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• PhD Student Ida Kublanova: Why Photonics Is Like a Unicorn

  At school, Ida Kublanova was fascinated by optical experiments and intrigued by photonics. So, she decided to pursue a career in this field – and she has no regrets: now she’s a PhD student engaged in several major projects. In her spare time, she explains photonics to kids in a podcast and plays intellectual games. She also compares photonics to unicorns. Why? Read on to find out. 

  20.01.2023

• Researchers from ITMO Discover New Photonic Properties of Dielectric Resonators

  We live in a world powered by resonance: there are resonant antennas in our smartphones, and microwaves heat up our food using resonant absorption of electromagnetic radiation by water molecules. Even bridges and skyscrapers remain intact because they were designed to account for the resonance-based nature of various phenomena, such as earthquakes. It is no wonder then that dielectric micro- and nanoresonators are expected to bring about the age of optics, when all electronic devices will be replaced with optical ones. Recently, scientists from ITMO University have contributed to this field by demonstrating new photonic properties of resonators, which make it possible to control their parameters in sensors, detectors, and antennas for different devices. Their study was published in Materials Today. 

  19.01.2023

• ITMO’s New Lab To Develop Next-Gen Sensors and Associated Technologies

  ITMO’s Infochemistry Scientific Center has recently launched a new lab, where students and researchers will conduct experiments in organic, inorganic, physical, and electrochemistry. There, they will develop materials for next-gen sensors and optics, as well as implement food- and biotech projects.

  18.01.2023

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #22

  We welcome you to our first science digest of 2023! And if that number still makes you think you’re in the future, that’s alright – so will these stories. Today, we’ll delve once again into the wonders of quantum physics, try to wrap our minds around deepfakes, and so, so much more.

  16.01.2023

• New Method of Quantum Entanglement Generation Suggested at ITMO

  The university’s scientists have come up with a versatile way to generate quantum correlations and entanglements that makes it possible to dynamically change the system’s parameters and tweak photon characteristics such as bunching and antibunching. This study paves the way towards coding entangled states in superconducting qubits and processing quantum information on next-gen optical chips.

  11.01.2023

• Test: Most Astonishing Discoveries of 2022

  There is always something cool going on in science – every year, scientists discover new planets, find new minerals, and create unique materials. 2022 was no exception. Let us prove it to you with a test. We’ve prepared 7 amazing but real science news items and 14 fakes – try to guess which are which.

  06.01.2023

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #21

  We invite you to enjoy this year’s final digest of science news from ITMO University. Today, we’ve got: a breakthrough in the fight against autoimmune disease, curious projects from the realm of FoodTech, an interview with one of ITMO’s most decorated students, and more.

  26.12.2022

• ITMO Scientists Win the First Blue Sky Research Innovative Scientific Projects Contest

  The award ceremony of the experimental innovative scientific projects competition Blue Sky Research – Artificial Intelligence in Science was held in St. Petersburg on December 13. The contest’s prize pool amounted to 15 million rubles. Thirty young scientists from St. Petersburg, Moscow, Rostov-on-Don, and Krasnoyarsk made it to the finals. Their teams worked on interdisciplinary projects combining artificial intelligence, chemistry, and synthetic biology. Among them were four teams from ITMO University.

  15.12.2022

• Evolution Responsible? ITMO Researchers Identify Evolutionary Adaptations Connected To Autoimmune Diseases and Allergies

  Every year, the number of diagnosed autoimmune diseases grows by 3-9%. These conditions are greatly influenced by genetic factors, however these still remain to be studies on the molecular level. Researchers from ITMO and their Estonian collaborators used bioinformatics to analyze the human genome, bringing the field one step closer to mapping the molecular changes in the genome that have an effect on autoimmune diseases and allergies. In the future, this will pave the way for novel, more efficient treatment for these conditions. This resulting article was published in Nature Communications.

  14.12.2022

• Russian Science Foundation to Support R&D in Five New Fields In 2023

  The Russian Science Foundation (RSF) is set to receive additional powers to financially support those experimental research & development projects that are of interest to the industry and can potentially be introduced into the current production processes. This was stated by Alexander Khlunov, the CEO of RSF, in his address at the second Congress of Young Scientists in Sochi on December 1st. The funding will be provided for five priority fields of research. See below for more details.

  01.12.2022