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• ITMO University’s Youth Robotics Team Wins Gold in National Stage of World Robot Olympiad 2019

  …he topic of WRO-2019 was announced in the middle of January. It took us around two months to develop the smart table. One month was spent on discussing the overall concept; we wanted to surprise the judges,” says the team’s coach Igor Lositskiy. “You can launch the clean-up system either through using a timer (for example, setting it to the end of a lesson) or by pre…

  26.06.2019

• 10 Things to Do in St. Petersburg As an International Student

  …t. Petersburg and boasting the fifth biggest collection of plants found all over the world from tropical rainforests to deserts, the Botanical Garden is a perfect place if you want to get a rest from the city’s hustle and bustle and admire the beauty of nature. Marvel at sand sculptures There is always something fun going on in the city. For example, the annual…

  25.06.2019

• White Nights Forum Experts on Combating Pseudoscience in Medicine

  …nologies of St. Petersburg State University, president of Cancer Fund, author of the project “The Human Life”, on the specifics of communication between a doctor and a patient wanting to use pseudoscientific treatment  One of the main constituents of the problem which can make a patient resort to alternative treatment methods after their doctor’s appointment is th…

  25.06.2019

• The Scent of VR: New Device by ITMO University Student

  …ate spaces, simulate the way sounds will proliferate in them and even add in smells. For example, the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen has a work called Seven Days, for which he wanted to build its own museum. According to his idea, each day should have its own room with a specific message. This idea can be implemented in VR with fewer resources but the very same effec…

  25.06.2019

• Nature Index Rankings: ITMO in Top-10 of Russia’s Best Science Institutions

  …d by the Nature Index database. The authors of the rankings emphasize that all participants are different from each other and the fractional count indicator cannot make allowance for all the distinguishing features of a specific organization. They also mention that there are a multitude of reasons why the results of the rankings can vary significantly from one yea…

  24.06.2019

• Leading Expert and IoT Architect Alexander Surkov on Current Trends in Internet of Things

  …regular networks are rather expensive and data transfer via them requires too much energy. To facilitate this process, people came up with several solutions. For instance, LoRaWAN. This is a slow Wi-Fi covering a very big territory. What is well and what is wrong with the national market? Russia already has the telecommunications infrastructure at the ready. Th…

  24.06.2019

• ITMO University Holds Training for Mentors of Regional Quantoriums

  …in this capacity includes developing training methodology, organizing specialist courses and coordinating the participants of the latter in the course of the process. “We want to help Quantorium mentors and hope to get feedback in the future when the centers will be in full swing. There have been suggestions to create a national conference on the basis of ITMO U…

  24.06.2019

• 6 Tips for a Healthy Summer

  …e sea (picture a facepalm emoji here). Yeah, I know, putting on sunscreen doesn’t add any extra romantic touch to your daily morning routine, but this step is necessary if you want to (no, we’re not gonna tell you about the importance of “keeping your skin young and smooth and beautiful”, or about fine lines, wrinkles, dark spots, age sport, whatever) be healthy. I d…

  21.06.2019

• Technology and Policy Student Julia Milton: Science is a Very Good Instrument for Stabilizing the State of International Politics

  …. What made you interested in SURF? First of all, I had a  professional interest, as Russia is the USA’s biggest partner in the field of space exploration. I also simply wanted to go to Russia. My grandmother and grandfather lived in Moscow, and my family has roots in both Eastern Europe and in Russia, which is why I really wanted…

  20.06.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: June 22-23

  …an classical music from and about the era. Festival of homeless pets June 22-23 Loft Project Etagi Tickets: 100 rubles Expect major cuteness galore at the “I Want a Home” pets festival, to be organized this weekend by a number of St. Petersburg animal shelters. You can either do a good deed of adopting (don’t forget to bring your ID if that is your …

  19.06.2019