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ITMO Researchers Create MRI Antennas That Allow For Better MRI Scans
…the shorter the electromagnetic waves – this is a physical law. At the same time, the human body is, in the language of physics, an optically dense substance. Simply put, once inside the patient, the waves get even shorter. "In the field of 3 Tesla, such as in good clinical scanners, the wavelength is about 0.4 meters," explains Ge…
22.01.2021
What Can AI Tell About Us Through Our Social Media Profiles
…Instagram me vs Real me Social networks give us an opportunity to share personal updates with lots of people at once. At first, it seemed like a great idea – you can publish something once and receive feedback from everyone, rather than retell the same story to everyone. But as it turned out, not many people are very interested in your thoughts and insightful course on such short notice. The pilot course brought together lecturers who wonthe Foundation’s grant competition and our scholars, who decided to link their lives with higher educa…
21.01.2021
Student Spotlight: Alexander Ramos, Ecuador
…t do you think of Russia? The most difficult is the weather, because in Latin America there are just two seasons: winter or summer. It is practically the same – either it rains or it is sunny. Here are four seasons, and that influences your day to day, your character and your energy. With regards to the people, they are amazing, and it is impressive when you start…
21.01.2021
Carbon Dots and Solar Cells: Best Graduation Papers Among ITMO Students
…ganizers have recently announced the winners of the national competition for the best graduation papers in an enlarged group of specializations and fields including photonics, instrumentation, optical biotechnical systems, and technologies. This year, the competition was held for the 25th time. The jury awarded the first prize among Bachelor’s students to Yuri Korzhe…
20.01.2021
Startup for Startups: How UXSprint Helps Projects Get Better Before They Even Hit the Market
…shed product that only has a layout and design prototype. But the need for such services is extremely high. The UXSprint startup was created to look at the problem from the inside ― its founder Elizaveta Afanasyeva herself works in the product team of a small agency and at the same time studies "Multimedia technologies, design and usability" at the Faculty of Soft…
20.01.2021
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 23-24, 2021
…Art Masquerade exhibition January 16 - February 7 Dostoevsky Museum 250 rubles (100 for students) Want to discover art related to masquerades? Check out the inspiring examples of masquerade artwork at Dostoevsky Museum this weekend. It’s your chance to become a costume guru, as well as have a glimpse of a theater backstage. The Art Masquerade exhibitio…
20.01.2021
What Fashion and Urban Design Have in Common
…e least eco-friendly cultures because it’s produced with the help of genetically modified seeds, which means it requires lots of dangerous and toxic substances (pesticides and insecticides). Genetically modified seeds aren’t reusable, they must be purchased each year, so farms become dependent on banks and investments. Farmers often get hospitalized with intoxicat…
19.01.2021
How to Study Effectively: Five Memorization Techniques for Acing Any Exam or Test
…tten memories or mind-blowing scientific facts with our stories on memory, eye movement, and brain, as well as the takeaways from Polina Krivykh’s recent lecture on the seven sins of our memory.…
19.01.2021
ITMO Scientists Propose Systems With Unique Interaction Between Photons and Mechanical Motion of Atoms
…ited. An atom can change its state due to the absorption of a photon or its emission. Such systems could be applied in the rapidly developing field of quantum computing,” explains Denis Sedov, a student at ITMO’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering.“ Strong coupling wanted However, it is impossible to use such models for creating prototypes unless scientis…
19.01.2021