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Sparkle and Shine: Five Holidays to Celebrate at Home This December
If you are decking your home with shimmering lights for the holidays you're likely to spend well... at home and it just doesn't feel festive yet – despair not! Turns out you can celebrate all sorts of holidays around the world this month to get you in the mood. Bring on the saffron buns and soba noodles!
11.12.2020
A Necklace of Resonators: How Scientists Efficiently Control Light in Nanoscale
ITMO University researchers and their collaborators presented a new principle of creating laser resonators. It will allow them to create light generating elements right on silicone chips. In this ITMO.NEWS article, you will learn how it can be used and how it can improve data transfer rate.
11.12.2020
NTI FoodNet: How Food Science and New Technologies Can Save the Planet
On November 27, the team of the National Technological Initiative presented a vision statement of a roadmap for the development of the FoodNet market in Russia. On the team was Olga Orlova, head of the Digitalization of Food Technologies group at ITMO’s Infochemistry Scientific Center and head of the FoodTech Entrepreneurship specialization at ITMO’s Innovative Entrepreneurship Master’s program. In this article, we tell you all about FoodNet and its development in Russia.
09.12.2020
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 12-13
Newsflash: there are only three weekends left in 2020! Now, we don’t know what the next year will bring us, but what we can surely do is see this one off in style. Here’s our guide on how to do it this weekend with lots of movies and an open-air exhibition – plus some ballet recommendations!
09.12.2020
A Breath of Fresh Air in Science: ITMO Graduate on Finding Herself in Science, Interdisciplinarity and Bioinformatics
This year, Natalia Petukhova graduated from ITMO’s Master’s program Bioninformatics and Systems Biology. She was also recently named the head of the Bioinformatics Research Center of Pavlov University. In this ITMO.NEWS article, she talks about her decision to get a Master’s degree after acquiring her PhD.
08.12.2020
Bioprosthetics: Can They Really Be Controlled With Our Minds?
How are bioprosthetics made? How are they attached to the body and controlled? How are they different from other prosthetics and is it true it will be possible to move them with our minds in the future? In this article, we tackle these questions with Motorica, a company founded in 2015 by ITMO graduate Ilya Chekh.
04.12.2020
How To: Outdoor Ice Rinks
So, December is finally here and the temperatures are slowly getting lower, practically inviting us to partake in all kinds of winter activities – preferably those that are outdoors and allow for social distancing. Ice rinks sound like an exciting idea but you’ve never been to one? We’ve got your back! Here’s our handy guide on what to expect on an ice rink.
04.12.2020
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 5-6
Winter is finally here and on this suddenly sunny Wednesday, we are happy to help you plan your first December weekend. Two very colorful exhibitions, a film festival, a conference, and an online charity market – these are going to be two action-packed days!
02.12.2020
ITMO Researchers Find Quick and Easy Way to Detect Tick-Borne Encephalitis
Scientists from ITMO University have created a testing device to detect tick-borne encephalitis that can be used to identify the virus at home. The results of this work have been published in ACS Applied Bio Materials.
30.11.2020
New Coworking Space Now Open at ITMO’s Lomonosova 9 Campus
Just last month, a new coworking space opened its doors at ITMO’s main building on Kronverksky Prospekt 49. On November 24, a counterpart opened at the Lomonosova St. 9 campus. Both of the coworking spaces and the upcoming library have been developed as part of the university’s overall transformation strategy that aims to make studying, working, and socializing comfortable and enjoyable for all students.
26.11.2020