Research

Earlier this month, a multinational team of researchers from Russia, China, Austria, and the UK announced a landmark achievement: with the help of numerical modeling, they’ve been able to confirm the feasibility of bound states in the continuum that contain within themselves an exceptional point. Such a combination of the two physical phenomena was previously considered impossible; now that its viability has been proven, it is expected to be beneficial in the production of energy-efficient components for photonics devices.

Read more: ITMO Researchers Discover New Type of Singularity – Exceptional Bound States in the Continuum

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New Study from ITMO: Waveguides Made Invisible to Each Other in 2D Lattice

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Scientists can now develop and analyze new chemical compounds in record time – all thanks to a special system designed by chemists from ITMO University. By reducing the size of samples used in test reactions to mere microdroplets, it massively accelerates the reaction time – often by hundreds of times.

Read more: Researchers Suggest Simple, Cheap Method of Accelerating Chemical Reactions

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ITMO Researchers Unveil New Methods to Control Light for Making Hypersensitive Devices

Tech

Meet Polioks – an AI system that tests the efficiency of AI systems. That’s right: the digital platform, designed by the staff of ITMO’s Research Center “Strong AI in Industry,” offers a way to quickly assess a new model, compare its performance with existing counterparts, and even gauge the cost of further training.

Read more: New Digital Testing Ground by ITMO Developers Can Assess AI Systems Even in Extreme Conditions

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There’s a new tool in the continuing fight against cardiovascular disease. A new AI model developed by researchers from ITMO and Almazov National Medical Research Centre is capable of poring through MRI data to detect the signs of cardiac fibrosis. A process that takes several hours for a clinician can now be completed in minutes – and using less data. In testing, the system has demonstrated an accuracy comparable to that of human experts.

Read more: Cardiac MRI Now Processed in Minutes With ITMO AI Algorithm