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Russian Scientists Conduct Research on European XFEL
…at the creation of the world’s largest free-electron laser, designed for solving a wide range of tasks in both fundamental and applied research, including medicine and cutting-edge technology. The project was being developed at the DESY research center in Germany from 2009 to 2017 and cost over a million euros. Co-sponsored by several countries including Russia, whic…
04.02.2019
SCAMT Achievement Award Winners on Genetic Engineering and Doing Research as a Master’s Student
… was not the case in Russia. I’d like to see the people in Russia learn more about DNA technologies and understand them better. Aside from research, I want to help spread knowledge among the public through popular science formats, such as lectures. I’ve already participated in one such project and would like to do more of that in the future.…
31.01.2019
#10YearChallenge in Technology
…, not very popular. Ten years ago, no one would even think about mixed reality. That was something unbelievable, something people could only dream about. Now we have full-fledged VR helmets which work both on mobile (via smartphones) and stationary platforms (thanks to enhanced computational powers, from April 2019 such helmets will allow for wireless connection),…
30.01.2019
Effective, Useful, Free: Two Resume-Boosting Services for Everyone
…’s new service. As of now, it is only available in Russia and Ukraine, but the company envisages to launch on other markers as well. “We at DataArt love to share our knowledge and do it in different formats, from the development of professional communities to the creation of Skillotron, an online platform for self-testing of programmers. CV Duck is a new way for…
29.01.2019
Three ITMO University Staff Awarded St. Tatiana Badges of Honor
…of St. Petersburg. “It is most valuable that on this day 264 years ago, Empress Elizabeth I founded Lomonosov Moscow State University, which became the cradle of knowledge and impetus for the development of the country’s civil society. It’s great that we commemorate this special day by celebrating conscientious, active, and enthusiastic young people and thei…
28.01.2019
Robot’s DNA, Biofuel Cells and Holographic Protection: SCAMT Workshop Week at ITMO
… on a certain DNA machine and its target. What I like the most about the workshop is that it’s really practice-oriented. Not all Russian universities can boast such cutting-edge equipment as ITMO. Uliana Alevskaia, a first-year student at the Faculty of Food Biotechnologies and Engineering at ITMO University I knew about ITMO’s SCAMT Laboratory long befo…
28.01.2019
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 26-27
…present a special concert program at the St. Isaac’s Cathedral (by the way, you can learn more about this epitome of the Empire architectural style in this article by our knowledgeable ITMO.NEWS architecture expert). The concert will start at 7pm on January 27 and include musical pieces by Robert Schumann, Rodion Shchedrin, Vladimir Vysotsky, and Vasily Solovyov-Sedo…
23.01.2019
Moscow Topography of Terror, Geography of Holocaust and Gulag Retrospective: Digital Humanities Projects That Remind of the Horrible Past
…ve great resources, and their specialists don't have to approach other institutions in order to get manuscripts or the essential equipment. In our case, when working with knowledge from the field of humanities, researchers have to deal with the National Library of Russia or the Russian State Library, which is not always easy. This somewhat explains the popularity …
23.01.2019
Science Day at ITMO University
Biggest Anthropology Breakthroughs of 2018
…966 years ago Archaeologists have recently found a site in Africa where chimpanzees made their stone tools. The fact that they used stones was known long ago, but this knowledge was derived from observing present-day chimpanzees in their natural habitat. The results of this research prove that chimpanzees didn’t learn to use tools from people, but did it on their …
22.01.2019