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• Michio Kaku on Digital Future: Should We Fear Robots?

  … the production process in its entirety. Medical technology Even today, we have devices small enough that they can be put inside a pill. When you ingest it, the shell dissolves and releases a mini-camera into your intestine. Using a magnet, doctors can move it around your body and take images. Nanorobots like these can be used to perform surgery from inside the…

  28.05.2018

• 5 Science News Now

  …w parts of brain become active when students learn physics. Parts of the brain not traditionally associated with learning science become active when people are confronted with solving physics problems. After the subjects had completed their Physics class, comparison of the pre- and post-learning scans revealed increased activity in the frontal poles, which was to be …

  28.05.2018

• St. Petersburg International Economic Forum: Hi-Tech in IT, Medicine and Economics

  …f the Eye Clinic at Basel University Hospital (Switzerland). People are just less likely to want to speak with robots. However, there is another important issue that has to be solved if we want doctors to be able to work properly in this new reality, said Dmitry Pushkar, head urologist of the Russian Ministry of Health. “Medical students who are graduating t…

  24.05.2018

• Scientists Develop Improved Model for Study of Zika Virus

  … effective, as they cannot accurately reflect what happens when a human is infected. A research group from the University of Washington in St. Louis and ITMO University has solved this problem by making mice more vulnerable to the disease and the virus itself more infectious for mice. "One of the key targets for the Zika virus is the transcription factor STAT…

  24.05.2018

• ITMO University Participates in DigiTwins Project

  …s is an initiative of the European Commission on selecting promising projects for long-term funding. Not only do such projects have to be focused on practical applications and solve relevant problems, but they also should contribute to the development of international cooperation, attract high-profile academic personnel in Europe, and create new jobs. FET projects wi…

  24.05.2018

• Special Summer Schools for High School Students at ITMO

  …rogramming Summer School June 1-12 High school students with experience of participating in competitions and familiar with programming languages can hone their skills in solving high-difficulty programming tasks. “The kids will train to solve competitive-level programming tasks, which should help them do better at future even…

  23.05.2018

• BigXP: Unique Service, Unique Opportunities

  …housand rubles they charge for an hour is a lot less than what they earn on their ordinary jobs. This price cap is introduced so that they won’t be asked questions that can be solved by common specialists. In other words, you don’t seek assistance on BigXP if you are searching for someone to complete a particular job - the service is rather about getting quality expe…

  23.05.2018

• ITMO University Invites Young Scientists to Study Graphene-Type 2D Materials

  … that oxidize when left in contact with oxygen. These are usually metals, and at low temperatures they exhibit unusual qualities such as superconductivity. My main goal was to solve the issue of stability of atom-thin layers of these easily-oxidizing materials, to find out how to use them in the creation of various measurement devices for electron transport and to st…

  22.05.2018

• ITMO Participates in SPIE Photonics Europe 2018

  …egion of the spectrum, which is associated with the low losses in quartz fiber-optic communication lines. Secondly, nanoparticles of noble metals can be efficiently applied in solving particular tasks of biomedicine. For one, nanorods have been used as drug carriers for targeted delivery in tuberculosis treatment. Certain biological tissues and fluids are transparent…

  18.05.2018

• ScienceMedia-2018: Russian Student Media

  …s true that enthusiasm only brings you that far; not everyone of our published authors is ready to work little money and this causes many problems. However, all of them can be solved with a good approach to the matter. Alexandra Dyakova, second-year Master’s student, Institute of Philology and Journalism, Saratov State University “SGUschenka” Student Magazi…

  17.05.2018