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ITMO's MT.Lab Develops A New Kit for Studying Robotics
…ple can communicate, exchange codes and such. Also, we will upload different study materials that can be used with our kit. We are planning to do all of that before the end of summer. In future, when we will completely adjust the kit, we plan to mass-produce it and make at least 10 kits for our laboratory's needs. Do you plan on commercializing your project? …
02.05.2017
The Ideal Getaway or a Temple of Holiday Boredom - A Sceptic’s Take on the Russian Dacha
…But when I was a child, I was forced spend every summer there, when I would much rather have stayed with my friends surrounded by such benefits of civilization as a shower, heating system, which is extremely necessary when summer forgets to be warm and sunny, and many other things people are used to. Instead, I had to spend three month…
01.05.2017
From Lagos to St. Petersburg
…gies in Interdisciplinary Research offered in English at ITMO. The teaching and student life in Russia is sweet, as Jayjay has experienced, there are lots of holidays, and the summers are long! Jumping in the cultural heart of Russia also has its perks, “I like the Russian theatre,” Jayjay explains, “I go there at least once a month to watch a drama or ballet, y…
21.04.2017
ITMO's Team Nominated for the "Top 50 Most famous people in St. Petersburg"
Fight Diseases at the Nanolevel: How ITMO’s New Lab Works on Targeted Drug Delivery
…d to organize seminars headed by Russian and international specialists dealing with applications of nanostructured materials to biology and medicine. The center also initiates summer schools for high school students - this year the educational program will be enhanced by involving biologists and medical experts into the activities of the schools. Written by Kseni…
19.04.2017
Vadim Veiko: “Lasers Are Omnipotent”
… to try and gave one year. My colleagues and I came to the State Optical Institute, where the first laser was built, and applied for the internship – we were working the whole summer without any rest to receive required information. In 1965, we successfully conducted the experiment. The same year we organized a lab at ITMO. Then, in the 1980s, the first Laser Technol…
17.04.2017
Gutenberg's Lounge: Why Stonehenge is an Observatory, How Satellites Stay on the Orbit and Where One Starts His Way to Mars
…rtain architectural forms coincides with sunbeams at sunrise on particular days. For instance, a sunbeam that went through a pair of gates could be seen only at sunrise on the summer or winter solstice, i.e. the shortest and the longest days of the year. Such astronomic "clocks" helped ancient people decide when to start or finish farmwork, and track other important …
14.04.2017
St. Petersburg Landmarks - The Secret History of Mikhailovsky Castle
…Mikhailovsky (St. Michael’s) Castle stands right in the city center, just a few steps away from such famous sights as the Russian Museum and the Summer Garden; yet, the surrounding area is quiet and somehow desolate, you won’t see crowds of tourists or even many people nearby. Partially, that may be thanks to Mikhailovskiy being a moated castle - actually, it’s the o…
13.04.2017
Innovations for Everybody: How Young Inventors Patent their Projects
…seven years to turn the contest from a local competition to an international event – last year over 1,500 children and teenagers took part in the contest. Also one organized a summer camp for young inventors in Kazan where children worked on their projects under the guidance of skilled scientists. According to Elena Bogdanova, Dean of the Faculty of International …
13.04.2017
Nanotechnologies for Teenagers: How ITMO Promotes Physics
…fit from such tasks is integrating science and technology into real business processes. Apart from working with Sirius, ITMO will also take part in the All-Russian Nanograd Summer School which will supposedly take place in August, 2017. All of the tasks there will also be from business cases, which means that the student's ideas may well be used for real invention…
28.03.2017