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• Eco-Horror: What It Is and Why We Love To Fear It

  Since ancient times, scary stories have been a way for humans to work through their anxieties and confront the worst-case scenarios. As our everyday reality changes, so do the things we worry about. So, it’s only natural that better awareness of environmental issues coincided with the emergence of a curious new genre: eco-horror. So, what defines it and what are some of its most prominent or unusual examples in film? Let’s explore it together.

  30.09.2025

• I Am a Professional Season 9: All About Programming and IT Track

  The new season of the I Am a Professional contest has officially launched – registration is ongoing! Medalists, winners, and diploma holders have the chance to receive up to 300,000 rubles, an opportunity to enter Russia’s top universities, or an internship at a major company. This year, ITMO curates four of the contest’s tracks, including Programming and IT. Learn more about the tasks to expect, the opportunities open to winners, and other details in this article with tips from Nikolay Andreev, an assistant at ITMO’s Information Technologies and Programming Faculty. The track’s general partner is Sberbank.

  30.09.2025

• Butterfly Effect: ITMO Researchers Create Colorful Perovskite Films for Optoelectronics

  Scientists from ITMO have developed a new method for creating colorful structured semiconductor perovskite films without the risk of defects or contamination. A special nanopattern that imbues perovskites with optical properties is applied with a laser not onto the perovskite film itself but onto a titanium dioxide substrate. The resulting films can be used to change the direction of luminescence. With such nanostructured semiconductors, it’s possible to develop a new type of solar cells and diodes with improved electrophysical characteristics. The study is described in a paper published in Light: Advanced Manufacturing.

  29.09.2025

• Three Ideas by Russian Philosophers Worth Exploring

  When it comes to philosophy, Russia is mostly known for its religious Christian thinkers, tracing back to theological writings by monks like Nilus of Sora or the novels of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky. But there’s more to Russian thought than that. Let’s explore three thought-provoking ideas by major Russian philosophers.

  29.09.2025

• Chilean Researcher Ivan Martinez – on “Serious Russians,” Loving Chemistry, and Traveling for Science

  After graduating from university in his native Chile, Ivan Martinez decided to dive straight into science. Today, he’s developing technologies that would allow us to easily, cheaply, and quickly desalinate seawater – a problem that’s relevant to not just Latin America, but the whole world. According to the WHO, more than 2 billion people have no access to safe drinking water. In order to unlock new opportunities for his work, Ivan has journeyed across the world to Russia. Here at ITMO University, he conducts research with local scientists and delivers lectures to students. Speaking to ITMO NEWS, he explained why we need desalination technologies, what he finds fascinating about chemistry, and why Russians aren’t as serious as they might seem.

  26.09.2025

• Discovery of the Month: Autumn Zen, Cyber-Perestroika, and More

  The days are growing shorter, temperatures – lower, and leaves – yellower, and you might even feel the early trademark pangs of post-summer melancholy. But steel yourself, for in St. Petersburg, there is much to discover in any season! Here are some of the insights, from pop-culture could’ve-beens to mindset adjustments, that our team has stumbled upon this month!

  26.09.2025

• ITMO Scientists Increase Sensitivity of Levitating Particle Sensors

  Researchers from ITMO University studied the movement of a single levitating microparticle and found the optimal state when it becomes highly sensitive to small external influences. This effect can lay the foundation for a general-purpose sensor that would precisely and quickly measure the vector of gravity, acceleration, angular moments, and directed weak force. Such data will be useful in geological exploration, as well as in detecting seismic activity or locating ships and other vehicles. The study was published in Physical Review A.

  25.09.2025

• This Week in St. Petersburg: September 25 - October 1, 2025

  We are moving closer to the spooky season and keeping our umbrellas close, but it’s no reason not to have fun! This week, we’ll do that at festivals, concerts, cinemas, and exhibitions – read on for details.

  24.09.2025

• From Schedules to Stipends: How to Use ITMO's Intranet System (ISU)

  Did you know that, as a member of ITMO Family, you have a very powerful resource right at your fingertips? With ISU, the university’s internal information management system, you can do much more than check your class schedule. Read on to find out some of its most handy features.

  23.09.2025

• Scientific Show, Lectures, and Lab Tours: Recap of Physics Day 2025 at ITMO

  On September 21, ITMO University hosted an annual scientific and educational event for school students, their parents, and teachers in celebration of Russia’s Physics Day. The festival took place at two ITMO campuses and drew over 700 participants. Here are the highlights.

  23.09.2025