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Friday Experiment: Attempting to Write Every Day
…Apparently, these days writing is considered to be a form of therapy, with the meditative morning pages recommended by every influencer on the planet. It is said to clear your head for other ideas throughout the day, let you verbalize and process your thoughts and feelings, and generally help you become more aware of the world around you. For some reason, however, I …
20.11.2020
Top Nine Questions About Genome Decoding
…NA from hair, blood, or saliva? What is the difference between a genome and DNA? What does it mean to decode a genome? Who encoded it? They say that you can track your genetic history with the help of your genome. Is it like a DNA test? How can scientists learn something about, say, ancient lions by taking blood or hair samples from their modern descendants? …
20.11.2020
ITMO Technopark Resident Creates a Sophisticated Distance Learning System
…y use several services such as Skype or Zoom, online boards, presentations, and so on. We offer them to use only one app for all their interactions. Our system is based on P2P networking and it makes it possible to do without a central server with its bulk traffic. This means, firstly, reducing the cost of calls, and secondly, easier integration of this solution into…
19.11.2020
ITMO University Holds Sixth International UX Conference WUD@ITMO
…ally, the third day of the conference was held by ITMO, with the university’s experts and students taking over the mic. For instance, they talked about redesigning ITMO’s internet services and the ITMO students’ digital assistant Avatar project. Interfaces to boost the quality of life Jakob Nielsen, one of the world’s most famous usability specialists and foun…
18.11.2020
ITMO University, Gazprom Neft, and Innopolis University Organize Online Hackathon Blockchain.Hack
… the Leading Research Center for Blockchain Technology at Innopolis University. Gazprom Neft has provided four tasks: Ensure intact data transfer between blockchain networks; Enable intact data transfer between blockchain networks or different blockchain platforms; Develop a smart contract for dynamic discounting; Devel…
18.11.2020
Researchers Perform Simultaneous MR Microscopy of Two Samples With Ceramic Resonators
…ns. But sometimes, researchers and doctors are tasked with carrying out MR imaging of not a human or an animal, but of individual cells. “There is such a technology as magnetic resonance microscopy,” explains Stanislav Glybovski, a senior researcher at ITMO University’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering. “It is a subset of MRI that is used to visualize structur…
17.11.2020
Art.ITMO.Residency Hosts Hidden in the Woods Exhibition
… Herbarium by Ekaterina Prianishnikova and Aleksander Serechenko is a kind of imaginarium of plants and trees, their leaves, and branches that is created using neural networks. Two neural networks operate according to the logic of nature. The way trees grow, pollinate, and fruit partially depends on birds. In this project, a ni…
17.11.2020
ITMO Team Takes 4th Place at World Robot Olympiad 2020
…the robot is able to change its wheels on its own when moving from a muddy area to a clean laboratory. “The motor-wheel unit is connected to the robot's body using magnetic contacts and not through wires. This is the first time I see such a solution in action,” says Igor Lositsky, head of ITMO’s Youth Robotics Lab. “In the future, this technology can be used…
17.11.2020
Well-Known Russian Tongue-Twisters
…ussian tongue-twisters, maybe we’ll figure it out. 1. Карл у Клары украл кораллы, а Клара у Карла украла кларнет. [Karl u Klary ukral korally, a Klara u Karla ukrala klarnet] English translation: Karl stole corals from Klara and Klara stole a clarinet from Karl. This mischievous Bonnie-and-Clyde kind of a couple helps us pr…
16.11.2020
Russian Scientists Develop Super Resonator in the Microwave Range
…or the device to be as compact as possible. “One of the main characteristics of a resonator is its Q-factor, in other words, the ability to accumulate incident electromagnetic energy,” says Mikhail Odit, a staff member at ITMO’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering and an associate professor at ETU “LETI”, “but usually, the Q-factor decays rapidly when decreasing…
16.11.2020