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• Head of ITMO's Femtomedicine Lab Olga Smolyanskaya on Applications of Terahertz Radiation in Medicine and Biology

  …hy and abnormal tissues. In our article we exemplify this by examining the recent applications of terahertz reflection spectroscopy for measuring lachrymal film of eye cornea in dry eye syndrome. The results of this research demonstrate the potential these technologies have in ophthalmology. Other medical uses of terahertz radiation include diagnostics of burn…

  25.12.2018

• How to Survive the Holidays If You’re a Grinch

  …r platter with food (to shove it in your mouth when, heaven forbid, someone approaches too dangerously close with an apparent intention of talking), pick out the most faraway corner (not too far away from the door, though, you have to leave the escape route open), and just sit there schadenfreude-ing at others wincing at their Secret Santa offerings and belting out t…

  21.12.2018

• Mind Maps, Open Spaces, and Cooking Contests: ITMO Staff Visit UK’s Oxford Brookes University

  …transparency, but at the same time, you don’t feel deprived of your personal space. There’s a fascinating equilibrium between a sense of togetherness and also having your own corner where you can be alone with your thoughts. The new building doesn’t have a special public area: instead, there are couches all over the place where you can sit down, chat and have a coffe…

  21.12.2018

• ITMO University in 2018: A Year in Review

  …Coding the Future The cornerstone of all major changes happening at ITMO University in 2018 is the ITMO CODE. Our values, appreciation of fundamental thinking, and our professional and soft skills help us tackle global challenges. As part of ITMO CODE, a new set of core disciplines was launched in the 2018-2019 academic year that includes “Digital Culture,”…

  18.12.2018

• Cakes vs. Tortes: Do Carbs Like a Russian

  …s I can still find them done the right way are Sevjer Confectionery and at my grandma’s house. The recipe dates back to 1912, when triangular-shaped pastries resembling the bicorne, a military uniform hat, were served during the centenary celebrations of Russia’s victory over Napoleon. The top was covered with crumbs supposedly to symbolize the snow. Victory or not, …

  10.12.2018

• The Hermitage: Getting the Full Picture

  … and ahhing on the day of your visit. You could also do it there and then by picking a free venue map at the entrance. The smotritels (i.e., the elderly ladies sitting in the corners) can help you find your must-sees should you get lost, so don’t worry. You can also try and chat with them to find out their recommendations for different artworks to see, who knows, the…

  07.12.2018

• NeuroForum-2018: Experts Discuss NeuroNet's Development

  …eveloping their reading skills. On the whole, 1.5 of 15 million schoolchildren in Russia have various developmental disorders. Our project is based on research by Alexandr Kornev, a Doctor of Psychology who's been focusing on this problem for about 20 years already. Most importantly, we were interested in promoting the methods that can help with such children's de…

  07.12.2018

• Head of the .NET-Development Department at JetBrains Sergey Kux: Don’t Build a Process Just for the Sake of It

  …eprints into the main development branch several times a day and conducting regular automated assemblies of a project for the timely identification of defects. CI acts as the cornerstone of the development process without which nothing will work, CD above all else. All your developments should be constantly assembled, reassembled, and tested, ideally in an automated …

  04.12.2018

• Get Lucky Like a Russian

  …My husband, Bob, once learned the cornerstone concept of the Russian approach to life over a game of pool. “I know why you do what you do,” he told me, holding his cue stick. “You know how you love to whack at the pool balls and see if any go in? And it used to drive me nuts? Well, now I know. It’s called ‘avos.’” Avos, my absolute favorite, is the Russian conc…

  03.12.2018

• Dobby, Russian-Style

  …you can’t get your neighbors to pet-sit it. They tell me they poured him a ton of cookies and he somehow pulled through… Then I notice a bag of cookies and crackers in the corner. I ask, “So is that supplies for Zakhar?” And what they tell me turns my world upside down. I don’t know whether to laugh or to cry or how to express appropriate emotions because I can…

  26.11.2018