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ITMO Researchers Discover New Properties of Metasurfaces Thanks to Ultrashort Pulse Lasers
…High harmonics generation is a nonlinear optical process of photon interaction with nonlinear media that results in the generation of radiation with a frequency that is multiplied by a corresponding integer number (e.g., 5th harmonic generation = 5 times the frequency of the initial photon). For instance, during second-harmonic generation photons come together to for…
28.02.2022
Frescoes: Ancient Art of Russia
…rescos can be found in the Snetogorsky Monastery (14th century) and the Church of the Assumption (15th century; under restoration) in Meletovo, the Pskov Oblast. A unique collection of 14th-century Pskov frescoes is preserved in the Hermitage Museum’s collection, but is unfortunately unavailable to the public. The thing is, these…
28.02.2022
All About ITMO Researchers’ Latest Advances in Wireless Power Transfer
…ed on the meta-atom level, the use of metasurfaces allows for better flexibility when managing the distribution of magnetic and electrical fields as compared to conventional flat induction coils which are used in WPT devices today. Metasurfaces can increase the effectiveness, safety, and operational distance of such systems. “With previous versions of the transm…
24.02.2022
Student Spotlight: Ricardo Zambrano, Ecuador
…ills classes during the semester. What did you do using LEGO? We were taught to make various machines, such as a motor, using LEGO blocks. We then program it to perform simple actions based on basic mathematical calculations. It is the first step towards modeling real robots. Is this a good starting strategy? Yes, it’s a very good idea for beginners. It …
24.02.2022
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 26-27, 2022
…re). Finally, if you are into contemporary short animation films, this weekend you will have the chance to attend a screening of the London International Animation Festival’s selection of shorts from all over the world. You can pick Saturday, February 26: 10 am or 9:20 pm, or Sunday, February 27: 1:50 pm or 7:20 pm. All films are screened in their original la…
23.02.2022
CodeX Team Presents New App for Error Detection in Code
…moment, and so on. All these specifics are displayed on the admin panel, which the developers called Garage. The program is based on a microservice architecture. That is, each functional unit – be it a Collector, an error receiver, or a Worker, an error handler – is an independent service. As noted by the developers, it allows them to scale each module based on t…
22.02.2022
Learning Russian: International Students’ Insights
…member trying to read some Russian literature. You could imagine the stark reality that hit me when I discovered there were four more cases to learn – each with their own specific function,” he shares. Here are some general life hacks from Prince: Find a textbook that can act as a structured guideline. Luckily, that’s what school’s for! I enjoy using th…
22.02.2022
ITMO Partners With GUP TEK on Digital Adaptation Program for Senior Citizens
…ing portal. In 2010-2011, it was used in two international regional partnership programs focused on social support for the elderly. In 2014, a five-year study, titled Models of interaction between society and the elderly: a study of the opportunities for social inclusion, was launched by the Russian Science Foundation; as part of this study, a team from ITMO’s eGover…
21.02.2022
Chemistry and Artificial Intelligence Master’s Program: Opportunities, Scholarships, and Admissions Requirements
…both ITMO lecturers and invited experts, including Olga Kononova, an MIT graduate and a former postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley, Pavel Levkin, the head of the Biofunctional Materials research group at ITMO’s SCAMT Institute and a laureate of the ITMO Fellowship & Professorship program, and Alexander and Dmitry Kvashnin, students of the world-famous …
21.02.2022
6 Unexpectedly Cool Things About Living in Russia
…ay for it by card. Getting around Russia is quite easy, too, especially by train (although it can be time-consuming). The Trans-Siberian Railway is not only a popular tourist attraction but the longest railway line in the world. Newcomers are also often very happy to see trains departing and arriving on time. Blooming beauty industry Brows, eyelashes, nails,…
21.02.2022