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• Food of the Future: What’s to Come?

  …s excessive solar radiation or, conversely, a lack of sunlight, as well as various environmental influences. Even though regular, adequate nutrition should be enough to maintain the body’s regular functions, it still needs support. “Food is indeed our fuel, but it’s needed not only to produce energy. We need it to create the “construction materials” withi…

  04.12.2020

• Scientists Develop Transparent High-Performance Material for Flexible Displays and Solar Panels

  …ademic University. “Today, indium tin oxide (ITO) is widely used in displays. It does a good job but it’s a rather fragile material. Of course, it can become flexible under certain conditions but then it’ll have a negative impact on its optoelectronic properties.” Not only manufacturers of electronics but also aircraft engineers are eager to see next-gen fle…

  04.12.2020

• FoodTech Master’s Program Head Olesya Volokh: Food Is Always in Fashion

  …anies. We teach students about the various categories of food products and their types – such as functional, sports, or active aging foods. We also look at the issues of sustainability and eco-friendliness of food production. Of course, special attention is given to matters of safety, quality control, and longevity, since ITMO has a lot of expertise in this field.…

  03.12.2020

• Nanolasers, MRI, and Cultural Heritage: ITMO University Wins Three Megagrants

  …ITMO – a record number for the university. “The megagrants help scientists launch new laboratories throughout the country. This funding can be used not only to develop certain fields but also improve the qualifications of academic staff,” says Irina Melchakova, the head of ITMO University’s International Research Office. “The megagrant competition is highly popu…

  03.12.2020

• Scientists Demonstrate New Opportunities for Controlling Light in Optical Graphene

  …ts. The research methods that have been developed and successfully used for one kind of system can be adapted for the analysis of systems that have a different nature. With certain restrictions, we can expect that the use of theoretical physics methods will find application in researching biological and economic systems. “It’s worth mentioning the importance of …

  03.12.2020

• Best Projects by Participants of Online School by ITMO Avatar Developers

  …ds used for this purpose. We also got great experience of working as a team.” Gamified education Another track focused on gamification, meaning the development of entertainment apps that would become a part of the digital assistant. In this case, the participants faced a double task. Not only did they have to come up with interesting game mechanics, but they …

  02.12.2020

• To Fear or Not to Fear: Psychologist Alexander Palin on the Nature of Phobias

  …spect of the treatment process. It normalizes fears and reduces anxiety levels. The cognitive approach includes addressing distortions, automatic negative thoughts about certain objects, and ways of interacting with them. Relaxation and meditation can also ease your anxiety and fear. For this purpose, specialists also use hypnosis, group psychotherapy, adap…

  02.12.2020

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 5-6

  … Free You might already know December 5 as World Soil Day and if you don’t – this is your chance to learn more about the importance of soil and the way it can be used sustainably. This Saturday, you will also have the opportunity to look at the problem from the point of view of science art following discussions by artists, researchers, writers, and art historia…

  02.12.2020

• ITMO Graduate ‪Andrei Gorodetsky on His Career, European Science, and Work in Different Countries

  …ll us about your research interests. What are you engaged in? Terahertz radiation has been my main interest since I started to work in science. At first, I was engaged in obtaining terahertz holographic images, then I gradually switched to studying new sources of terahertz radiation and ways to control it, notably with the use of optical nanoantennas. At some poin…

  01.12.2020

• Where Bananas Become Hammers: Coldest Places in Russia

  …rs a 70-day respite from sub-zero weather a year, embraced by snow and icy wind the rest of the time. Despite the harsh climate, Vorkuta is a beautiful city with inspiring mountain landscapes and spell-binding summer-long white nights. There are black pages in the history of this place associated with the name Vorkutlag. The area around is inhabited by the Nenets, th…

  30.11.2020