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Gold Nanoparticles and Canadian Science: ITMO Student’s Internship at University of Waterloo
Winter Universiade Participant Vadim Shvedov on Maths and Curling
… curling, it’s a very interesting sport, we’ll be cheering for you!”. Apart from doing curling, you also study in the fourth year of ITMO’s Applied Mathematics and Computer Science program. Why did you choose it? Funnily enough, that was a random choice: I never analyzed every opportunity like my peers did, but I don’t regret my choice in the slightest. I am wh…
19.03.2019
Science Communicator Daria Dvorzhitskaya on How to Measure the Effectiveness of Science Pop Events
…You are a graduate of the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, where you studied science communication and bionics, and have an impressive research record that includes a number of successful projects in Europe. How did your acquaintance with ITMO start, and why were you interested in joining the university? ITMO University’s M…
19.03.2019
ITMO Scientists Explore Using Lasers for Art and Science
…elds related to the creation of unique surface properties of metals. In addition, the resulting silver nanoparticles can be used to obtain color images on polymers. Now scientists are working on expanding the palette of the resulting colors, as well as on increasing the image durability. In the near future, they also plan to establish the color palettes to be …
18.03.2019
Programmer Kirill Yashchuk on How to Survive Seven Surgeries, Not Give Up and Launch Your Own Project
…oot 'em ups and quests in the style of “there’s a big angry ogre standing in front of you, what will you do”. So by the time they finally started to teach us Basic at computer science classes at school, I’d already had some experience and asked for more difficult tasks. When the time came for me to decide on which university to attend, I chose ITMO as even back th…
18.03.2019
ITMO Launches New Specialization in Science Communication in Medicine and Biotechnology
…Why a separate specialization in medicine and biotechnology? According to Daria Denisova, deputy head of ITMO University Science Communication Center, the decision to create a specialization in medicine and biotechnology was affected by the situation on the market, namely the growing demand for specialists in this field. “The program in Sciences. You have solid experience in the field of international business. Why do you continue working in Russia, as well? We also have extensive experience of working in Russia. And you…
15.03.2019
Physicists Proposed Fast Method for Printing Nanolasers From Perovskites
…Recently, scientists have been actively working on miniature light sources or nanolasers. It is required, for example, to produce optical chips that could process information in next-gen devices. However, making such light sources is not that easy due to unstable materials, as well as the complex and expensive fabrication methods, which are difficult to control and a…
14.03.2019
ITMO Scientists Created a Surface Allowing Loss-Free Propagation and Management of Light
…he development of topologically protected edge states in the optical band has been proposed by Alexander Khanikaev, a professor at the City University of New York, the US. The scientist was the first to suggest that topological edge states can be created within the framework of metamaterials. Synthetic compounds with unique electromagnetic properties, they can be use…
13.03.2019
WiDS Conference: How Data Science Helps Do Business and Identify Rare Diseases
…How Data Science helps develop businesses Elena Chernysheva, Yandex How do Yandex analysts operate? There’s no clear-cut answer to that: specialists’ activities differ depending on their department and the specifics of the end product. Yandex consists of various small companies, among which are Yandex Eda, Yandex Taxi and such. All of them are separate entities…
12.03.2019