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• How Biomimetics Helps Scientists Create Materials With New Properties

  …Nature in nano- and microstructures Scientists are able to change the properties of different materials and, for example, turn them from hydrophobic into hydrophilic ones. In order to do that, they influence the surface of a material and create a required microgeometry (morphology) by using chemical reagents or installations with programming control. However, such…

  06.10.2022

• Staff Spotlight: Ekaterina Rassolenko, International Admissions Office

  …tudents and university partners regularly. So, that helps as well. How do you establish partnerships with other universities? There are many different ways to do it. Scientific collaborations are one of them. Such relationships are mainly driven by the faculties. Sometimes, we also make connections through students and staff. Upon coming across a university…

  06.10.2022

• Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022: All About Click Chemistry

  … chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry and why do we need them? What kinds of reactions are typical for click chemistry? What did each of this year’s winners contribute to science? How will their work affect further research and our everyday life? Where are click reactions applied now?   What are click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry and why d…

  05.10.2022

• ITMO to Host Eco Art Festival and Upcycled Fashion Show

  …er creating the perfect full-immersion environment and, ideally, building a community of eco-enthusiasts. To make it true, the team wanted to involve artists in ecological and science art in their project. The planned exhibition is expected to turn into a large-scale installation that will emphasize the unity of the entire project. Program The festival will inc…

  05.10.2022

• Nobel Prize in Physics 2022: What Are Entangled Photons and Why They Are Important?

  …ns of this year’s Nobel Prize laureates? Why is it important? Should we expect breakthroughs in this field soon? Why did the Nobel Committee focus on quantum information science this year?   What is quantum entanglement?   It is a phenomenon that occurs when quantum states of several particles become connected despite the space between them. Qua…

  04.10.2022

• ITMO Students Win Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Scholarship

  …mance and proficiency in English. As the Consul General of Israel in St. Petersburg Dr. Uri Resnick emphasized at the ceremony, ITMO and Israeli universities have long-term scientific and academic partnerships leading to fruitful collaboration, including with Tel Aviv University. “Science is a bridge between the Israeli and Russ…

  04.10.2022

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #15

  …udents will learn all about the development of digital products – a booming market that is sure to continue growing in this digital age. Read more Checking in with Art & Science ITMO.NEWS has also popped over to the university’s Art & Science Center to review the progress made over the four years since the launch of Russia’s fi…

  03.10.2022

• Biomimetics: The Science of Robo-Animals

  …Tried and tested (and free) Biomimetics is the method by which scientists borrow successful ideas from nature to use in their own inventions. The advantage of this approach is that the solutions found among animals and plants are not subject to any patent. And over countless millennia, there are certain structures and mechanisms in nature that have allowed all sor…

  03.10.2022

• How ITMO Tackles Today’s Educational Challenges

  …zlova. In her report, she shared insights from government bodies and leading universities’ work groups, which are currently working on possible strategies with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. According to Dr. Kozlova, the two-tiered system will remain in place at all universities; Specialist’s programs will be implemented in those subject areas where…

  27.09.2022

• ITMO Accelerator Launches First Program to Support FoodTech Startups

  …A new field and a new partner In September, ITMO University won the contest of acceleration programs held by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education within the federal project Platform for Technological Entrepreneurship at Universities. “ITMO is no newbie to student tech entrepreneurship or acceleration programs, so the university fits right into the new…

  26.09.2022