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Documentaries About Russia: Our Picks For Every Taste
…yone how it’s done. For nature lovers: Russia’s Hidden Paradises (2022) Available here The bears of Kamchatka, the bison of North Ossetia, the reindeers of Yamal Peninsula… Russia is home to not only dozens of ethnic groups, but also a myriad of animal species, including rare ones that require preservation. This over 40-minutes-long documentary touches upo…
09.10.2023
ITMO Student Wins ArtMasters Championship With Economic Simulator About Hermitage Cats
…ing my creative potential through bringing my ideas to life. If you want to develop games, especially if you are on your own, it’s not enough to just know how to code. For instance, I had to teach myself to work with 3D, animation, and sound. Also, my experience of studying in an art school comes in really handy. During my studies at the vocational school and…
06.10.2023
Steps Away: Places to Explore Near ITMO's Birzhevaya Campus
… to campus! Vavilov Loft – 9 minutes away Kadetskaya Liniya VO 5 If optics is your first love, you’ll enjoy the historic vibe of the Vavilov State Optical Institute. What was once home to a powerful research center now is an urban space with cafes, bars, workshops, and showrooms. Although it’s not as lively and well-developed as other city spaces…
06.10.2023
Russian-Born Scientist Receives The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
…ance to gain electrons), melting point, and phase transitions. In other words, by fine-tuning their size, scientists can produce quantum dots with specific properties fit, for instance, for medical monitors and biosensors. In 1981, Alexei Ekimov first synthesized copper chlorine quantum dots in a glass matrix, while working at the Vavilov State Optical
05.10.2023
This Week in St. Petersburg: October 5-11, 2023
…: 6 pm – Mirror World, that considers the metaphysics of light and reflection in St. Petersburg. Register here. 7 pm – Riverhead, a musical journey towards inner harmony inspired by the changing flow of water. Register here. 8 pm – Capacity of a River. Neva, that invites you to ponder the river’s surface to discover insights in…
04.10.2023
Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 Awarded to Researchers Who Made the Impossible Possible
…econd pulses can demonstrate how a molecule’s chemical composition changes: they can determine whether an electron “jumped” from one atom to another, whether the compound contains any impurities, and if so, which ones. Medical diagnostics is another field where the technology may be used. In particular, it can assist with molecular identification and composition …
04.10.2023
Inspiration Overflow: Movies That Motivate Us
…Marina Though a little hazy on details, I recall the bittersweet yet exceptionally inspirational feeling – in the best traditions of GMH stories (yeah, I am that old) – after I saw the end credits of Pay It Forward (2000) back in the day. The movie is built around one idea, a tree of favors, according to which instead of returnin…
03.10.2023
ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #40
…est study can provide the solution. The method they’ve developed is 98% reliable and easy to apply. While their research continues, the results so far provide some much-needed insight into this growing field of study. Read more: Physicists From ITMO Generate Single Photons For Secure Information Encryption And in similar news, scientists at ITMO and St. Petersb…
02.10.2023
A Multiuse Robot for Medical Applications Designed at ITMO
…no one-stop complex to execute both procedures – except for the one currently under development at ITMO University. The laser-based complex Researchers from ITMO’s Institute of Laser Technologies and their colleagues from Laser Center designed a multiuse robotic complex for surface treatment of diverse medical materials. According to the developers, the t…
02.10.2023
Nobel Prize 2023 in Medicine Awarded for mRNA Vaccines: What Does It Mean?
… “The discoveries by the two Nobel Laureates were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic that began in early 2020,” states the Nobel Assembly’s official website. As acknowledged in the press release, the work of Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman made it possible to develop vaccines agains
02.10.2023