Research
Despite denials, every scientist’s #1 dream is to have a cackling sidekick tasked with pulling various levers. Second-best option? A powerful robot arm! And so, roboticists at ITMO University have developed a helping hand for the chemists out there: an open-source robotic manipulator capable of carrying out routine lab tasks – such as grabbing samples, combining them, and conducting various analytics. Efficient? Yes. Cool? You bet!
Read more: Build-It-Yourself: ITMO Researchers Propose Using Chemist Robots for Laboratory Experiments
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Memristors – special devices that offer an energy-efficient alternative to common data storage media – are a relatively new product on the computing market. And one of their most promising variations, perovskite memristors, could be the key to further technological progress. That is, if scientists can solve the issue of their instability.
Working alongside colleagues from China, researchers at ITMO have presented the design for a memristor that can handle at least 1,500 rewrite cycles and, just as importantly, not degrade for months.
Read more: ITMO Scientists Create Perovskite Memristor To Withstand 1,500+ Rewrite Cycles
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What is polariton condensate? Well, it’s a kind of quantum liquid. Still following? Good – because researchers at ITMO’s School of Physics and Engineering have produced a new model that accounts for the energy loss associated with polariton condensate. With a more accurate way of simulating the behavior of quantum systems, scientists should now be better able to develop new quantum mechanics-based devices of every kind.
Read more: Quantum Liquid “Cooling” Without “Evaporation” Described at ITMO
University
What’s the timeline on nationwide 5G coverage for Russia? How will AI change the field of satellite communications, both in terms of career opportunities and tech? This October, wireless technologies experts came to ITMO University to discuss these and other topics in depth. Read our full report in the article below.
Read more: Present and Future of Wireless Tech Discussed at ITMO
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In life, nothing is certain but death, taxes… and getting stuck on a bus at rush hour. Could AI be the solution to urban planning and transit infrastructure? Researchers at ITMO’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence believe this to be the case. Their new system ConnectPT can use minimal data to develop designs for urban networks in a variety of circumstances – and for any locale in the world.
Read more: A Better Way: ITMO Presents AI-Based Service for Public Transit Route Optimization
Career
If you’re a graphic designer, good news: AI isn’t taking your job (yet). However, the market demand is certainly shifting toward a different kind of specialist. So, what do you need to do to ensure career longevity in graphic design? ITMO NEWS spoke to expert Sergey Gurov for his advice to young specialists in the digital design industry.
Read more: Design in the Era of AI: Skills to Learn to Stay Relevant on the Job Market
