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• ITMO Scientists Develop All=Purpose Electrochemical Platform for Rapid Tests

  The new testing platform will be used to create devices for detecting viruses and antibodies to COVID-19, smart textiles for clothing that can monitor fluid and electrolyte balance, and robotized systems for detecting antibiotics in cow milk.

  10.08.2021

• ITMO Summer Courses: Teachers Share Their Experiences Part 1

  In summertime, ITMO University holds short-term intensive courses for school students under the aegis of ITMO.START. These summer schools are a great chance to explore fields that are actively pursued at the university.

  02.08.2021

• Technology in Chemistry: Positive Effect of VR on Students’ Academic Performance

  Three years ago, ITMO University implemented a VR class for first-year students studying inorganic chemistry. As noted by the university's teachers and MEL Science developers, the immersive experience had a positive impact,  increasing students’ learning progress by 20%. The results of the experiment were published in the Journal of Chemical Education.

  26.07.2021

• ITMO University Hosts Seventh SCAMT Workshop Week

  SCAMT Workshop Week (SWW), a summer school for Russian and international students, took place in July.

  22.07.2021

• SCAMT Workshop Week Takes Place at ITMO University

  ITMO University hosted the sixth school by the SCAMT institute. Almost 50 participants from all over Russia gained experience in the various fields of research offered at the ChemBio cluster.

  16.02.2021

• COVID-19 Test Kits and Drug Delivery Systems: ITMO Specialists Teach Young Talents at Zerkalniy Camp

  The Zerkalniy camp recently hosted a specialized session for school students organized by ITMO University and the Academy of Talents regional center. Over the course of six days, scientists from the Infochemistry Research Center presented the latest scientific achievements to the young talents  and trained them for nationwide contests. 

  15.02.2021

• Picture of the Week: Lab-Created Universe for Cell Cultivation

  By growing calcium phosphate structures on an organic matrix, scientists obtain specific cell cultures. 

  15.02.2021

• ITMO Researchers Teach Robots to Run Chemical Experiments

  ITMO University experts are creating technological assistants for chemical laboratories that will be able to take over all routine work with no human involvement needed. Right now, the first prototypes are already performing the simplest manipulations. In the future, robotic chemists will be able to run their own research for accumulating large amounts of data and performing primary analysis.   

  23.12.2020

• Researchers from ITMO and University of Toronto Develop Non-Antibiotic Material to Fight Infection and Mend Wounds

  In the future, the material could be used in the production of wound dressings that would hold their own even against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. An article on the results of the research was published in Chemistry of Materials.

  23.11.2020

• ITMO PhD Student Joins Nobel Winner Konstantin Novoselov's Smart Membrane Research

  In the future, the results of this project may provide the foundation for artificial cells. The research was published in Nature Nanotechnology. 

  11.11.2020