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• Virtual Influencers: What Are They?

  … and staying up to date on the latest trends. However, most commonly the term refers to those who are considered experts in their area of work and know how to share their knowledge with others. These are the kinds of influencers commonly picked to represent brands online. Influencers are considered more trustworthy than mass media; their pages boast thousands upon…

  19.12.2018

• ITMO University Lecturers on Benefits of Using Online Courses in Teaching

  …cate is not free, and not everyone agrees to pay for it. The conversion of points depends on the program the student is on. We understand that although we teach a general-knowledge subject, students’ needs differ: a student studying at our faculty has to have a more in-depth understanding of the topic, while somebody else may need to only know the essentials. That’s …

  18.12.2018

• Andrei Maiboroda, Writer and Entrepreneur: If You Work a Lot, You Are Destined to Succeed

  … or three strong competencies. And you think that this is going to be enough. In fact, it isn't: soon, everything will begin to fall apart if you don't have the necessary knowledge. An entrepreneur is different from a salesperson in that they have to understand all aspects of business, even the ones they don’t like: finance, legal affairs, personnel issues, marketing…

  18.12.2018

• University of Twente’s Stefano Stramigioli: Robotics Is About Giving Machines Life

  …earning is what inspires me. Without it, you risk getting “rusty”. Read more, observe things, try to find new models and ideas. Creativity is nothing but a combination of knowledge and past experiences. So, if you want to get creative, collect the kind of knowledge you can use later.…

  17.12.2018

• Movie Chitter-Chatter: Pride and Prejudice

  …yelash batting? Intense staring? I mean, it looks like he himself is aware of how bad the whole sitch is, so he just lets his worst acting instincts push him off the crumbling edge into this bottomless abyss of infamy. But I would tell you one thing: this is a Mr. Darcy Keira Knightley’s Elizabeth Bennet truly deserves. I don’t think even he is so bad to level up …

  14.12.2018

• Microbial Fuel Cell, Space Station, and Electronic Guide: Finals of Quantoriada Competition

  …cteria and microbial fuel elements of their own choice. We wanted them to understand the general principle of MFC, its construction and characteristics, and then use this knowledge during the final round. They will also present the prototypes they came up with by the end of the first round and share about their progress. As I have already mentioned, the main task of …

  13.12.2018

• Future of NTI Centers Discussed at NTI Ecosystem Forum in Sochi

  …th major companies, and solving legal issues connected to their status in law.” According to the experts participating in the forum, NTI centers are hubs of valuable knowledge helping companies boost their excellence, ensuring access to global science, and conducting marketing and business development of inventions. Their interaction with business partners is es…

  11.12.2018

• The Alchemy of Silk: Bioart Pioneer Joe Davis’s Workshop by The Polytechnic Museum and SkBioLab

  …Art&Science department of the Polytechnic museum, and head of SkBioLab Ippolit Markelov. “Joe Davis is unique in that he doesn't just get inspiration from scientific knowledge, but can talk to biologists as an equal, he has a keen knowledge of scientific techniques and applies scientific methods in creating his works," says Olga Va…

  11.12.2018

• ITMO Fellow Ilya Anoshkin on Nanotubes and Working Abroad

  … researchers also intend to use thin layers of the nanotubes as compact receivers and terahertz radiation generators. They will be the first explorers to focus on this cutting-edge scientific field. Another unexpected discovery made by Ilya Anoshkin and his colleagues concerns manipulating the nanotube properties through light exposure. The researchers found a way…

  10.12.2018

• Bright New Dawn of Light-Guided Photonics: How the Next Generation of Fiber-Optic Device is Made

  …assembly of fiber elements and development of the associated technological equipment, and we already had the necessary science and technology infrastructure to set up a full-fledged laboratory. Today's photonics is a rapidly developing field that offers many ambitious challenges. Can you tell us what makes this field so relevant? Light-guided photonics is a fie…

  06.12.2018