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• Technophobes And Fear of New Technology

  …s stay ignorant and simly use it, or even fear it. Awareness of new technologies does not in itself create polarization. For example, research shows that the “digital gap” between different generations is gradually narrowing down. The real gap is the following: some use new technologies for self-development, while others use them to unthink. And the latter people …

  30.10.2017

• Edible Coating Makes Food Last Longer, Reduces Waste

  …Tell us more about your food coatings. They are based on proteic animal-derived components and plant-based polysaccharides. This way, we attain affinity between the coating’s and products’ surfaces. Our coating’s main difference from polyethylene and plastic bags is that it is edible, and can be digested - of course, you can eat even a plastic package if you mince…

  27.10.2017

• Up in the Air: Are Flying Taxis the Future of Mass Transit?

  …le can operate autonomously as well. With a wingspan of 13.5 meters and fuselage length of 12 meters, the small vehicle is intended to serve as a “cityhopper” that can travel between closely located major cities. Alice Commuter Air taxis are being developed in Russia, too. The Skolkovo startup Bartini has showcased a virtual prototype of a flying electric car…

  26.10.2017

• Doing Business European-style: Optimal Drive Will Accelerate in Helsinki

  …ses. Credit: www.istockphoto.com Among the drawbacks of working in a Scandinavian country, Yaroslav Smirnov stressed the extremely long processes of effecting contracts between companies. First, they negotiate, then sign letters of intent, and only then take real action. To speed up this process, the business hub in Helsinki organizes meeting betworks) and Codecraft, which was this year’s new addition to the contest. The Codecraft category was a team competition on programming in C++ and Java programming languages; the teams could…

  25.10.2017

• Scientists Form New Road Map for Photonics and Quantum Communications Development

  … the lead in photonics and quantum communications – at least among the BRICS countries. Should we focus on a single university or an institution or should we establish global networks and involve Russia’s top universities in them? Pavel Belov, D.Sc., head of ITMO’s Research Center for Nanophotonics and Metamaterials Many scientists in Russia work on their own o…

  24.10.2017

• Relocation Tips: Internet Shopping

  …ctronics or even home appliances you can find at Ulmart, Citilink, MediaMarkt or MVideo. These four stores are pretty similar and all reliable, so you can just compare prices between them and sometimes find discounts. There’s also Holodilnik which is more focused on large home appliances like fridges and washing machines. If you need any other homeware or furnitur…

  24.10.2017

• ITMO University Proposes New Approach To Storing Big Data

  …search's authors. Denis Nanosov So, what is data semantics? In essence, it is the aggregate of data structure (attributes, data types, object types), interconnections between objects of data (article-author, author-position and the like), and the peculiarities of its presentation format (the formats the data is stored in). Practically, this means that before …

  24.10.2017

• Optics-2017 Conference: Experts Discuss Relevant Technologies of Industrial Photonics

  …ns channels, where they can trial-run new inventions. In Russia, there are several such channels; for instance, one unites two of ITMO University’s buildings. Another quantum network uniting four different locations exists in Kazan. “Many of the devices we use in our everyday lives - traffic lights, mobile phones - make use of different data encryption methods. …

  23.10.2017

• Science Film for the Modern Viewer

  …gram. To make science films more appealing to a wider audience, we need to popularize science, to hold more festivals like this one and establish science communication between them and the various universities all over the country. Besides that, it is important to work with youth science clubs, with the press – both regional and national. If we want people to …

  23.10.2017