges to the Field of Science Communication During and After the Pandemic

  …Tell us about your Contemporary Issues in Science Communication. What is this project about and what are its goals? I’m the editor for a new book series which was launched by Bristol University Press in September 2020. The series is focused on Contemporary Issues in Science Communication and we are aspiring to create a space where authors can write about, and thos…

  25.01.2021

• Picture of the Week: FESTO Robot Vision Cell With Complex Arm Movement

• Growing Your Professional Network as a Researcher: Tips & Platforms

  … specialized job platforms.  A professional network involves every work-related connection that you have (not necessarily people you know personally) and ideally brings you new opportunities, ideas for projects, potential collaborators, and even new job positions. Communities rule the world Lifehack number one for any young…

  22.01.2021

• Public Speaking, Negotiating, and More: Soft Skills at ITMO University

  …see our article for more details). Soft skills are essential not only for students’ future careers but also for training. For instance, the course helps students adapt to a new environment, get along with their fellow students, and improve their time management skills. The course’s authors followed a practice-oriented approach: they wanted students to interact …

  22.01.2021

• ITMO Researchers Create MRI Antennas That Allow For Better MRI Scans

  …s working while the field distribution becomes uneven, which leads to both a decrease in image quality and a decrease in the safety of this procedure for volunteers." New antennas Due to the fact that the length of electromagnetic waves in the human body is so much shorter, research scanners employ not one large antenna that emits and receives the signal,…

  22.01.2021

• What Can AI Tell About Us Through Our Social Media Profiles