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How to Become Successful: Tips From Boris Solopov, CEO of Opticom St. Petersburg
…wn that there are schools attended by children from well-to-do families, and those attended by just everyone. In the USA, they've conducted a study in order to check what knowledge is left with children from different schools when they return after summer holidays. Children from well-to-do families returned with the same or even a better level of knowledge and combine research with course work. This program is great for anyone who is into science; there’s a lot of subjects, modern equipment and staff who love what they do. Science and edu…
13.06.2018
Insights into Nanophotonics and Metamaterials from around the World
…ity is very well-organized. I study silicon nanostructures. Participation in this year’s Summer School gave me an opportunity to listen to experts in my field, enhance my knowledge, learn about unpublished results, as well as present my own project and discuss it with the leading experts. For a while already, I have been studying about a nonlinear optical effect, lik…
08.06.2018
MY.TECH Festival 2018
…rt in the event, including international speakers and experts in the field of IT. For many of them, it was an opportunity to test their business decisions and share their knowledge with others. About 20 companies presented their projects to the public. On the first day of the festival, the Prototyping Center together with 3DSLA.ru and the Diapol Company conducted …
07.06.2018
Lasers&Photonics Congress: Quantum Dots and Topological Insulators
…defect appears, for example, a pair of rings is missing, the conductivity will still remain. To get a laser out of this grid, it is supplied with energy. The resonators on the edge become excited and begin to emit photons at the same frequency, which means laser radiation. What is so good about these lasers? In conventional lasers, the system output of one resonat…
06.06.2018
ITMO Scientists Get St. Petersburg Government Award and Presidential Grants
…As of today, optical fibre is being successfully used for transferring information via an optical signal. It is thanks to that we have fast and cheap internet access. A full-fledged substitution of computer chips and electrical wires with optical ones will help decrease energy consumption and make it possible to process information tens of times faster,” explains And…
04.06.2018
Writing Scientific Articles: Guide For Dummies
…s for research: to find out something new; to overcome some restrictions in physical, chemical or any other systems; to contribute to the discussion and body of knowledge on some issues. Apart from that, you have to state the purpose of your research, that is to answer the question about which problems you want to solve and come to some conclusion. Som…
04.06.2018
“People Need You!” Junior: Social IT Projects for Schoolchildren
…dents. A team from 316 School took the second place with their project on fire safety. The children came up with a test that allows for the evaluation of students’ knowledge of fire safety, and a game that can be used to train the skills acquired during the test. The results of the test indicate that many schoolchildren have a rather high level of knowl
01.06.2018
English at ITMO: From ABC to ESP
…rence once every eighteen months. This conference is attended by ESL teachers from around the world and provides an opportunity for them to exchange experiences and share knowledge about ESP, Academic Writing, and EMI practices. For the last three years, English language fellows from the U.S. State Department have constantly been assigned to ITMO University, o…
29.05.2018
Speech Information Technology Programs at ITMO University
…ns. We are looking for young people who know the basics of machine learning, and are well-versed in mathematical statistics and probability theory, i.e. have a good basic knowledge base. Most importantly, we are looking for people who are not afraid to learn new things, as they will have to solve unconventional tasks,” share the company’s representatives. STC’s …
29.05.2018