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• Physics and Chemistry: Nobel Prize Predictions for 2021

  Today marks the start of the Nobel Prize season. While the Committee is all set to announce the names of the greatest minds in physics and chemistry, various research companies and experts remain true to the long-standing tradition of making predictions for possible winners. Although their forecasts are rarely right, they highlight the biggest breakthroughs that hold the greatest promise for global science. Before the results are announced, here is what you need to know about recent laureates and the most promising inventions in exact and natural sciences.

  04.10.2021

• ITMO University Hosts METANANO 2021: Poster Sessions in Gather.Town and Even More International Participants

  METANANO is the only conference in Russia that focuses on nanophotonics and metamaterials. It is organized by ITMO’s School of Physics and Engineering and the Mediterranean Institute of Fundamental Physics and annually attracts hundreds of researchers from Europe, Asia, the USA, and Russia. Read on to learn what the conference was like this year and how it is different from classic scientific events.

  27.09.2021

• ITMO Scientists Propose Multi-Use System for Real-Time Temperature Monitoring in Living Cells

  The researchers from ITMO’s Faculty of Physics have created a multifunctional system for drug delivery capable of monitoring temperature inside living cells in real-time. Read on to learn what scientists need these measurements for and how they can be taken at the nanoscale.

  24.09.2021

• ITMO Scientists Create Water-Resistant Perovskite Nanocrystals

  ITMO scientists created perovskite nanocrystals that preserve their unique optical properties in water and biological fluids. This material offers new opportunities for the optical visualization of biological objects. It is an important achievement for the investigation of internal organs in living organisms and monitoring of the course of diseases. The results of this study were published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.

  17.09.2021

• Window into the Future: Start Development and ITMO Highpark Present the Latest Research on Urban Development

  The city authorities look towards a new strategic plan that will shape the future of the megapolis. What will St. Petersburg be like? What must be addressed beforehand? And what time-tested practices can facilitate the holistic development of the modern-day city? Start Development and ITMO Highpark conducted a special study to answer these and other pressing questions.

  16.09.2021

• ITMO Researchers Create Nanoparticle Paste To Maximize Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency

  An international team of researchers from ITMO’s School of Physics and Engineering and Tor Vergata University of Rome found a way to increase the efficiency of perovskite-based solar cells. The project was supported by a Russian Science Foundation grant and its results were described in a paper published in Nano Energy. 

  13.09.2021

• First Article on Safety of CoviVac Vaccine Published

  In late August, the first international article on the CoviVac vaccine was published in the peer-reviewed journal Emerging Microbes & Infections. Scientists from the Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of the Russian Academy of Sciences have presented data on preclinical studies of immunogenicity, safety, and efficacy of the vaccine in animals. The study was conducted over the course of more than a year. ITMO.NEWS asked Oksana Stanevich, an infectionist at the Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University and a student at ITMO’s Public Health Sciences Master’s program, to discuss its results.

  10.09.2021

• Student Spotlight: Takshama Bhatt, India

  Takshama Bhatt from Gujarat, India, is a second-year international Master’s student of molecular biology and biotechnology. She loves cooking and has already tried her hand at making some Russian bliny and kasha. Her research requires her to deal with spiders and feed them live crickets! Scary, isn’t it? We got an opportunity to catch up with her and talk more about her education, her research, and her life in Russia as an international student.  

  09.09.2021

• ITMO Scientists Are First to Assemble Jaguarundi Genome

  A research team consisting of scientists from ITMO University, St. Petersburg State University, and the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology SB RAS have assembled the genome of jaguarundi, a puma species that inhabits Central and South America.

  31.08.2021

• Researcher Artemy Okhotin: If Vaccine Makes Hospitalization Five Times Less Likely – Then It’s a Powerful Tool

  In late August, researchers from the European University at St. Petersburg, the Sergey Berezin Medical Institute, the Pavlov First State Medical University of St. Petersburg, and the central district hospital of Tarusa  conducted an independent study of the efficacy of the Sputnik V vaccine in preventing hospitalization among those infected with the Delta variant of COVID-19. The study demonstrated that the vaccine is 81% effective in preventing hospitalization in such cases. ITMO.NEWS got the chance to interview Arseny Okhotin, one of the authors of the study, a cardiologist and physician in Tarusa, and a student at ITMO’s new Master’s program Public Health Sciences. Read on to learn more about the research project and the way it can change public perception of vaccines.  

  30.08.2021