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• Urban Beauty: Where to Find Street Art in St. Petersburg

  …fleeting life: one day it’s there and the next day it’s gone. This means that if you want to experience the true street art scene, you have to constantly be on the lookout for new pieces.  Some tips would be to look up (many works hide on roofs) or down (the city’s sidewalks are covered with creations of Alesha, a street artist whose works often look like pencil d…

  19.08.2022

• Traveling at the Speed of Light: What Is Special Relativity?

  …s and time in one frame of reference to that of another moving in relation to the first one. These transformations differed from the common Galilean ones and predicted unusual new effects that accompany the movement of bodies at near-light speeds. In 1905, Albert Einstein merged the contemporary ideas in physics and math to produce one coherent special theory of rela…

  18.08.2022

• Meet the Minds Behind ITMO’s English Social Media

  …r interesting stories and exciting ideas; participate in engaging events and receive supportive feedback.  Maryam: We enjoy bringing the university to life, meeting all the new faces, talking to students, spreading the word about their achievements, and sharing their takes on university life. It is a cool way to get to know each other around ITMO.   What are so…

  18.08.2022

• ITMO Student Makes App to Play Music With Emotions

• ITMO Scientists Find a New Way to Control Topological States

  …Topological photonics is a relatively new cutting-edge field that studies unconventional electromagnetic properties in optical systems. The field’s main focus is on topological edge states that appear in resonator arrays and are characterized by electromagnetic fields located on the edge of the system. Topological states are fascinating because of their resistance…

  16.08.2022

• Making Sense of the Russian Grading System

  …At school The first time a kid in Russia gets a grade is at school. While the first year of studies does not include any assessments to allow the new pupils to adapt to the new environment, for the next ten years – from the 2nd to 11th grade – their educational progress is mostly measured on a five-point grading scale. Here, 5 is the…

  16.08.2022

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #12

  …Education Earlier in the month, ITMO unveiled ITMO.Online, a new digital learning platform with a focus on interdisciplinary subjects, advanced training, and soft skills. The service is available to students and staff of ITMO University as well as their peers from other universities and even independent experts working in relevant fields. What’s more, any ITMO …

  15.08.2022

• Russian Team Triumphs at International Olympiad in Informatics 2022

• ITMO Physicists Create Unclonable Anti-Counterfeiting Silicon Labels

  …The new technology is based on laser ablation – a process, during which a silicon film is transferred to glass via a laser pulse. The general shape of the label can be modified beforehand to make it look like a brand logo, but it’s impossible to program the silicon nanoparticles, so each image is absolutely unique. If compared to other substances, silicon is accessib…

  15.08.2022

• Best Startup Projects at ITMO Accelerator’s Demo Day 2022

  …rs who got the chance to work side by side with their curators (mentors) and experts, participate in workshops, and meet potential customers.  “Last season, we tested out new training formats and were primarily interested in conducting interactive workshops and group meetups with wide-ranging experts. This format is especially popular with participants because i…

  15.08.2022