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2020 in Retrospect: How We Went Through It Together
2020 wasn’t easy – many of us had to change our approach to life and work. But we stayed together and helped each other no matter what. ITMO.NEWS and ITMO’s staff and students reflect on the year’s main results, achievements, unforgettable events, and proud moments.
24.12.2020
Picture of the Week: Luminescent Image of Carbon Dot Layer
For over 15 years, scientists have been exploring the nature of carbon dot emission, and this image illustrates the relationship between the emission intensity and the concentration of particles in the dry layer.
21.12.2020
GIF of the Week: Spores of Lycopodium Clavatum in Electrodynamic Trap
The video features an experiment in the localization of biological objects, namely, spores of Lycopodium Clavatum (with an average size of 30 microns), in a quadrupole electrodynamic trap.
14.12.2020
Picture of the Week: Spinneret of Linothele Fallax Spider
Various species of spiders use silk from their spinnerets to produce threads for their webs. In science, these threads can serve as a multifunctional natural material for drug delivery and other medical applications.
07.12.2020
5 Things That Make St. Petersburg Russia's Cultural Capital
St. Petersburg is a city with many names and faces: the Venice of the North, the Cradle of Three Revolutions, the City of White Nights – and, above all, the cultural capital of Russia. And if you’ve ever wondered about the origins of this honorable title, here are some facts and figures to convince you of its right to bear it.
07.12.2020
Nanolasers, MRI, and Cultural Heritage: ITMO University Wins Three Megagrants
For the first time in its history, ITMO University has received approval on three megagrant applications at once. Soon, laboratories for optoelectronics, MRI, and cultural heritage studies will launch in St. Petersburg.
03.12.2020
Scientists Demonstrate New Opportunities for Controlling Light in Optical Graphene
This will help scientists and engineers to better understand the properties of light propagating in materials with a hexagonal structure, and use this knowledge in fundamental research and the development of optical devices. Physicists from ITMO took part in this research. The article was published in Nature Photonics.
03.12.2020
New Citizen Science Project Helps Researchers Find Volunteers
Launched in October, the Liudi Nauki (“People of Science” – Ed.) website helps regular citizens participate in research – and scientists to find volunteers for their projects. The website has already over 40 different offers for volunteers. Learn more about the project and its mission in this ITMO.NEWS article.
01.12.2020
ITMO Graduate Andrei Gorodetsky on His Career, European Science, and Work in Different Countries
Andrei Gorodetsky received his PhD degree at ITMO’s Faculty of Photonics and Optical Information in 2010. Now, he works at the University of Birmingham and continues to supervise projects at ITMO University.
01.12.2020
Picture of the Week: Fluorescence Microscopy Image of Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma cells are used in the first stages of testing biocompatibility of nervous system drugs.
30.11.2020