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A Mechanized Future: Sberbank’s Alexey Gonnochenko on the 10 Challenges of Robotics
… likely to be biodegradable as well. Developing biohybrid and biomorphic technologies is also on the agenda. Some time ago, everybody was hearing about a rat-brained robot. Scientists have artificially grown a neural network of several dozens of thousands of neurons, which are located on a silicon sensitive bedding. This neural network quickly learned to control t…
19.02.2020
Reach Out and Touch Science: Sirius Conference Participants at ITMO University
… Physics and Engineering at ITMO, invited five students to take part in an internship directly in the university laboratory. "We invited students and gave them a specific scientific task, which we are working on ourselves. We introduced them to the environment and to the equipment, so that for six days they could completely engage in finding a solution to a real…
19.02.2020
ITMO University Goes Up 18 Positions in Times Higher Education Emerging Economies Rankings
…y grows, and we are actively involving international researchers and academic staff in our work. This is important because these specialists not only share their knowledge and scientific perspectives with us, but they also integrate that into the learning process, making education truly research-based; this, in turn, means that the graduate and postgraduate students,…
18.02.2020
Geography of Love: ITMO’s Urban Scientists Map St. Petersburg’s Most Romantic Locations
…. 36% of the respondents who have stated their gender were male, 64% - female. The mean age of the respondents is 27 years. With the help of the survey’s data, ITMO’s urban scientists have succeeded in creating several maps that show some of St. Petersburg’s most popular spots for a first date, first kiss, and the city’s romantic spots in general. For one, most…
14.02.2020
Antivirus Invention by Scientists of ITMO’s ChemBio Cluster Soon to Appear in Shops
…e generator for use in office spaces, shopping malls, and crowded places. Despite the fact that aerogel synthesis remains a very complex and expensive process, ITMO University scientists believe that such a project has a lot of potential.…
14.02.2020
Researchers Uncover the Moscow Subway Microbiome
Andrei Gomez: Learn English to Get the Most Out of Life
…at the University of Manitoba in Canada. My research focused on the structural characterization of monoclonal antibodies for cancer treatment using mass spectrometry. Forensic scientists use the same chemical analysis methods to identify and characterize drugs. When I moved back from Canada, I joined the forensic police institute in Brasilia as an intern. Later, I co…
13.02.2020
Force of Attraction: How to Promote Your Master’s Program and Attract Best Applicants
…’ requirements, what they want to gain from a Master’s program: more opportunities for a quick and successful employment or a stepping stone to deeper research and a career in science? Whether they want to get better training, or is a diploma all they aim for? What exactly is their reason to pursue a Master’s program? It’s important to monitor the trends on th…
13.02.2020
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 15-16, 2020
…Anatoly Boldin is one of the veterans of photography based in Moscow. His professional and creative development coincided with the period of transformations in the culture and science of the USSR in 1950s and 1960s. The exhibition, consisting of 100 black-and-white and color prints made between 1957 and 2010, is the first comprehensive presentation of Boldin’s work t…
12.02.2020
ITMO Grad and AI Factory Co-Founder Greg Tkachenko: Startups Are the Cure for Burnout
…talent shows, and persistence Tell us this: back in the day, what were your reasons for enrolling at ITMO University? In seventh grade, I started taking part in computer science and programming competitions and had accumulated quite a track record by the time I graduated, including a winner’s certificate from the National Olympiad, which meant I could pick any …
12.02.2020