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• Robonomics' Robot-artist Gaka-Chu Sells His First NFTs On Rarible

  …Scientists from ITMO University’s Faculty of Infocommunication Technologies have launched the first NFT tokens based on the artwork of the robot artist Gaka-Chu. The tokens are quite popular: buyers are already ready to pay $1,600 at the current Ether rate. Gaka-Chu will be able to spend its earnings on new paint, brushes, and canvases. …

  24.03.2021

• A project by Russian scientists to help create capsules for targeted drug delivery

  …Scientists from ITMO University and MIPT have studied the formation and growth of crystals from simple organic molecules into large associations. These experiments will help create capsules for targeted drug delivery to specific tissues in the human body.  …

  22.03.2021

• Russian Scientists Develop Invisible Anti-Counterfeit Labels

• Chemists develop unique method for production of hollow nanoparticles from liquid metal

  …Scientists from ITMO University have created an accessible method for the production of hollow nanoparticles with predetermined properties using liquid metals. This method can be applied in biomedicine and petrochemistry. An article on the subject was published in Chemistry of Materials. …

  02.03.2021

• Africa's fairy circle mystery is finally SOLVED: Strange patches in the grassy desert of Namibia are caused by the same toxic saps used in poison arrows

  …Scientists have solved the mystery of the so-called “fairy circles” in Africa. These are bare patches in the ground that are found in arid grasslands. Hundreds of thousands of circles can be seen in the south of Angola and north of South Africa. They range in diameter from two to fifteen meters, according to BMC Ecology. …

  17.02.2021

• ITMO: Researchers Create Algorithm For Predicting Vocational Interests

  …Scientists and students from ITMO University have created an algorithm to help predict professional interests. Their software takes into consideration the subject’s gender, location, religious beliefs, parents’ level of education, and many other factors. Then, it makes conclusions about the subject’s vocational interests. A paper on this research was presented at the…

  05.02.2021

• Physicists have developed new material for water desalination

  …Scientists have confirmed that titanium dioxide nanoparticles decorated with gold can absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it into heat. …

  01.02.2021

• Physicists discover new physical effect

  …Scientists from ITMO University have proved that neutrally-charged particles – excitons – placed within a semiconductor to which a magnetic field is applied perpendicularly exhibit behavior identical to that of electrons subject to the Hall effect. The results of this research will make it easier to study such states of matter like Bose-Einstein condensate. The artic…

  26.01.2021

• Regular Graphite and PVC to Help Diagnose Oncological Diseases

  …ITMO University scientists from the Terahertz Medicine laboratory proposed a concept of a new phantom for calibrating medical terahertz spectrometers. The concept helps the devices to identify the boundaries of a tumor with better precision so that it would be easier to remove it surgically. …

  09.12.2020

• Rukami Fest 2020: ITMO’s TECHNOHISTORY Project Highlights Digital Loneliness and Bacteria Representation in Media

  …ITMO University have presented the results of their interdisciplinary research at the international festival Rukami. Their projects dealt with the relationship between natural sciences, the humanities, and biohacking, as well as space exploration, environmental effects of food, and the future of planet Earth. …

  27.11.2020