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• ITMO Scientists Demonstrate Record-Breaking Light Coupling into Optical Fiber at Large Incidence Angles

  …ities and the potential of optical fibers application. In collaboration with the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Germany) and Australian National University, ITMO scientists Oleh Yermakov and Andrey Bogdanov resolved the fundamental problem of light coupling into optical fiber at incidence angles of over 70 degrees. The researchers used a dielectr…

  27.10.2020

• What is Hyaluronic Acid and Where Can We Apply It?

  … purification. Another source is bacterial synthesis: certain strains of bacteria are grown in a substrate which creates conditions for biosynthesis of hyaluronic acid. From a scientific point of view, this method is more interesting because it allows acquiring hyaluronic acid in a wide range of molecular masses. We have to note that hyaluronic acid of animal origin …

  27.10.2020

• Cognitive Science Tales for Halloween: 4 Mysterious Cases

  …The case of Phineas Gage  I’d wager there’s hardly a neuroscience textbook in this world that does not mention this dramatic accident in one way or another (and lately, I was surprised, but not really, to see it mentioned in season 3 of Stranger Things). Phineas Gage was an American railroad construction worker back in the 1840s, whose job was to blast rocks when …

  27.10.2020

• From Science Lab to Real Business: New School of Technology Brokership at ITMO University

  … between ITMO University, European University at Saint Petersburg and Russian Venture Company in 2014. The school’s main goal is to train specialists who are well-versed in science and also have good knowledge of the market that allows them to understand which technologies are in-demand. According to the organizers, technology transfer is a task that’s relevant fo…

  26.10.2020

• ITMO University up by 34 Spots in Best Global Universities Ranking

  …uded in the ranking on the condition that they are found in a global top-250 list according to a worldwide reputation survey conducted by Clarivate Analytics (owners of Web of Science) or that they’ve met the minimum threshold of at least 1,250 papers published in 2014 to 2018. The ranking’s evaluations are based on 13 indicators. These include publication activit…

  23.10.2020

• Student Science Open Day: Your Guide to ITMO Master’s Programs and Opportunities

  …As part of the event held by the Student Science Center, leading staff members and young scientists spoke about the university’s scientific labs, international research centers and, above all, the ways students can take part in their work. Heads of various educational programs explained how students can pa…

  23.10.2020

• 5 Animated Movies to Get You in the Halloween Spirit

  …tor Frankenstein, a shy, introverted, brilliantly creative, and exceptionally intelligent boy. He spends most of his time with his dog or up in the attic where he works on his scientific experiments. So when his dog (and best friend) Sparky dies in an accident, he does what any brainy boy would do – brings him back to life with just some minor adjustments. He tries t…

  23.10.2020

• Winter Schools to Join This Year

  … the most popular modules, such as linear and logistic regression, neural networks, principal component analysis, will also be covered. More info is available here. Data Science with Python Requirements: basic programming skills (any language) and basic knowledge of linear algebra and statistics This course will focus on using Python for big data analysis…

  22.10.2020

• ITMO Researchers Find a Way to Control Whole-Cell Biocatalysis Using Magnetic Fields

  …pt it from one cell system to another.  “You’d need an interdisciplinary team to conduct this kind of research. My supervisor Vladimir Vinogradov is a great materials scientist, while Maxim Zakharzhevskii, the second author, is a SCAMT graduate and an experienced chemist. I'm a biologist with an interest in physics. By combining our competencies, we were abl…

  22.10.2020

• ITMO Hosts International Conference on Electrical Power Drive Systems

  …In Russia, and earlier in the Soviet Union, this conference was known as the Conference on Automated Electric Drives (AED) and had traditionally brought together renowned scientists to report on the most promising research in the field. In 1987, it gained international status, and since 2016 it has been supported by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Enginee…

  21.10.2020