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Top Five: Podcasts to Self-Isolate With
…ics, activism, tech, science, art, film, literature, comedy – all having marked, or marking the world in their own way. An interesting and thought-provoking listen anytime, centering on people’s values, perceptions, lives and beliefs. All interviews are also available on YouTube if you prefer the full audio-visual package. To start with: André Aciman, Malcolm Gla…
17.04.2020
Russian and Dutch Researchers on What’s Holding Back a Revolution in Data Storage
…p and compact technology is not likely to be driven off the big data storage market any time soon. “On HDDs, our information is stored using a thin platter of magnetic material,” says Alexandra Kalashnikova, an associate professor at ITMO’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering. “Magnetization in this material, or its north and south…
16.04.2020
ITMO Roboticists Developing a Financially Independent Robot Artist
…boratory. In a famous example, they helped with the development of the LEGO Mindstorms range of programmable robotic toys. It has since become popular not only as a learning material, but also as an experimental medium. It might have seemed like a regular toy, but it turned out to be very convenient for testing out robotic technologies. All in all, they became int…
16.04.2020
Study Abroad at Home: ITMO University Student’s Experience
Science for Industry of the Future: Photonics Master’s Studies at ITMO University
… light-emitting diodes and luminescent lamps, photo cameras, scanners, and projectors. In order to create devices with unique properties, scientists work on synthesizing new materials. They develop Li-Fi technology, quantum computers, and complex hardware for space research. Doctors use laser surgery for vision correction and other operations. Researchers look into w…
15.04.2020
For the People, By the People: Art in Self-Isolation
…to themselves even in the current unusual conditions,” the Mikhailovsky Theatre said. “While they do not have the opportunity to interact with spectators at the theatre, the interior of their homes serves as a stage and creative platform for them.” Toilet paper masterpieces With more time on their hands, regular people, too, are finding ways to express their cr…
14.04.2020
Crash Course: the Hirsch Index
…. Who calculates the h-index? Almost all citation impact databases do. Moreover, the numbers they give may vary because each website calculates the index based on the materials indexed by this specific database. In Web of Science, for instance, you can create a citation impact review of any number of publications up to 10,000, and, among other qualities, the s…
14.04.2020
ITMO University and Yandex Launch New Master’s Program in Data Analytics
…ld of IT, and the processing of large amounts of data is a must for companies in practically all sectors of the modern economy. Generating new transport routes, creating new materials, developing modern software, online translators, and smart cameras performing facial recognition – all this would be impossible without data analysis and machine learning. Big data is a…
14.04.2020
Researchers Demonstrate a Platform for Future Optical Transistors
…s the experiments so far have been done at -120 C. Moreover, it is important to further extend the lifetime of polaritons in the system. Reference: Vasily Kravtsov, Ekaterina Khestanova, Fedor A. Benimetskiy, Tatiana Ivanova, Anton K. Samusev, Ivan S. Sinev, Dmitry Pidgayko, Alexey M. Mozharov, Ivan S. Mukhin, Maksim S. Lozhkin, Yuri V. Kapitonov, Andrey S. B…
13.04.2020
ITMO University PhD Student Evgeniy Odlyanitskiy on Creating a Laser Facility During Isolation
…n France? University of Bordeaux scientists have been working in this field for several years now. They had the necessary laboratory equipment, parts of the mechanism and materials, but no specialist who would assemble it. Due to the fact that my thesis advisor, Olga Smolyanskaya, head of ITMO University’s Femtomedicine Laboratory, has been cooperating with the Un…
09.04.2020