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Getting to Know Russian Literature: Soviet Sci-Fi, Part 1
…gh Mikhail Bulgakov is best known for his novel The Master and Margarita, he also authored a couple of most peculiar satirical sci-fi novels. In The Fatal Eggs, an accidental discovery of a way to enhance the evolution of species results in a total disaster due to a simple postal mix-up. The other, The Heart of a Dog (1925), a harsh satire on the ideas of the Russian…
30.07.2019
MIT Professor Marin Soljacic: AI Will Play a Large Role in the Future of Research
…s. That is very evident in topological physics. Many of the topological phenomena that have been a hot topic in the electronic community have actually also been predicted and discovered for photons in photonic crystals. Today, people treat photonic crystals with substantial optimism because these materials have a variety of possible practical applications in photonic…
30.07.2019
Results of Mendeleev 150 International Conference at ITMO University
…ked about the synthesis of chemical elements in space. Japanese scientist Hideto Enyo, the director of the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, expanded on the discovery of the 113th element of the periodic table, nihonium (an interview with the researcher is available here). Veronica Elkina, a student of the school 197, presented the geography of the …
29.07.2019
Chief Editor of Nature Photonics Oliver Graydon on Russian Science, Researcher’s Path and Ways to Start Publishing in World’s Leading Journals
…sian scientists and the international scientific community. A good example of this is active collaboration between Russia and Australia, which I heard about here. I have also discovered that you have a well-developed collaboration with the University of Sheffield and many other universities from all over the world. There are a couple of other aspects I have notic…
26.07.2019
ITMO PhD Students Share Their Impressions of Internship in Singapore
…echnological University campus. All the corridors there are like real jungles with lianas hanging from the ceiling. It’s a very green and comfortable place for work. The only disconcerting thing about Asia is that there are a lot of insects and exotic animals there, but you get used to it as well. What practices did you like the most when working in Singapore?…
24.07.2019
METANANO 2019: Conference on Nanophotonics and Metamaterials
…arch and establishing new contacts. As in last year, the event brought together not only prominent experts but also young scientists from all over the world, allowing them to discover key research first-hand. “This is the first time that I participate in the METANANO conference, and it’s great to see so many specialists in nanophotonics and other fields. The co…
22.07.2019
Yandex Product Marketing Director Andrey Sebrant’s Top Book Recommendations
… subject, but the ones that present a detailed vision of our future aren’t the interesting ones. Our past experience tells us that the future is defined by the inventions and discoveries that no one could have predicted. That’s why a good book on the future should be a little vague; it should outline the trends and concepts of today, point out the vectors leading us …
22.07.2019
10 Movies for a Summer Night-In
…ng Actor, and probably Best Picture too. Damn you, the 2019 Academy Awards, damn you very, very much. Crazy Rich Asians A Chinese-American economics professor discovers that her boyfriend is a scion of one of Asia’s richest families… and chaos, prompted by her introduction to his snobby entourage, ensues Crazy Rich Asians is a just so romcom w…
19.07.2019
ITMO Researchers Discover New Properties of Terahertz Radiation
Summer Foods We Love