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New Material Makes it Possible to Record Data with Light
… University in Germany and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands could generate excitons at room temperature by changing the light parameters. The authors also managed to control the quasiparticles with ultra-high sensitivity of about hundreds of femtoseconds (10−13 s). Finally, they developed an easy method for data recording with excitons. This all …
10.03.2017
Gutenberg’s Lounge: Human-like Intelligence or a Spotless Mind?
…osynthesis? In terms of its definition, it doesn’t. But we don’t really need it, as the only necessary thing is to convert the energy into another useful form. Solar batteries manage to do that. ITMO University Alexey Potapov It raises the following question: in what sense should we understand intelligence? If we consider it as a biological process with som…
06.03.2017
5 Things You Need to Know Now
…First "embryo" from stem cells. Scientists at the University of Cambridge have managed to create a structure resembling a mouse embryo in culture, using two types of stem cells — the body's 'master cells' - and a 3D scaffold on which they can grow. Understanding the very early stages of embryo development is of interest because this knowledge may help explain why mor…
06.03.2017
Gamification: How to Learn the Periodic Table While Playing Battleship
…se mannequins. Mistakes cost lives to them, so educational games first started to develop in these two fields. Games are also used in business, where mistakes cost millions. A manager who's made a mistake in a game won't repeat it in real life", comments Maksim Ivanov. ITMO's Master's students have already developed several games for companies and teachers. For ins…
03.03.2017
Delicacy for Sportsmen- How to Eat Ice-Cream and Build Muscle
…ry date one tempers it. The tasting session "We tried to save the structure and taste of a common ice-cream. Having tried different components and techniques we have managed to obtain a better flavour and required energy density. 100 grams of our ice-cream contains about 1.75 grams of proteins, 1.9 grams of fats and 4.7 g of carbs — this gives only 105.9 ca…
03.03.2017
Society or Scientists: Who Needs Science Communication More?
…ope and Russia. The problem is that it is very difficult to define this phenomenon and reckon it among only one field. Is science communication part of sociology of science or management, political sociology or economics of science? It is also impossible to detect who needs science communication more — society, business or the government. Peter: There is a problem r…
02.03.2017
Daria Kozlova, ITMO’s Vice Rector for International Relations, Receives "Saint Petersburg’s Influential Women — 2017" Award
VR for Medicine: from Placebo to Robotic Exoskeletons
…gnals that the brain gives to the limb. Then, the patient looks at the monitor, which shows how a virtual limb executes the command. This activates brain parts responsible for managing the amputated limb. The method reduces phantom pains more effectively than other treatments. VR for exoskeletons European scientists plan to apply VR to a new robotic exoskeleton, wh…
28.02.2017
Co-creation Concept: How to Manage Creativity?
…omething you were afraid of was unreal. It is quite the same with knowledge, competencies and skills — until something happens, you cannot apply them, as they are unreal. Managing Creativity course What if I tell myself: "Yes, I am ready to solve a problem using my creativeness!", but can’t move any further. How do I move from words to action? You need to imp…
28.02.2017
Discounted Theater Tickets and other Benefits for ITMO Students
…iversity and factory had its own association. These unions helped its members with financial and other difficulties, and organized free events and trips. The trade unions were managed by so-called professional committees (in Russian "profcoms'). Despite the dissolution of the Soviet Union, this tradition remained. And now many modern organization have such associatio…
27.02.2017