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• Times Higher Education Subject Rankings: ITMO in Global Top 300 in Business & Economics

  …eat St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, and other leading Russian institutions.  Earlier on, the magazine unveiled its subject rankings in the following fields: Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Clinical & Health, and Psychology, as well as Computer Science and Engineering.  THE Subject Rankings e…

  13.10.2021

• ITMO Researchers Ramp Up X-Ray Laser Research Into Nano- and Biomaterials

  …Why we need X-ray lasers An X-ray free-electron laser emits short and highly intensive pulses of light in the X-ray band, focused within a small area. This allows scientists to conduct measurements with high temporal, spatial, and energy resolution. Using an X-ray laser, researchers study various quick processes, such as the formation of chemical connections or…

  12.10.2021

• ITMO Researchers Develop Special Ink For Anti-Counterfeiting Protection

  …organic solvents. It can also be used in the food industry: the tags don’t percolate even through thin membranes, which makes it possible to use them in food packaging. Scientists from ITMO’s ChemBio Cluster focused on the latter application, as anti-counterfeiting protection is not only promising, but also relevant. “Manufacturers lose over 20% of their …

  08.10.2021

• EduStars Winner Yury Andreev: Lecturers Need to Understand What Their Students Are Interested In

  … Bee Pitron company that was one of the first in Russia to start equipping Russian production sites with new tech and implementing contemporary software, as well as the Etalon science and technology center that conducts research in the field of construction materials, develops digital measuring complexes, and implements non-destructive control technologies. We have m…

  08.10.2021

• The Art of Making Molecules. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 in Five Simple Points

  …s produced through simple synthesis contain both isomers (the substance itself and its “twin”), but in most cases we only need one of the two. To filter out the extra variant, scientists use catalysts when producing organic material.   How do catalysts work?   Catalysts are substances that accelerate and direct reactions, but don’t actually participate …

  07.10.2021

• ITMO Researchers Increase Productivity Using Smart Lighting

• Student Spotlight: Selamwit Kassaye, Ethiopia

  … can be a threat to humanity? I admire these developing technologies. I really like humanoid robots but I think we should identify the boundary for such developments. Every scientific invention is a boon or a bane. For example, dynamite was a great invention with which we could develop roads and railway tracks through the mountains. But on the flip side, they wrea…

  07.10.2021

• Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 in Brief: Changing Climate and Ordered Chaos

  … So how does one do it? Why do we need to forecast climate change?    Who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2021? This year, three scientists split the $1.19 million award. One half of it was awarded to climate physicists Syukuro Manabe (Princeton University, USA) and Klaus Hasselmann (Max Planck Institute of Meteorology, …

  06.10.2021

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: October 9-10, 2021

  …X-Ray Men exhibition. What can’t we see with our own eyes? What is inside that car? And what is hidden in a flower? British photographer Nick Veasey masterfully blends art and science to capture the mysterious yet fascinating and often surprising nature of everyday objects, from flowers and teddy bears to cars and even planes full of people.  Market by the Sea …

  06.10.2021

• Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Computer Science & Engineering

  …This year, ITMO University took the 126-150 position in Computer Science and the 301-400 position in Engineering. Earlier on, the magazine announced the results in the following fields: Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Clinical & Health, and Psychology. The best universities in Social Subscribe

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