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DemoDay: Projects from MIT Global Startup Labs and SumIT Startup School
…l receive part of the profits for the drinks sold through the app. The runner-ups were the team of the project SpeakAbility. This team has developed a service for users who want to become fluent in English. What makes it novel is that the application lets them take part in real-life encounters together with a personal mentor. It would be most useful to those who, …
11.08.2017
Dmitriy Andrianov: We've Lost Our Opportunity To Develop IT-Outsourcing Industry
…ple stay. In other companies, the situation can be different. For instance, in London I understood that programmers who work for banks often change their jobs not because they want to solve different tasks, but because they get better wages at their new companies. So, certain specialists can go from bank A to bank B, then to bank C, then back to bank A only because e…
11.08.2017
Cool Science: Why Science Communication Matters
…ing experience and field experience, too,” – she explains. One more issue is that both science and their communicators don’t always bring the kind of news that the public wants to hear. Science journalists often write about the results of some new research. Maybe someone has discovered new properties of graphene, for instance. Indeed, scientists and science enth…
09.08.2017
Levan Tatunashvili: Focusing On One's Own Resources Only is No Good
…nt number of private innovative companies that worked on serious projects were already gathered at the science campus. Those served as a basis for the Technopark's creation. I want to stress this: while it is a common thing that some first build a Technopark's infrastructure and then hope that some innovative companies would use it, our Technopark was created with re…
08.08.2017
Relocation Tips: Getting Your Cell Phone in Russia
… can upload money for someone else’s phone as well if you know their number. By bank transfer from your web bank or mobile bank. You can setup a monthly transfer if you just want to forget about it. On the website of your operator or on the operator’s phone application. You can use your bank card or credit card to pay for the phone on the websites or application …
08.08.2017
How Neural Networks Help Scientists
Summer at Sirius: SciComm, Interactive Learning and Sports Programming
…ner-ups of the All-Russian Contest for Project and Research Works, who already had accomplishments in the field of Natural Sciences, Physics and Mathematics. "I've wanted to go to Sirius for a while now to see what it is about. I read different opinions about the center, including negative ones. Yet, having worked here myself, I understand that children f…
07.08.2017
Rainy Day Gadgets: How Science Deals With Bad Weather
…t it’s a bit more complex when you’re dealing with large spaces. Of course, there is air conditioning, but it is not eco-friendly, wastes resources and, well, some people just want to breathe fresh air. Chao Chen, a Master’s student at the Royal College of Art, has invented a construction material that can expand when in contact with liquid and shrink when it’s dry. …
04.08.2017
Gaming Your Way In Programming
…Even if one is not looking for a position, companies often offer them after seeing the contest's results. Also, users can choose the "participate for Fun" option if they don’t want to be bothered by anyone. In any case, the winners get gifts - for instance, for one of the recent contests, the gifts included an iPhone, a robot and a vending machine. There are also …
03.08.2017
Relocation Tips: Getting Your Visa and Registration in Russia
… a hotel, everything is simple - the hotel itself usually issues a registration (notice of the arrival of a foreign citizen) for you. But if you are in doubt about your hotel, want to rent an apartment, or, for example, plan to stay at a friend’s apartment, you need to inform the Center of International Faculty Support in advance so they can help you arrange this reg…
01.08.2017