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• Where Bananas Become Hammers: Coldest Places in Russia

• ITMO Researchers Find Quick and Easy Way to Detect Tick-Borne Encephalitis

  …ome, without the need to go to a hospital,” explains Artemii Ivanov, one of the authors of the paper, a Master’s student at ITMO’s Infochemistry Research Center.  The newly developed electrochemical device can potentially be used to detect a wide range of other pathogens and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2.  “Blood glucose meters are an inspiring example.…

  30.11.2020

• Rukami Fest 2020: ITMO’s TECHNOHISTORY Project Highlights Digital Loneliness and Bacteria Representation in Media

  …topics that would be interesting to the students: for programmers – the relationship between individuals and the information society; for biotechnologists – the microbiome and new food production technologies; and so on. Our shared goal was to imagine the future of humanity,” says Galina Zhirkova. Biohacking and eco-eating The field of biotechnologies offers …

  27.11.2020

• Song of the Month: November 2020

• Beneath the Pavement, Not the Beach: First Art & Science Conference on Soil

  …e Anthropocene Epoch. Not only did we invent incubators, farms, and hydroponics, but we learned to modify the genomes of plants and animals, produce lab-grown meat, and create new life forms. We began to take all this for granted and move further and further away from nature. In his latest work, Oron Catts addresses the way in which we can combine tech solutio…

  27.11.2020

• Scientists Propose Method of Assessing the Gene-Disease Connection

  …een a specific gene and a process in the organism, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that there really is a connection. A team of scientists from ITMO University have proposed a new method that makes it possible to assess the probability of such a connection for every gene. The modern advances of genetics and bioinformatics help us to better understand how the human or…

  27.11.2020

• New Coworking Space Now Open at ITMO’s Lomonosova 9 Campus

  …a dream come true – be it a joint startup or an interdisciplinary research project,” says Daria Kozlova, ITMO University’s First Vice Rector. Co-creating space The new coworking space can be found on the third floor of the Lomonosova 9 campus, to the left from the main stairwell. Its largest area, referred to as the co-creating space, is where you can sit…

  26.11.2020

• ITMO University PhD Student Rodion Yuriev on Business Development and Self-Confidence

  …and for the technology to be innovative. The three winners got cash prizes of 100 thousand rubles and an opportunity to go to *Ship Startup Festival in Kotka, Finland. ITMO.NEWS talked to Neuroscanner’s founder Rodion Yuriev about the field they work in, the company’s rapid growth, the search for partners, and their winning streak at various contests. - Rod…

  26.11.2020

• Digital Art and Opera: Winners of Digital OPERA Performance on Contests’ Benefits and Media Content Trends

  …ina, it can be challenging to give our students an opportunity to take part in stage performances. But this is a real chance for them to try their hand at something completely new yet relevant and popular. That’s why we want to keep on working with the organizers of Digital Opera,” says Aleksandra Irisova. Three architects and one roboticist The three stu…

  26.11.2020

• Student Spotlight: Allison Ascanio, Colombia

  …iversity rankings. Why did you choose this program? I chose Biotechnology because I’m really interested in nature, its functionality, and the research and development of new sustainable ideas. How did you get the scholarship? The scholarship process in Colombia is spearheaded by the Russian Embassy and a governmental Colombian organization called ICETEX. …

  26.11.2020