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• Picture of the Week: A Holographic Prism

  …That’s how the prototype of a special element called holographic prism looks like. It was developed by scientists from ITMO University’s Research Center for Optical Material Engineering. The holographic prism contains a set of angular readings in the form of beams that you can see in the picture. The prism itself is a system of many holograms that are recorded on …

  25.09.2020

• Bioinformatics Explained

  …ear. Computational methods and special algorithms are necessary to process it. What fields use bioinformatics? It’s applied in biology, medicine, and fundamental science to determine the DNA sequence (genome), RNA sequence (gene expression), and protein sequence (proteome). Human genome allows us to better understand not only general biological and mole…

  24.09.2020

• Staff Spotlight: Hadi Hijazi, Lebanon/France

  …n of semiconductor nanowires by a special technique. In 2017, I went to Lund, Sweden to take part in an international conference on nanowires, which annually gathers the whole scientific community working in this field. Among the organizing committee, there was ITMO University professor Vladimir Dubrovskii, internationally renowned for growth modeling of nanowires, a…

  24.09.2020

• Computer Graphics and Machine Learning Conference GraphiCon-2020 Begins in St. Petersburg

  …iscovering new formats and young, enthusiastic people join the ranks of our participants and staff. This is because Russia has begun to consciously develop promising fields of science and tech on the national level and among the professional community; we’re gradually shifting from being users to being the creators of new methods and technologies. And people are beco…

  23.09.2020

• Two ITMO University Students Named Among St. Petersburg’s Top Graduates of 2020

  …s of St. Petersburg is a good tradition that dates back to 2003. After internal selection, universities nominate their most active and brilliant students who have succeeded in scientific and social activities and distinguished themselves through good academic performance, victories in international competitions, and as recipients of prestigious scholarships. T…

  23.09.2020

• New Dean of Biotech Mikhail Kurushkin about the Future of the Faculty

  …ial biotechnologies that we are planning to develop considering the actual demands in the industry. We will also pay attention to ecobiotechnologies (for instance, the citizen science project The Internet of Bacteria). We are interested in microbial biotechnologies that will meet the standards of eco-friendly engineering and can be used in creating alternative energy…

  23.09.2020

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: September 26-27, 2020

  …Access Modes Exhibition September 19 – October 11, Wed-Sun 12 - 9 pm​ Art.ITMO.Residency Free entrance  What do art, philosophy, and science have in common? Let’s find out and jump at the chance to see it with our own two eyes at the Access Modes Exhibition held at the unique AIR space – a gallery, a workshop, and an art residency. Here, you can indulg…

  23.09.2020

• ITMO University’s New AIR Art Space: An Object of Unknown Purpose, Miracle Meadow and the Heart of a Goddess

  …Art.ITMO.Residency The new art space is designed to not be a mere exhibition hall for the works of artists but also a workshop for science-art collaborations and a communication platform for everyone engaged in and interested in Art & Science in St. Petersburg but also Russia, and the entire world. Vladimir Vasilyev, the Rector of…

  22.09.2020

• ITMO Student’s Smart Toothbrush Concept Wins National Stage of James Dyson Award

  … First of all, congratulations on your win. What led you to take part in the competition? It’s an interesting story. I’ve been working with ITMO University’s Infochemistry Scientific Center on various projects. Namely, we developed a potentiostat – a sensor device that detects signs of various illnesses, such as kidney stone disease. One day, I get a call from…

  22.09.2020

• ITMO University Launches an Online Course on Climate and Journalism

  …The Climate Change as Seen by a Scientist and a Journalist online course will take place on October 6 – November 12. Aleksey Ekaikin (St. Petersburg State University), climatologist, polar explorer, and researcher at the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, and Olga Dobrovidova, science communicator, associate professor at ITMO Univ…

  22.09.2020