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• International Team of Scientists Discover New Phenomenon in Topological Physics

  …he system, which is called topological corner states. It was these states that a team of scientists led by Alexander Khanikaev, a professor at the City College of New York, wanted to study. “If we create a structure made of such triangles, then, at specific conditions when the distance between the elements inside the cell is greater than the distance between …

  20.01.2020

• Geek Teachers: ITMO University Graduate’s Project for Training School Teachers in New Technologies

  …ites and apps. That’s why after some time, I decided to start as a computer science teacher at a school. The first experience wasn’t very successful, I started in November and wanted to quit two months after, but was persuaded to stay till the end of the academic year. When I finally left, I had a thought that I’d never ever commit to that once again. I mulled it ove…

  16.01.2020

• TVs for Instagram Videos and Flying Taxis: 2020 Consumer Electronics Show

  …e operated like small laptops. A similar concept was unveiled by Intel, though this model isn’t currently set for sale. But the overall trend is clear: more and more companies want to expand their range with flexible screens for mobile devices. One of the most-talked-about novelties is a foldable smartphone by Samsung. Not a lot is known about the would-be sensati…

  15.01.2020

• Wikipedia Is Not an Ivory Tower: ITMO Graduate On Working For The ‘Net’s Greatest Encyclopedia

  …ing into science communication?  In 2013, I graduated from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University as a specialist in publishing and editing.  What did you want to do after graduation?  I wanted to be an editor at a publishing house, to do something science-related. By the way, during my studies, I worked part-tim…

  15.01.2020

• Experts Discuss Prospects and Challenges in Life Science Research at ITMO University

  …he most part, medical universities themselves don’t have all the scientific competencies needed for conducting this research. I interact with lots of doctors and see that they want to carry out research but lack the knowledge and opportunities for garnering and analyzing data, don’t have that good of an understanding of methodology, they simply haven’t been taught al…

  14.01.2020

• ITMO Students Win a Grant from Gazprom Neft for Their Project on Abandoned Cars

  …ks need to be performed: it’s important to come up with, first, a way of reporting these cars, and second, a technology for plastic sorting for further recycling. The students want to solve the first task with the use of a mobile app. “We plan to launch an app that could be used by ordinary people to map and thus report abandoned cars,” continues Sergey. “This c…

  14.01.2020

• Artist and Biologist Ippolit Markelov on Russian Science Art and Collaborating With Scientists

  …stands out for me is Where Dogs Run. It is a truly interesting collaboration, and all of their projects are a combination of their ideas.  Sometimes it is the scientist who wants to explore an artistic concept, but more often it’s the other way around.  How did you yourself get the idea that you don’t want to be a traditional scie…

  13.01.2020

• Medical Journalist Elizaveta Babitskaya on Being an Informed Patient in Russia

  …But never could I have imagined that I’d pursue this field academically, immerse myself into other spheres, be doing medical journalism... When did you realize what you wanted to do career-wise? It took a while. In my first year as a Master’s student in science communication, I thought that I was going to work with kids and help them develop critical thinki…

  13.01.2020

• 5 Healthy Habits for the New Year

  …ou do, though, beware of the so-called toxic positivity of imperative “just be happy!” and “you can do it!”: this is not only ineffective but can also cause harm, and we don’t want that.  Less waste, who dis? So far, the global trend has been that of over-consumption (and the encroachment of single-use everything, plastic included), but the recent, horrifying mani…

  10.01.2020

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 11-12, 2020