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• Nature Inside: Beginner’s Guide to Indoor Gardening

  …tions, you might want to google the plants that meet your demands. And if you’re already on a shopping mission, pay attention to these details: Before buying a plant, inspect it for any signs of yellowing leaves, brown spots, or insect damage. You don't want to bring home a plant that will infect your other plants. Try …

  12.05.2023

• Not Just NFTs: Experts Discuss New Applications for Blockchain

  …What makes blockchain so popular Blockchain, in essence, is a database that stores information about various transactions as sequences (chains) of digital “blocks.” Each one also contains information about the previous and the following blocks in the string. That way, every change can be easily tracked and verified.  “Blockchain…

  11.05.2023

• Student Spotlight: Bashar Mawase, Israel

  …he education system in Israel is also quite good. We have some great universities with highly skilled experts. Some of the leading universities of Israel, such as the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, are partnered with ITMO on research and student exchange. Do you have any favorite traditional Israeli food? To be honest, I o…

  11.05.2023

• ITMO Fellowship Stories: Physicist Ksenia Chichay on Spintronics, Data-Related Advances, and Academic Career

  …As a spintronics expert, could you educate us more on the field?  To be brief, spintronics is a field of quantum electronics that studies spins, that is the intrinsic angular momentum of a particle, in solid-state devices. Spintronics fundamentally differs from traditional electronics: here, spin rather than electric current is used …

  10.05.2023

• Can AI Do My Job For Me? An Experiment

  …essful by following this guide to St. Petersburg’s contemporary architecture. First, let’s look at the poster child of St. Petersburg’s architectural modernization, the Mariinsky Theatre Second Stage. Its exterior is covered in beige limestone, creating a squat rectangular shape that is broken up by large panoramic windows, making the theater’s foyer (and its spec…

  09.05.2023

• Mysterious Creatures You Can Meet in Russian Countryside

  …ing that happens there, from tending to animals to solving arguments between family members. To keep domovoy from misbehaving, one should give him small offerings (sweets or coins). Outbuildings, such as banyas or barns, had their own mythological rulers – banniks and ovinniks correspondingly. A banya wasn’t only a place for bathing yourself, it was also used for …

  08.05.2023

• Research Under Siege: How Leningrad Scientists Fought to Overcome Famine

  …ms. These were the lowest rations in the years of the siege.  Anatoliy Zabelin, who headed an assembly room at a factory and was a lead engineer at LITMO (the Leningrad Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics, the former name of ITMO University), wrote in his journal that it was impossible to get any food at a store and that it became common among citizens to w…

  05.05.2023

• Student Spotlight: Lilia Tafran, Syria

  … molecular biology and biotechnology. I am really excited to start my own research at SCAMT. It is such a wonderful facility for research and the work they are doing is really inspiring.  What made you interested in biotechnology? When I was doing my undergraduate studies, I was quite fascinated with biology and its application in medicine. Later, I got an oppo…

  04.05.2023

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: May 6-9, 2023

  …at Yusupov Garden: here, you’ll get to make your sacred wish, admire a spectacular fire and fireworks show, and expose your ears to some hauntingly beautiful music. In the awe-inspiring atmosphere, imbued with the spirit of 19th-century galas, dreamers and all those who believe in miracles will gather together to launch their lanterns onto the water, hoping for their…

  03.05.2023

• ITMO Student Featured on Forbes Russia’s 30 Under 30 Longlist

  …19 at the time, launched the startup Aerospace-Agro. Elena and her team created a new AI-based mathematical model in order to evaluate the conditions of agricultural land (for instance, it could evaluate the state and composition of soil), increase crop yields, and monitor fields for emergencies.  Their product combines aerospace technology and IT. First, satellit…

  03.05.2023