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• 5 Moscow Spots in St. Petersburg

  …Moscow Railway Station (St. Petersburg) ⇔ Leningrad Railway Station (Moscow) Let’s start with the most striking resemblance – these twins living in different cities: the same central clock tower, the same arched first floor windows, the same columns. There’s no mystery as to why these buildings are so alike: they were designed by one architect, Konstantin Thon, as…

  19.09.2023

• Researchers Develop New Selective Anti-Cancer Compounds

  …the best chances of keeping the disease at bay for longer periods of time. However, it comes with its side effects: the drugs used in chemotherapy have a body-wide effect (for instance, targeting all cells that have reached a certain stage of development), which means they damage both malignant and healthy cells alike. This leads to weight and hair loss, as well as d…

  18.09.2023

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #39

  …Research In developing a new generation of optical computers, one aspect remains crucial: the ability to bind light and matter in an efficient manner. A new study by researchers at ITMO’s School of Physics might just offer a solution. Last week, our portal took a deep dive into this ambitious proposal – visit the full article for a detailed breakdown of the scienc…

  18.09.2023

• ITMO Scientists Present A Way to Control Light-Matter Coupling in Next-Gen Optical Devices

  … to transfer information, however this technology is not perfect: electronic devices waste a lot of energy as heat; moreover, their performance speed is limited. Using photons instead of electrons to encode information is a way to overcome these limitations. Photonic devices do not heat as much, consume less energy, and work faster – while maintaining the same data t…

  15.09.2023

• A Tram, a Garage, a Monastery: Unexpected Food Locations in St. Petersburg

  …vsky Island has no route, no driver, and no conductor, but it has a barista who will be happy to pour you a cup of the warming drink and offer some snacks. You can take a seat inside in the cozy car or climb up on the upper level to contemplate bustling crowds and listen to street musicians. The idea itself isn’t novel, there’s already a legendary retro tram turned i…

  15.09.2023

• This Is a Sign: Translating Popular Science into Sign Language

  …A loud victory – in nearly complete silence Even though such victories are less covered by the media than, for instance, than the European Football Championship or the World Cup, in 2017 the Russian football has seen a seminal event: the women’s team won the Deaflympics Football Tournament. Margarita Nikulina, a hard of hearing footballer from St. Petersburg, was …

  14.09.2023

• AI Barista: Digital Coffee Taste Predictor To Be Developed at ITMO

  …For this project, ITMO’s Infochemistry Scientific Center collaborates with Gastronomy Institute that launched at Siberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk) in 2022 as part of the franchise of the French-based Institute Paul Bocuse. Last year, the institute was named the best educational project at Russian C…

  13.09.2023

• This Week in St. Petersburg: September 14-20, 2023

  … Sunday, you will have the chance to enjoy four hours of jazz and rock performed live by local bands in the conveniently named Jazz garden. Monday, September 18 Pier installation by Dmitry Sirotkin 12 pm - 8 pm  Pavilion, New Holland Island Free Mondays in September are for studies and cultural adventures. This time, we invite you to explore …

  13.09.2023

• 6 Movies About Science You Probably Haven’t Seen

  …ic The Fly was the film that started him on that path. The story follows a scientist whose experiments with teleportation go awry, slowly turning him into a grotesque human-insect hybrid. The simple premise lays ample ground for the film to explore topics such as human hubris, scientific ethics, mortality, and aging – while providing plenty of signature Cronenberg…

  12.09.2023

• ITMO Researchers Propose New Production Method for Biosensor Nanoparticles

  …rly responsive to external conditions and change their optical response – in other words, their own frequency – depending on these conditions.  This property finds use, for instance, in biosensing, where it is utilized when detecting biological samples, identifying impurities and ions of heavy metals, purifying medications, and so on. Alternatively, if the geometr…

  08.09.2023