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Cognitive Science Tales for Halloween: 4 Mysterious Cases
Sometimes scientists are not white-coated and bespectacled lab specialists but rather weather-beaten detectives reviewing cold case files – possibly with a tobacco pipe and a shot of headstrong espresso for company. In the spirit of Halloween, today we will review some of the most intriguing and perhaps even spooky cases that used to baffle cognitive scientists.
27.10.2020
ITMO Graduate Wins Young Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Mariia Plotkina, a founder of Geek Teachers, became the winner of the International Young Female Entrepreneur of the Year Competition and received a $5,000 reward to develop her startup for training school teachers in new technologies.
27.10.2020
ITMO University up by 34 Spots in Best Global Universities Ranking
The Best Global Universities Ranking is published by the American media company U.S. News & World Report. While the company has been assessing the quality of American universities for the past 30 years, it also began compiling an international version in 2014.
23.10.2020
ITMO Researchers Find a Way to Control Whole-Cell Biocatalysis Using Magnetic Fields
The suggested method allows researchers to control whole-cell biocatalysis without any effect on the cells’ viability. The method can considerably improve biosynthetic and biotechnological processes. The research has been published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.
22.10.2020
ITMO Holds Open Online Presentations of Practice-Oriented R&D projects
On October 24-25, ITMO University students presented their practice-oriented R&D projects via Zoom. Everyone could join the livestream on ITMO’s YouTube channel.
21.10.2020
Quantum Science and Laser Spectroscopy: ITMO Hosts 12th Fundamental Problems of Optics Conference
This Monday, the 12th Fundamental Problems of Optics conference kicked off at ITMO University. This year’s key topics of discussion are quantum communications and the development of theoretical knowledge regarding 6G data transfer.
20.10.2020
ITMO Researchers Suggest New Way to Improve Quantum Encryption in Optical Fiber Communication Lines
Staff members of the Laboratory of Quantum Processes and Measurements have found the cause of errors that occur on subcarrier frequencies in quantum key distribution (QKD) systems – as well as a way to eliminate it. Their research was published in Optics Express.
19.10.2020
Discover Yamal Peninsula: Wise Up and Learn to Welcome Change
Sometimes I am terrified by how little I know about my own country and especially its many regions. Not long ago, I stumbled upon a short course on Yamal, a peninsula in Western Siberia, surrounded by northern seas, and it shook my world in so many ways that I can’t help but share what I learn in hopes to change yours – if only a little!
19.10.2020
Technologies and Business: ITMO to Launch a New Track for I am a Professional Contest
In total, there are now five tracks from ITMO University in the contest: Information and Cybersecurity, Programming and Information Technologies, Robotics, Machine Learning, and the new track Technology Entrepreneurship.
16.10.2020
Scientists Explain Why Paradise State Is Hard to Reach
Authors of a paper on social relations’ modelling have adapted the popular model of human interaction in a society by adding individual preferences. According to the initial theory, human relations may reach a “paradise state” at some point. However, the new model contradicts this idea.
14.10.2020