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• METANANO 2019: Conference on Nanophotonics and Metamaterials

  …entific point of view, it is a very lively and interdisciplinary field that gives young scientists wonderful opportunities to work on many different topics, broaden their knowledge and explore specific aspects.” Anna Baldycheva, head of Opto-Electronics Systems Laboratory at the University of Exeter, the UK “My laboratory at the University of Exeter act…

  22.07.2019

• Yandex Product Marketing Director Andrey Sebrant’s Top Book Recommendations

  … use of machine learning, the platform economy, and the restructuring of corporate management hierarchies. Ignoring either of these things is bound to end in failure, and knowledge of these pitfalls is highly valuable. AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order – Kai-Fu Lee, 2018 Today, technologies have an effect not only on our everyday co…

  22.07.2019

• 10 Movies for a Summer Night-In

  …ng the next day (totally not our case, but maybe Sophia Amoruso is reading). A must-watch perfect for a clammy summer evening to fully immerse yourself in that suffocating, on-edge ambiance of the plot. Faces Places Iconic director Agnès Varda and photographer JR voyage​ through rural France celebrating the locals in pictures and words Whist o…

  19.07.2019

• Summer Camp in Optical System Design: Teaching Students Practical Skills

  …ay astronomy.  She has a Bachelor's degree in Optical Design, and came to St. Petersburg because her supervisors offered her to take part in the Summer Camp to update her knowledge for their future projects.  Both are participating in the Camp in Optical System Design, which includes both theoretical classes and hands-on experience. The students work in laboratori…

  18.07.2019

• Head of #Sektaspb Center on Using Research for Health and Fitness and Cooperation with Schools

  …ou teaching? Sekta is first and foremost a school because we don’t pursue the goal to retain people at our courses by hook or by crook: we have the task of sharing the knowledge we have. We are leading our students and encourage them to adapt the information they receive to their individual circumstances, understanding which methods are applicable to them and whic…

  18.07.2019

• Crash Course in Photonics: Part 2

  …e learned that the photon is an elementary particle capable of carrying electromagnetic force. Indeed, light itself is just waves of photons. Today, researchers use their knowledge of photonics to develop Li-Fi technology, a much faster alternative to Wi-Fi, as well as quantum computers. But in the case of the latter, things are not as easy as they may seem. …

  17.07.2019

• Participants of ITMO Summer School on Topological Photonics on the Latest Trends in the Field

  …he METANANO conference. Imre Ozbay, the Middle East Technical University, Turkey For me, this summer school is an opportunity to broaden my horizons and acquire new knowledge in the field of topological photonics. Among the things I found the most useful was the lecture by Maxim Gorlach, in which he talked about basic concepts in topological photonics I work…

  16.07.2019

• The Planets by Prof Brian Cox: The Actual Best

  …e room. Constructed by chance, the balance in our system is but a fragile one, or at least it was my impression as a viewer without so much as a modicum of exact sciences knowledge left. And although Prof Brian makes no secret of the inevitable end to our carefree existence, it seems that we messed up our planet so much that this end will come sooner rather than late…

  12.07.2019

• Historian Sergey Kuznetsov on the Stroganovs, Their Connection to ITMO, and History of Entrepreneurship in Russia

  …ited in the Nicholas Hall of the Winter Palace. This is a very interesting, nuanced, sophisticated collection, the formation of which evidently called for a great deal of knowledge and analytical work. Indeed, Pavel Stroganov did a lot of research prior to acquiring all these objects. The market then, as it, in actual fact, is now, was teeming with fake paintings. Yo…

  11.07.2019

• International Journalists on Russian Science and Future of the Science Communication Community

  …cts and fields. On the whole, it’s only rational to look for new opportunities in collaboration with those who have completely different experiences. By accumulating such knowledge, science journalists develop themselves and help develop the community as a whole. Michele Catanzaro, contributor to The Guardian, El Periódico, Nature, Science and other titles, speake…

  09.07.2019