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• ITMO Scientists Increase Sensitivity of Levitating Particle Sensors

  Researchers from ITMO University studied the movement of a single levitating microparticle and found the optimal state when it becomes highly sensitive to small external influences. This effect can lay the foundation for a general-purpose sensor that would precisely and quickly measure the vector of gravity, acceleration, angular moments, and directed weak force. Such data will be useful in geological exploration, as well as in detecting seismic activity or locating ships and other vehicles. The study was published in Physical Review A.

  25.09.2025

• ITMO Physicists Twist Electrons for Particle Accelerator Experiments

  Researchers from ITMO University are the first to have found a way to twist electrons with a laser beam, opening up a path towards experiments with twisted electrons in particle colliders – a feat previously considered impossible. The discovery will make it possible to learn more about the structure and behavior of protons and neutrons that make up atom nuclei, as well as look into the nature of quarks, some of the smallest known matter particles. The results of the study are described in a paper published in Physical Review A.

  27.09.2024