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• TechNet: New Opportunities for Innovative Startups

  … manufacturing time) and Time-to-Market (decreasing the time spent on bringing the product to the market)" notes Alexei Borkov, co-head of TechNet workgroup and Vice-Rector on Promising Projects atSt. Petersburg Polytechnic University. Alexei Borkov This is where startups come into play TechNet is one of the seven tracks of the GenerationS acceleration pro…

  27.09.2017

• Japanese Exchange Students Share Impressions of Russia

  …. In Japan, all university buildings are old and quite small. Akihisa Kimura, Kyushu University I’m an engineering student; I took part in several events organized by Gazprom and have been thinking about, maybe, working on some of that company’s projects; although I’m not fully sure if that would happen. For this reason, I was very interested in coming to Russi…

  27.09.2017

• Baltic International Summer School 2017: How to Transform a City in Nine days

  … worried that the new buildings would increase prices in their area, too. We decided to connect HafenCity to the old residential area, and suggest the authorities to make a compromise, which eventually can affect the city administration’s decision to build skyscrapers,” explained Ekaterina Ilina. The team decided to gradually develop the land, work with loca…

  22.09.2017

• The Evolution and Future of Public Lighting

  … launched at ITMO University’s Department of Light Technologies and Optoelectronics. Even though the technology is unlikely to replace the “good old” Wi-Fi, analysts see great promise in light-based data transfer: the American research company Grand View Research predicts that by 2024, the light data transfer market will reach a $100 billion. The opportunities off…

  22.09.2017

• Optoelectronics On Quantum Dots: Review By ITMO Researchers

  …ize the classical examples but also analyze the new trends, as well. Such reviews are done to not just give readers an opportunity to learn something new, but also to find new promising trends to conduct research on. Among the other promising fields in this sense are biology, medicine and sensor science," explains Alexander Litvin. …

  21.09.2017

• Bike Ride With Rector Goes National

  …ng a chosen route, take pictures and hang out. These biking shindigs are held twice a year, in spring and in fall. ITMO University conducts numerous events dedicated to the promotion of sports and healthy lifestyles. Most of them – like the “GTO” open festival or the Students’ Sports Clubs’ Tournament “St. Petersburg Games” – are organized by the University’s stud…

  21.09.2017

• How Music Affects Our Brain

  …w much do they order? The activities of 40 men aged 18 to 25 were tracked. Researchers have suggested that the changes in the speed and amounts of alcohol consumed at bars are prompted by the volume of music, as louder sounds get them more excited and willing to eat and drink. Moreover, overbearing sound prevents patrons from being able to converse with each other. …

  20.09.2017

• Ig Nobel Prize And How It Contributes To Science

  …e, never mentioning anything about these achievements being "scientific". The award is meant to emphasize an unusual and creative approach to research which contributes to the promotion of science, medicine, and technology amongst the general public. So, the Ig Nobel prize is not a sneer at ridiculous research projects, but more of a self-depreciating celebration …

  19.09.2017

• BBC Expert: How to Make Science More Accessible

  …various devices onboard the ISS and conducted experiments. One of these experiments was done in cooperation with Britain’s schools: the astronaut took seeds to space with him, promising he’d send them back to the schools to have them planted next to regular seeds that had never left the planet. But sometimes even a spontaneously posted video without a carefully pl…

  15.09.2017

• Anna Krongauz, Editor of Popular Science Website N+1 On Science Writing And New Ethics

  …s compete for leadership in the high-technology field (a good example of that is the National Technology Initiative in Russia -- Ed.). The third factor that contributes to the promotion of popular science is advertising. As of now, just saying that certain items are better than their counterparts is no longer enough. Let's say there are three cell phone providers in …

  15.09.2017