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• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 2-3

  Catch the latest photography exhibition or two, learn about the indigenous peoples of the Russian North, and cook a batch of sweet and crunchy caramelized violets! Here is our weekly list of the best events going on in St. Pete this weekend.

  30.01.2019

• #10YearChallenge in Technology

  Modern technologies make our life way easier: credit cards, smartwatches, robots, virtual reality, and functional foods are no longer a novelty, but part and parcel of our daily routine. In this article, we’ll tell you about how people’s life and the world around us have changed over the last decade.

  30.01.2019

• ITMO Researchers Develop Fast and Simple Perovskite Nanolaser Creation Method

  Using the new method, scientists can synthesize perovskite nanolasers, which combine an optically active medium with a Fabry–Pérot high-Q resonator, in just five minutes. The nanolasers’ simple synthesis process and their unique optical qualities make them highly promising sources of coherent radiation in the development of high-sensitivity optical sensors and ultra-fast data transfer in photonic integrated circuits. Results of this research have been published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

  28.01.2019

• Vegetarian & Vegan St. Petersburg: Restaurants

  Whether you’re a vegetarian, vegan, or just someone wanting to lead a healthier lifestyle, plant-based foods are always a good idea. Apart from being chock-full of vitamins, nutrients and other goodness, as well as a more ethical way to eat, these are also mouth-wateringly level of tasty. Don’t believe us? Here’s a series of articles featuring a comprehensive overview of vegetarian and vegan eateries and shops of St. Petersburg that will certainly make you change your mind. This first installment is dedicated to restaurants: big and small, upmarket and less so. Tuck in!

  25.01.2019

• Magic of Light: ITMO’s Interactive Exhibition in Shanghai

  An interactive exhibition of holographic installations Magic of Light, organized by ITMO University together with the Hellenic Institute of Holography, has just opened its doors for visitors. The exhibition is hosted on 1,000 square meters of Shanghai Science and Technology Museum and features over 150 items, including ultra-realistic full-color holograms, optoclones from the collection of the Hermitage, the Fabergé Museum, and the Diamond Fund.

  25.01.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 26-27

  Predominating this weekend’s program is the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad, with a lot of events commemorating the big day. Here are some of them, with a couple of extras thrown in for good measure.

  23.01.2019

• St. Petersburg’s Architectural Gems: Eclecticism

  The developments in Russia’s political, social and economic life in the mid-19th century caused the crisis of Classicism and the rise of Eclecticism, which dramatically transformed the face of the city.

  22.01.2019

• Winter, Explained: Why Snow is White, Ice Slippery, and Snowflakes Unique

  Some of us associate winter with snow, ice, frost, snowflakes and other nature’s charms, for others it’s a constant struggle with their zoning-off phone and fogged-up glasses. But what are the scientific reasons behind all of these factors, pleasant or not so much? ITMO.NEWS investigates.

  21.01.2019

• Movie Fridays: Black Books, or The Good Old Telly of Yore

  The much-talked-of (not least because of a recent biopic with, gasp, Keira Knightley in the lead role) French writer Sidonie Gabrielle Colette famously spoke of January as “this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer’s forehead”, and let’s admit it: she has a point. Want to escape from the harsh reality that expects you to spend your free time between the treadmill and the art gallery, become more zen than Yoda, and quit your hummus obsession? We propose revisiting old TV classics. Here’s one great show to get you started.

  18.01.2019

• Master’s Student from Argentina: Immersing Into New Culture Is Like Starting New Life

  Are there any similarities between Russia and Argentina? Why Russian phonetics can be so hard to master? What can help international students integrate into a new country faster? Rodrigo Lopez Pablos from Argentina, a Master’s student in mathematical and computer modeling, shares his experiences of studying at ITMO and living in Russia.

  17.01.2019