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• ITMO Scientists Develop Method to Easily Synthesize Materials With Set Properties

  …ers have demonstrated an approach that allowed them to control the necessary parameters during synthesis and, as a result, acquire materials with various porosity and, by extension, properties. In particular, the scientists produced xero-, cryo-, and aerogel from magnetite nanoparticles. The resulting hierarchically porous magnetic objects were demonstrated to have h…

  14.03.2022

• Foods for Longevity and Green Living: BioTech Today

  …at ITMO University’s Faculty of Biotechnologies and researcher at the International Research Center "Biotechnologies of the Third Millennium" The Ecology & Biotechnology session brought together scientists from different countries. Participants of the conference shared their experience in biotechnologies, bioinformatics, and sustainable development. The event was …

  11.03.2022

• Our Favorite Feel-Good Books

  …cs and their place in it. There’s Josh Kilmer-Purcell who talks about his life as a drag queen and Augusten Burroughs who talks about sobriety. My newest, most treasured possession, is a book put together by Kir Konoplev, a famous Russian physicist turning 92. It’s a memoir written by his wife, Raisa Konopleva, titled Professor, Who Are You? and it offers a raw and p…

  11.03.2022

• ITMO.EduTeam: Your Chance to Launch a Master’s Program at ITMO

  …y. Your application should include information about specialists with whom you will collaborate on the Master’s program. There are no strict requirements for research or professional experience, but you must possess at least two years’ experience of lecturing in relevant fields. Can I apply if I’m already participating in a similar contest at a different universit…

  11.03.2022

• Researchers Design New Synthesis Method for Carbon Nanodots With Potential Applications in Biomedicine

  …uminescent markings, or probes for targeted drug delivery. However, most living tissues and cells have optical windows at the red end of the spectrum, and carbon dots show emission in the blue to green-light regions. The synthesis of carbon dots in other color areas (red primarily) poses particular challenges due to the very low fluorescence intensity in this region.…

  11.03.2022

• ITMO Launches an Open Call for Citizen Science Projects

  …at,” says Yana Plekhovich, the head of the People of Science project. Citizen science is about conducting scientific research with the help of volunteers who aren’t professional scientists. This concept brings together millions of people all over the world – they collect and analyze data, participate in scientific games, take part in scientific expeditions, and …

  10.03.2022

• Results of Latest Demo Day at ITMO Accelerator

  …nd most promising ones made it to Demo Day. It’s important to note that all teams, without exception, have done a tremendous job. Unfortunately, not all projects reach a conclusion, and sometimes as they’re being developed, it becomes clear that the idea or the product is just not viable. There’s nothing bad about that; a negative result is still a result. We teach o…

  09.03.2022

• ITMO University Launches New Master’s Program for Future Biotechnology Specialists

  …ubstitution (for medications, in particular) and active government support. This means that today’s biotechnology industry requires more and more workers, in particular, professionals who can operate complex equipment and understand production processes. One of Russia’s largest pharmaceutical companies R-Pharm, for instance, employs over 1,000 people every year, with…

  09.03.2022

• Finding Focus and Coping With Difficult Times

  …anding stress According to the Cambridge Dictionary, stress is “great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something that causes this condition.” It can manifest as tension in your neck, back and shoulders, rashes, uneasiness in your stomach, headaches, changes in your appetite, or other ways (see more here). Another thing to remember about it is that, from a…

  08.03.2022

• 5 Great Inventions by Female Scientists

  …Wireless transmission technology  Inventor: Hedy Lamarr  A famous Hollywood star of the black-and-white era, Hedy Lamarr also made it into history as an outstanding engineer. During WWII, she developed a frequency-hopping system that would make Allied radio-guided torpedoes resistant to signal jamming. Though initially overlooked, her invention was e…

  07.03.2022