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• Ice Swimming: Russia Celebrates Epiphany

  …both an important court ceremony and a folk custom, associated with different rituals and superstitions; prior to bathing, people took part in a special procession, and the crucifix-shaped ice hole, called Iordan, was usually sanctified by a priest. Strangely enough, murky weather on this day was considered a good omen, and a sunny day forecasted a draught. As tou…

  16.01.2018

• Digital Culture: New Educational Module At ITMO University

  …cal sciences. This means that even if developing software, for instance, is not part of one's responsibilities, they still have to know how to properly relay the functional specifications to the programmers while properly explaining the issues that have to do with their area of expertise. Statistical analysis and Big Data processing are important for any tasks that h…

  16.01.2018

• 10 Top Tech Trends of 2018: Part Two

  …ette is an automated, electric, flexible vehicle concept from Toyota, which can be tailored to various needs and lifestyles. It comes in different sizes and can cater to specific needs; for example ride-sharing, hotel rooms or retail shopping. To embody this view of the vehicle of the future to life, Toyota has attracted a number of partners in the e-Palette Allia…

  15.01.2018

• ITMO and ER-Telecom Sign Research & Education Partnership Agreement

  …projects and development programs,” – said Andrey Kuzyaev, head of ER-Telecom. Mr. Kuzyaev also added that the partners plan to draft a roadmap, which will outline the specifics of this partnership’s development, by February of 2018. “It’s important for ITMO to establish partnerships with the key players on the ICT market. Not only does this open up new opp…

  11.01.2018

• Scientists Propose New Type Of Terahertz Solid-State Laser

  …he emergence of the transition between neighboring dressed states, where the frequency lies in terahertz band. “We’ve developed this idea in our current research. More specifically, we decided to study the case when we have a multitude of such dots, amplify the signal by putting them into a resonator, and thus get a terahertz laser. Still, one has to understand …

  11.01.2018

• ITMO Master's Student Receives Praise for Immuno-Oncology Research

  … Bachelor's Degree at the St. Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical Academy, I am extremely interested in the design of medicines. I have entered my Master’s at ITMO specifically for chemoinformatics, as I want to further develop in this field. How did you get acquainted with ITMO, in particular with the International laboratory of structural bioinformatics…

  10.01.2018

• Time Management: Ideas You Can Use

  …ticle. Definition of Time Management Wikipedia describes time management as “the process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity”. What does that mean? Time management is always a juggling act of various tasks and demands. It can be your s…

  09.01.2018

• ITMO Begins Research on Carbon Nanodot Synthesis Methods

  …cing some of the carbon atoms with atoms of other elements or applying a special molecular complex onto a dot’s surface. A modified carbon quantum dot would emit light on a specific wavelength. As of today, scientists have managed to produce carbon quantum dots capable of effective luminescence in the blue and green areas of the spectre. Unlike regular quantum dots, …

  09.01.2018

• Exchange Student Shares: “I was truly surprised by the city”

  …ice. The courses are in Russian and I have no issue understanding them. Speaking is still a challenge, though, so I’m taking Russian language courses at the same time. I specifically asked my university’s international department about exchange programs in Russia and was given a choice between St. Petersburg and Tomsk. I am glad to have chosen St. Petersburg, as I…

  08.01.2018

• ITMO Fellowship Stories: 'Science is Our Common Language'

  …, as you’ve mentioned, and it still is today. What is your take on that topic? When I first came to France, I was very surprised by the number of women physicists there, specifically those who worked with lasers. That wasn’t the case in Russia. There’s a lot of talk in France - and Europe in general – about establishing quotas for women on various projects, but I’…

  04.01.2018