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• Yaks and the Milky Way: Warming up on a Cold Day

  …round a warm mug and taking a savory sip. That’s not to say that you can't find similar joy in hot cocoa or coffee or mulled wine. Apparently, sipping on a beverage that’s between 37 and 46 Celsius (or 98 and 114 Fahrenheit) raises your body temperature by almost a degree, so it actually makes your warmer. According to another study, participants who held a ho…

  17.12.2018

• WorldSkills Winner on His Competition Experience

  …re sensor that was the source of the issue. I failed to notice this in time. I used to participate in boxing competitions, and have understood that the main difference between boxing matches and contests like this one is that in boxing, you can turn off your head and go with your reflexes, but you can’t do this in WorldSkills, and it’s harder to manage your em…

  14.12.2018

• On the Origin of Memes: Meme Scientist Explains Post-Irony and Future of Internet Culture

  …t Fahlman at the Carnegie Mellon University used a colon, dash, and bracket on the university’s online bulletin board, a symbol that quickly caught on and spread across other networks. In Russia, the dawn of meme culture occurred in 2005-2007. One of the first big memes was Preved Medved, a picture meme based on artist John Lurie’s painting Bear Surprise to which …

  13.12.2018

• Microbial Fuel Cell, Space Station, and Electronic Guide: Finals of Quantoriada Competition

  … of bacteria, from bakery yeast to some more sophisticated strains. Victoria Petryakova, Simbiota team, 9th grade, Voronezh The most difficult part was coordination between team members, but we managed and made it to the finals. We’ve been working on the prototype since May. All the teams did something of their own depending on what they’re most interest…

  13.12.2018

• Techies Tell: Best Podcasts for Data Aficionados

  …learning. In each episode of the podcast, they talk about solving real-world problems, such as how to use linear regression software for forecasting or how to create a neural network in order to answer questions about images. A very informative number! Talking Machines Presenters of this podcast give Google executives, scientists, and developers a technological…

  13.12.2018

• How New Advanced Materials Help Fight Bacteria – and Cancer

  …acterial products in 2008 and 2011, respectively. Before that, the researchers focused on understanding the structure and synthesis of new materials, as well as the relations between them. Before moving on to luminescence, and, eventually, to biological activity, they conducted research on proton conductivity and catalysis. According to Prof. Hix, the initial interes…

  12.12.2018

• BizCycle: Moving Towards Comfortable Biking Infrastructure on Russian-Finnish Border

  … envisaged to help cycling tourists traverse the region in the most comfortable way possible, being catered for by the local enterprises. BizCycle is a joint collaboration between businesses, research centers and local authorities from both sides of the border. Finland is represented by the companies Cursor Oy and Fruct Oy, Russia by the Committee for Tourism of t…

  12.12.2018

• Future of NTI Centers Discussed at NTI Ecosystem Forum in Sochi

  …The forum started with the signing of cooperation agreements between the NTI competence centers of ITMO University, Skoltech, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, and Technical Committee (TC) ‘Cyber-Physical Systems’. According to the agreements reached, the centers will start engaging in the market and technological expert evaluations, as well as in …

  11.12.2018

• The Alchemy of Silk: Bioart Pioneer Joe Davis’s Workshop by The Polytechnic Museum and SkBioLab

  …ong the fields that I am most interested in. Liliana: For now, I am more interested in the technical fields such as robotics and AI. I really want to study the interaction between humans and AI. I think my project will have to do with this field, but I am still gathering the necessary information. I already have some knowledge, but it's still hard for me to tell w…

  11.12.2018

• SURF Stanford US-Russia Forum: Science Communication and Diplomacy

  …tion that brings together students from Russian and U.S. universities to help them participate in joint research. SURF’s main goals are: to encourage cooperation and dialogue between American and Russian students across many fields, including science, economy, politics, history, entrepreneurship, and others; and to promote ideas aimed at improving the US-Russia relat…

  10.12.2018