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This Weekend in St. Petersburg: October 16-17, 2021
…ith it, then this festival was simply made for you. Over 50 lesser-known and established museums are opening their doors and presenting peculiar one-of-a-kind exhibitions. For instance, there is Corpus Callosum, a project musing on something truly genderless and essentially human, presented at Sevkabel Port, or a soundwalk at the New Stage of the Alexandr
13.10.2021
COVID-19 Vaccines (Sputnik Light) for ITMO University Staff and Students
…ered to the university will equal the number of people who sign up via ISU. Make sure to fill out this consent form and bring it with you, as well as your passport, health insurance policy, and SNILS (individual insurance account number, obligatory for your vaccination)*. Don’t forget to wear a mask for your vaccination. If …
12.10.2021
Golden Age of Russian Literature, Part One: Pioneers
…, each representing a certain style, from romanticism to gothic prose; and Eugene Onegin (1833), “an encyclopedia of Russian life,” according to the famous critic Vissarion Belinsky. Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1841) If duels, horse rides, forbidden romance, and other attributes and struggles of a man who longs for more than what mundane reality can offer sound lik…
12.10.2021
ITMO Researchers Ramp Up X-Ray Laser Research Into Nano- and Biomaterials
…ck processes, such as the formation of chemical connections or the oscillations of molecules. Such systems also make it possible to decrypt and visualize the structure of proteins, viruses, and nanocrystals at the atomic scale, to study the generation of charge carriers under the effect of light in solar cells, and to examine objects in extreme conditions. Several…
12.10.2021
The Five Names of St. Petersburg
…together makes it hard not to draw analogies to Venice. This resemblance is no coincidence: when designing the new maritime capital of the Russian Empire, Peter the Great drew inspiration from the Italian city-state, once a powerful international trade hub, with a developed water infrastructure. Unlike the 18th century, nowadays you won’t catch a gondola gracing the …
11.10.2021
For Two and More: Best Local Co-Op Games on PC
…s just the beginning of the story: you will have to stay on the run together and regain your freedom. Whether you’re Leo or Vincent, there will be different tasks for you: for instance, you might need to distract the prison guards while your accomplice is looking for a chisel. Aside from the main story, you will get to experience plenty of amazing mini-games such as …
08.10.2021
ITMO Researchers Develop Special Ink For Anti-Counterfeiting Protection
…s and verification. For example, it can be a bar code or a QR code that can only be seen in UV light, and its inverted version – only in light at a different wavelength,” explains the researcher. The scientists plan to continue experimenting with the ink formula so that they can adjust it to the needs of specific industries. By changing the formula, the ink can …
08.10.2021
EduStars Winner Yury Andreev: Lecturers Need to Understand What Their Students Are Interested In
…s. As any PhD student, I started teaching during my practical training, where I worked with my thesis supervisor: he held lectures and I oversaw practical training for the Instrumentation Engineering Technologies course. After that, I started teaching classes in the field of industrial technologies. In a couple of years, I became an associate professor. And w…
08.10.2021
The Art of Making Molecules. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 in Five Simple Points
ITMO Researchers Increase Productivity Using Smart Lighting
…the lack of lighting in a workplace, shimmering lights, and too cold or too warm lighting can make us feel unwell. Workers suffer from bad lightning as it causes migraines and insomnia. Our bodies react to light differently in the morning and the evening: if you spend too much time on your computer or smartphone during nighttime, you might end up with anxiety, as wel…
07.10.2021