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ITMO PhD Student Designs Sustainable Development Project for the Pskov Region
…y advantage is energy resources. It’s not only about electricity. The production cycle at the station works in such a way that energy is produced at the expense of gas-turbine installations. As a result, we receive thermal power that can be used not only to supply the nearby village but also to produce food products. At the same time, this energy is secondary, which …
18.03.2021
Molecular Building Blocks: Scientists Demonstrate Controlled Melamine Cyanurate Nucleation
…still not fully aware of what exactly happens to the molecules of cyanuric acid and melamine when under certain conditions they are placed in one container where nucleation begins. The birth of crystals A group of scientists, which included specialists from ITMO University and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, presented…
18.03.2021
ITMO’s Russian Language and Culture Winter School: Experiences from Our Students
…Russian, since the winter school helped me a lot. I learned a lot about the Russian culture, but also I understood that sometimes it is enough to communicate with simple words instead of trying to form a "nice" sentence and despairing in it. The course also helped me gain a little more confidence while speaking. What I liked the most were the weekend workshops…
18.03.2021
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: March 20-21, 2021
Can I Go on an Internship Abroad In 2021
… Despite the ongoing pandemic, it is still possible to go abroad on short-term internships. Some countries continue issuing student and internship visas. But due to the instability of the epidemiologic situation, things constantly change and it’s impossible to make a list of countries that you can definitely go to. You can start at considering European countri…
17.03.2021
How Silver Will Help Detect Pesticide Residue
…It’s common knowledge that fruit and vegetables are an essential source of vitamins and dietary fiber. The recently published dietary recommendations by American scientists state that one needs to eat two servings of vegetables and three servings of fruit on a daily basis if they want to live a long and healthy life. However, not all agricultural products are healthy…
17.03.2021
Get in Shape With KronBars
… Lashmanova, team captain, rowing club Rule #1: find a physical activity that brings you joy! I don’t believe there’s anyone who hates all sports. Even if you’d rather stay inside, there are plenty of video guides of all kinds online. Start, for instance, with crossfit or yoga. You can also find a lot of great material on the VK page…
16.03.2021
What Will Happen if Everyone Switches To Electric Cars?
… says Anton Rassylkin. “As a result, each charger has a different impact on the network. We had to study the associated algorithms. Research was conducted in our lab, where we installed various systems of fast-charging stations. You can drive to the university by electric car and charge it in different ways to see how it influences the grid, what loss there is, how f…
16.03.2021
Researchers Create New Anti-Counterfeit Labels
…appliances, clothes, food, and medicine. “According to the World Health Organization, about 10% of all produced drugs are counterfeit – and that’s a huge problem,” explains Dmitriy Zuev, assistant professor at ITMO’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering. “In poor countries, such drugs cause a large number of deaths.” It’s no wonder that companies all o…
16.03.2021
Russia’s World Records: The Largest, The Coldest, and The Greatest
… new worlds. Taking off in Moscow, the train travels through one time zone to another passing some of the planet’s most remote and picturesque landscapes – from the Ural Mountains to Lake Baikal – and in six days arrives in Vladivostok. The biggest lake Russia also takes pride in its many natural gems, one of them being Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage…
15.03.2021