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• Exchange Students from Brazil: 'They're Always Happy'

  …we can use as engineers but that aren’t directly related to engineering,” says Mateus, “We are also studying machine learning, which is important because a lot of complex knowledge needs machine learning to develop new things and it’s more about analysis, so you get the tools in order to help with data mining and research, which is very useful.” As part of their s…

  09.03.2018

• BioHack-2018: 48 Hours to Make a Difference

  …isease are not always the same. “The mechanics of this have not been studied well yet. To understand where we can find a RAN-translation, we tried to compile all the knowledge acquired by the authors of several existing articles and then predict which genes, theoretically, might present us with the right conditions. Then, scientists can verify our predictions wi…

  07.03.2018

• ITMO and Mel Science Launch Affiliate Program for Kids

  … educational app that allows the children to explore the compounds used in the experiments as 3D models, as well as learn more about the related topics or check their new knowledge by passing tests. The company has two offices, in St. Petersburg and London, and has been acknowledged as one of the most interesting and educational chem…

  06.03.2018

• Science Slam: Dark Matter and Liquid Batteries for Electric Vehicles

  …out of particles that possess this doughnut-shaped electromagnetic field called an anapole. Elisaveta Avdeenko, High-School Student From St. Petersburg It is common knowledge that cars pollute the air. Electric vehicles have almost solved this problem: they use less energy and emit less carbon dioxide than their conventional counterparts. But it’s not that simp…

  05.03.2018

• Mining Hardware Helps Scientists Gain Insight into Silicon Nanoparticles

  … performed calculations on a computer with graphics accelerators. Such computers are often used for cryptocurrency mining. However, we decided to enrich humanity with new knowledge, rather than enrich ourselves. Besides, bitcoin rate had just started to go down then,” adds Konstantin. Devices based on these nanoparticles may become basic elements of optical comp…

  02.03.2018

• Mapping the City: ITMO Students Launch New Urban Development Project

  …. This project will be conducted by first year Master’s students following the institute’s Urban Development and Urban Informatics programs; having gotten the theoretical knowledge during their previous semester, they’ll be now applying it to practice. Part of this study will be dedicated to analyzing the situation in winter, as every season comes with its peculia…

  01.03.2018

• ITMO Researchers Develop Wireless Signal Transfer Method for MRI

  …ile the doctors take all the time they might need for a scan, 20 or even 30 minutes. This is very important, stressed Aleksander Efimtsev Standard coils have one downside - edge artifacts that arise due to a weak signal on the periphery. This does not happen to a wireless coil, and the image comes out absolutely homogeneous in brightness, contrast, and geometry. T…

  28.02.2018

• ITMO Researchers Participating in Targeted Drug Delivery Research

  …human body deeper than most others. “All of this research is interdisciplinary: chemists, physicists, biologists, they are all working together and sharing their knowledge. That’s why it’s important to cooperate with different institutions and use their knowledge and equipment. For out part, we, too, try to share our knowl

  28.02.2018

• How an ITMO Student Helped Develop 5G Networks in EU

  …d fields in the Arctic based on available open data. Soft skills After completing his PhD, Anton Gusarov plans to continue his career doing R&D in the industry. The knowledge and skills he gained at SILIKA have helped him realize the importance of soft skills. “Seeing how major projects are done in Europe helps you reassess what lies at the core of success…

  27.02.2018

• App by ITMO Student will Help Vocational Schools Go Digital

  …-bot, then a mobile app. For Yaroslav, who was only making his first steps in coding at that time, the project became a personal challenge. Though he lacked the necessary knowledge when he just started, it soon turned out that he succeeded in not just bringing his idea to life, but also improved his skills a lot. “We began working on the project about two ye…

  22.02.2018