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ITMO Researchers Develop First-Ever Online Platform For Nanozyme Modeling
…ld help researchers predict such properties in nanoparticles instead of relying on trial-and-error. This problem is now solved by DiZyme, whose algorithm builds relations between variables that make it possible to compute catalytic activity for an artificial compound. Importantly, the database can be expanded – users can add newly produced research results. W…
21.01.2022
PhD Student Mikhail Maslyaev: Science Gives More Opportunities for Growth
…reality, but we will have to solve them first to be able to say that. However, researchers, for instance, my supervisor Alexander Khvatov, are currently working on neural networks that would be able to solve any given differential equation. So we approach this problem from two sides: I produce the equations and he solves them. At what stage is your resear…
21.01.2022
Student Spotlight: Zana Sherwani, Iraqi Kurdistan
…esting fact about the word спасибо (spasibo), which means “thank you” in Russian. It is quite similar to my native language, where we say spaas. We have a lot of similarities between Russian and Kurdish. “Wife” in Kurdish is jin and in Russian, it is жена (zhena). How are you coping with the ruthless winter in St. Petersburg? At first, I was really freezin…
20.01.2022
Physicist Tatiana Orlova On New Materials for Soft Robotics and Working in Europe
…strative issues. In about half a year, I’d usually get the hang of the unspoken rules of the country. And, naturally, I made a lot of new friends and expanded my professional network. What advice would you give to fledgling scientists? Don’t be shy to join various collaborations or apply for projects, and don’t give up. I know several people who were applying…
20.01.2022
Crocodile Tears, Plant Afterlife, and Mystic Science: What to See at the Paranature Institute Exhibition
…Science art for sale The Paranature Institute exhibition is the result of a collaboration between the Art & Science Master’s program, the Masters Digital online platform, and the experimental initiative Marina Gisich Projects, through which the well-known St. Petersburg-based gallery intends to implement daring projects by young artists. According to curators Khri…
18.01.2022
ITMO.EduStars Winner Daria Chirva: Students Should Be Engaged, Not Forced To Learn
…emic community and had the chance to join ITMO right when it was on the lookout for a new philosophy team to bring new teaching strategies into life. What's the difference between the old and new methods? First and foremost, the new teaching strategy promotes a brand new look at the mission of teaching philosophy. The course is not so much about learning new co…
18.01.2022
Must-Know YouTubers in Russia
…ctive: 2010-present day Even though this comedy show is no longer the talk of the town these days, it was once immensely popular – with its episodes avidly discussed between classes or lectures. Based on Equals Three (=3), a popular show made by the American YouTuber Ray William Johnson, +100500 consists of funny compilations of videos from the internet and …
17.01.2022
ITMO Researchers Develop New Method of Magnetite Nanoparticle Synthesis
…ocessing. |s=1,center| Applications Magnetite nanoparticles are used to manufacture prototypes of memristor devices. These devices imitate synapses – the connections between neurons of the human brain. This synthetic material can transmit signals, “remember” them, and retransmit them back. “Our type of synthesis is more suitable for laboratory research,…
14.01.2022
Anton Syutkin On Teaching Philosophy at a Technical University
…ting my colleagues in person. Plus, I’m teaching courses for ITMO students. What is your thesis topic? In a nutshell, it’s about modern dialectics, about the connection between ontology – the way we understand the being – and real life. The title of my thesis and my research interests intersect. I write articles in the field too but in the near future, I’ll …
14.01.2022
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 15-16, 2022
…and wait for a call to confirm your visit) QR code: required Is it a game or an exhibition? What if we tell you it’s both? Here, you will have to decipher clues moving between exhibits and paying attention to what’s written on the walls. Evgenyi Kuzmichev, the author of the project, is both an artist and a game researcher, which makes us sure this experience i…
12.01.2022