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• New Luminescent Aerogel Production Method Opens Up Possibilities for Unique Materials

  … a high surface area. Aerogels are used to produce heat insulation materials for industrial use. They also possess a number of useful biological properties, which makes them a promising material for use in biomedicine. One of the key topics in this field today is the search for new luminescent agents that would be used in biovisualization and early diagnostics. Lu…

  15.08.2019

• ITMO Researcher Represents Russia at QKD Security Workshop

  …ented an actual protocol strength proof we are using. It so happened that we’d run a little ahead of the entire global industry. Only a year ago, when we were just starting to promote our proofs, all we got was rejection: people said that they were of interest to no one but us. And what we have now is a situation where everyone is hyping over Twin-Field (a new quantu…

  15.08.2019

• 60,000 Steps a Day: ITMO Students on Organizing Mendeleev-150 Conference

  …up events, and so I was drawn in by the chance to do the same at my university. Besides, it’s an international event in my field of study. This was a great opportunity to meet prominent scientists in the field of chemistry. What were your responsibilities as a member of the organizing team? In the run-up to the conference, I was doing admin work: keeping track …

  14.08.2019

• Apps to Make Your Student Life Easier

  …Everytale  This app translates spoken language to text, and is great for making notes of lectures. Despite the fact that it was initially promoted as an app for students with hearing and eyesight problems, it will also come in handy to those who simply dislike taking notes. Everytale works in a real-time mode, saving lectures to a cloud, so that you can access …

  13.08.2019

• The Experiment: Living Zero Waste for a Week

  …vironment to my local recycling initiative’s waste collection event set to take place the following day. I’d been fully aware that recycling is just at its onset in Russia, promoted only by grassroots enthusiasts like the good peeps over at Razdelny Sbor (Russian for “separate waste collection”) initiative, but the unpleasant realization that awaited me was that t…

  09.08.2019

• 15 Talented Prospective Students Become Winners of 2019 ITMO.STARS Unique Achievements Contest

  … system, while Neola Lisitsyna, a school student from Abakan, developed a biometric security system which is based on saccadic (micro) movement of the eyes and stands out as a promising alternative to the existing biometric security systems.  Mobile apps and games Not one but several participants competed for the win with their gaming and mobile app solutio…

  08.08.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: August 10-11, 2019

  …s of sustainable development and innovation, consisting of performances by artists from all over the globe, as well as eco-friendly workshops, an eco market and discussions by prominent experts.  The line-up includes Ivan Dorn, Richard Bona, All In Orchestra, Magicool, FUN2MASS, Junkyard Storytellaz, Super Collection Orchestra, Kenako, and Arina Faul for August 10…

  07.08.2019

• Grad Platforma: User-Driven City Events Aggregator

• Quizzing and Mythbusting: Medical Lab Initiative Comes to ITMO University

  …uses on illness and treatment. Participants can expect to be asked when the use of antibiotics is encouraged and when it is not only pointless but even harmful. The organizers promise to discuss whether HIV patients can be contagious and what to do if you’ve got HPV (human papillomavirus). The third section revolves around organ replacement: participants will lear…

  06.08.2019

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Sevkabel Port

  … clearly in need of restoration. After all, most of it is still a functioning plant that churned out some 49,000 km of high-voltage cable last year. Sprawling murals, a wooden promenade, and splashes of color in design elements and art installations add modern flair and a whole new level of artistic, social and monetary value. That’s what’s cool about this scenari…

  02.08.2019