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ITMO PhD Student Anna Mikhailovskaya Receives IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship
…l clinical scanners. As an outcome of this work, we write a scientific paper. |s=1,center| Which part of the work do you like most? I would say modeling – you can obtain interesting results at this step. But most of all I like experiments. They are cool and fun, and we have a great team that can help you with every step. Experiments are the final stage, th…
01.03.2021
Picture of the Week: Dendritic Growth of Salt Crystals
…re of crystals composed of culture media components, which support its buffer system. Inorganic salts provide the media with sodium, potassium, and calcium ions, therefore maintaining the osmotic pressure and the pH level, as well as helping to regulate the membrane potential of the cell culture. The crystal’s growth forms depend not just on their symmetry but …
01.03.2021
Song of the Month: February 2021
… then would find myself listening to on repeat. This one captured me right from the start with its electronic beat and its well-written, frighteningly relatable lyrics. The certain upbeat melancholy of it continues to marvel me – and I never feel the same when I get to the end of it. Here is Naadia's Спутник (quite a topical title, don’t you think?), enjoy it if you …
26.02.2021
A Guide to the World of Science Fiction
…acts, it can also play an educational role. For example, when selecting books for their children, parents are often guided by this fact and choose books that are not only entertaining but also insightful. But can science fiction really teach us something? And what can we learn from it? Science fiction provides if not a foundation, then at least interest and a desi…
26.02.2021
ITMO Professor Alexander Boukhanovsky on How AI Can Help Economy in Crisis
… tried to bring these two approaches together, keeping in mind hybrid financial models that use machine learning to describe the processes connected to the main source of uncertainty – human behavior. And I think we succeeded. How? We developed a family of methods for multiscale modeling of various processes in behavioral economics – connected to banks and ret…
25.02.2021
How To Write a Successful Grant Application and Get Funding: Tips for Young Scientists
…mpetencies, and resources, you can better understand your strengths and weaknesses. If your projects seem cumbersome and overwhelming, the board may start to question the attainability of the goal and your abilities to complete the project. So, in case you have a load of tasks and plans, try to break your project down into smaller milestones. The funding organizat…
25.02.2021
SingleStore Founder Nikita Shamgunov on How to Launch a Startup
…ly, an aspiring entrepreneur must be energetic and sincere. Energy is needed to solve problems and face new obstacles constantly. Honesty, on the other hand, helps form and sustain the team. “You cannot develop a startup alone. It happens, but very rarely. You have to form a team, and no one likes working for insincere people,” adds Nikita. Building the per…
24.02.2021
Art & Science Open Day: New Majors, New Formats, New Opportunities
…al ideas. At the same time, students have the chance to work on different levels – from DNA, cellular structures, and microorganisms to ecosystems, living environments, and sustainable development issues. Technological Art: Towards a New Intelligence The Technological Art: Towards a New Intelligence specialization offers an interdisciplinary approach and fo…
24.02.2021
ITMO Scientists Propose Improved Solar Cells for Use in Smart Glass
…ysicists from St. Petersburg are working on the concept of controlled doping of carbon nanomaterials with the use of a special ionic liquid. Simply put, it is a liquid that contains certain charged particles – a combination of cations and anions. Upon external influence, these particles may penetrate the porous structure of nanomaterial…
20.02.2021
How Citizen Science Helps Drive Research Forward
… might be engaged, such as data collection and data analysis. The most vibrant field of citizen science is the former, especially when it comes to information that cannot be obtained while sitting at a computer. This includes such types of volunteering as participation in archaeological missions, assistance at reserves, interviewing people for ethnographic and sociol…
18.02.2021