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• Artist and Biologist Ippolit Markelov on Russian Science Art and Collaborating With Scientists

  … Ippolit Markelov, a PhD in Biology from Lomonosov Moscow State University, is an artist and the founder of the 18 Apples science art group. His research interests are interspecies communication and the transformation of live objects. His projects combine scientific and artistic methods; he often employs neurobiological and bioengineer…

  13.01.2020

• Medical Journalist Elizaveta Babitskaya on Being an Informed Patient in Russia

  …Can we start by talking a bit about your background before ITMO University? Prior to enrolling in the science communication Master’s program at ITMO, your professional activities lied in a field that arguably was entirely different from journalism... Yes, my life underwent quite a U-turn back then. Before enrolling at ITMO, I studied at St. Petersburg Electrotechn…

  13.01.2020

• ITMO Scientists Help School Team Win ICCET 2019

  …ototype that they would present at the finals. The authors of the best ideas selected by the jury got financing for the development of real projects. School students in Big Science The participants of the team from Astrakhan got acquainted at the Astrakhan technopark Quantorium. “We had a tour of Quantorium, where they brought students from the city’s vari…

  10.01.2020

• ITMO University Researchers Create Complex Nanoparticles with Laser Impulses

  …oretical and practical issues, including the development of an inexpensive and reliable technology for nanophotonic particle production.  An international research group of scientists from Russia (including ITMO specialists), France and the Netherlands has conducted a series of experiments in which they created smart materials for nanophotonics formed from metal-o…

  10.01.2020

• Laura Rodriguez: From Biotechnologist to Science Artist

  …ursuit of beauty. But in general, bioart has so many variations that it is difficult to maintain rigid expectations. It is better to be surprised. Who are your favorite science artists? I think that in general I feel attracted to the works that bring together mystical and scientific elements, for example, the works of Joe Davi…

  09.01.2020

• RealGo Startup: ITMO Students Create Russia’s First Accessible VR Controller

  …h moving around a virtual space, in reality you sit or stand in one place, controlling your movement only through buttons. This creates a dissonance in the brain, known in the scientific literature as simulator sickness. Its main symptoms are nausea, dizziness, and the loss of balance after you exit the game. You can get rid of this state by increasing the quality of…

  09.01.2020

• Arctic Snacks: ITMO University Researchers Develop Functional Foods for Far North Regions

  …The 11th Eurasian Science Forum “25 Years of Eurasian Integration: Origins, Realities, Potential” took place in St. Petersburg on December 18-20 and featured over a dozen scientific and cultural events. Among its participants were the staff of ITMO University. Liudmila Nadtochii, an associate professor at the Faculty of Food Biotechnolo…

  08.01.2020

• Moving Forward: St. Petersburg in 2020

  …urg International Economic Forum is always a huge event for the city. Among its participants are some of the world’s most prominent economists, politicians, entrepreneurs, and scientists – which is why it’s no surprise that every SPIEF provides us with lots of insights into the future of Russia and the world. During last year’s event, we learned plenty of things abou…

  07.01.2020

• Ten Life-Changing Technologies of 2019. Part 2

  … storing and reading data encoded in DNA.  The latest advances in next-generation genome sequencing allow for effective and effortless reading of billions of DNA sequences. Scientists employ DNA bar-coding to speed up the research process in such fields as chemical engineering, materials science and nanotechnology. For example, James…

  07.01.2020

• Ten Life-Changing Technologies of 2019. Part 1

  …ence to decide how to react to the information received via their sensors and cameras. Advances in AI development allowed designers to transform ideas from psychology and neuroscience into algorithms allowing robots to recognize voices, faces and emotions; interpret speech and gestures; adequately react to verbal and non-verbal signals; keeping eye-contact; supportin…

  06.01.2020