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Student Spotlight: Subhrajit Barua, India
…me to ITMO for my Master’s. At that point, I started to look into scholarship opportunities and came across Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project for Master’s students in certain fields, including biology. Winning it was a multi-step process, which included an examination proctored by artificial intelligence. It was quite a new experience for me. My enrollment was …
10.09.2020
ITMO Chemists Created a New Functional Material for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Potential Use
… interested in melamine cyanurate because it forms an insoluble precipitate even at negligible concentrations of reagents. We decided to check whether a precipitate would be obtained if we slightly lower the symmetry in one reagent – and took barbituric acid instead of cyanuric acid.” Barbiturate, like melamine cyanurate, belongs to the class of supramolecul…
10.09.2020
Cutting-Edge Science With Roots in Ancient Rome: All About Nanophotonics
…assblowers of Ancient Rome. One notable example is the Lycurgus Cup, which changes its color depending on the location of the light source. Artists in the Middle Ages created stained-glass windows used a similar technology – they experimented with adding products of chemical reactions with gold and other materials to create new vibrant colors. Later, 20th and 21st ce…
09.09.2020
Who Are This Year’s Art & Science Students?
… that could guide you around a space. It is interesting how a person depends on sound. Visual and auditory information is very related. For example, if you concentrate on a certain instrument at a concert, then your hearing will tune in to it. And if you close your eyes, you will perceive music in a completely different way. There are many experiments on how a person…
09.09.2020
Best of Offline and Online: Exploring the New Look of Education
…,” he emphasized. Joseph Taylor, a teacher at the university’s Foreign Language Training Center, suggested to participants that they compile a syllabus – a short guide containing all information that new students might require for the course. Asel Romanova, a teacher at the Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems, explained what makes up an effec…
08.09.2020
ITMO.GO Celebration of First-Year Students: Open Air, Dancing and DJ Sets
…ow and are friends with. This is much easier and much more pleasant. I really like my study group, the people are very interesting, each of them has their own hobbies. I am certain that they will bring something new into my life. I am planning to take a Master’s program at ITMO after completing my Bachelor’s – I know that I would have to make my own startup projec…
07.09.2020
Russia's Most Popular Social Media Platforms
…hour Hackathon, Start Fellows (a grant support program for tech projects), VK Cup (a programming championship), VK Music Awards, and VK Fest (a two-day open-air music and entertainment festival). By the way, our VK page (both in Russian and English) is one of the best ways to keep up to date. Be sure to take a moment and scroll through our latest news and update…
07.09.2020
ITMO Resident LLS Company Develops Lab for Working with Laser and Optical Equipment
…e of various emission sources. Educational projects Working with students is an important aspect of the company’s activities. Being a resident of Technopark, LLS maintains close relations with ITMO University: more than half of its staff, including its founder, are the university’s graduates, and they actively participate in both the educational process and…
07.09.2020
Almost 7 Movies To Get You Studying
… to admit, this one is more of a teenage movie, set in high school and attenuating the pressure of getting into a good college more than anything else. Yet by not following certain cliches and presenting a weirdly relatable story, it brings you to contemplating the reasons behind your studies – which is always a good thing to keep in mind. The Art of Getting …
04.09.2020
Nuclear Physics in Popular Movies: How Real Is That?
…r many years: in the ‘50s, the USA and the Soviet Union designed cardiac pacemakers that activated heart functions of people with a weak heartbeat and ischemia. Each device contained two grams of plutonium. If Tony Stark used an artificial pacemaker, then sure, it could’ve been located in his chest, but powerful reactors of such small size simply don’t exist. …
03.09.2020