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Digital Humanities Specialist
…nation of what digital humanities is. There’s even a website with hundreds of possible meanings of this term. Generally speaking, digital humanities is a research field at the intersection of computer sciences and humanities. This means that methods of history, linguistics, literary studies, and other fields of humanities get mixed with information technologies and, …
24.12.2021
Fundamental Holography: ITMO Researchers Develop Method for Printing Holograms in Color
…d in many fields – for instance, in art, data storage, microscopy, as well as in sensors and optoelectronic devices. However, its most common application are various holographic protection methods, for example on documents or bank notes. It’s a constantly expanding market that calls for continuously updating technological solutions. According to some estimates, it ta…
23.12.2021
Student Spotlight: Aleksandra Ilieva, Macedonia
…n authors like Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. I have also published a book of mine called Oxymoronic People. Can you tell us something about your book? Oxymoronic People is a collection of several original poems that emphasizes the concept of harmony in diversity. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that consists of two words that are contradictory to each other. Bu…
23.12.2021
It Starts With a Dream: Making Society More Inclusive for Kids With Disabilities
… even for people without disabilities. For instance, it could be used to treat depression, anxiety, and stress in adults: “The device is based on the so-called cross-modal interaction. When a certain stimulus, such as the movement of the cube, generates a certain sound, it activates a certain area of the brain. This way, we can influence certain areas responsibl…
22.12.2021
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 25-26, 2021
…ful winter fairytale that’s already surrounding you – just look at all the decorations in the city. At the exhibition, you will get the chance to see the artist’s works from the collections of several Russian museums. Moreover, you will get to explore the way it was organized: for a year specialists at the Hermitage have been documenting this process to let you have …
22.12.2021
ITMO University and Bosch Launch Research Project in Active Matter Physics
…nto mechanical motion. Researchers hope that by unveiling the fundamental phenomena in such systems, they will be able to develop smart materials with controllable properties and functions. Particle ensembles are an especially promising platform for applications in microstructuring, energy conversion, targeted drug delivery, and as a material for creating various s…
21.12.2021
ITMO Supervisory Council Discusses Development of ITMO Highpark
…ng on complex projects of this kind, you should keep in mind that trends and preferences may change by the time it’s done. It’s no longer enough to start a three- or four-year construction project and hope that everyone will move there when it’s done. Therefore, it seems to me that before the construction is complete, the project team n…
20.12.2021
Slavic Winter Solstice Holidays and Traditions
…selves again and again, each in its own turn. Therefore, it’s no wonder that all four of these events are often associated with a circle – this symbol helps represent their interconnection, consequential order, and cyclic nature: Spring equinox – the final overcoming of the cold and dark, the definite beginning of a new year; Summer solstice – the to…
20.12.2021
ITMO Fellowship Stories: Prof. Michael Nosonovsky on Triboinformatics, Working Across an Ocean, and Latin Dance
…You study tribology. What is that? First of all, tribology is the study of friction and interaction of solid surfaces. It’s an engineering discipline that also has a fundamental significance, because friction is a universal phenomenon. Physics doesn’t do a good job of explaining friction speed. For a human, it’s about 1.5-2 seconds and depends on the time of the day, as well as their physical and emotional condition. The reaction time…
17.12.2021