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• Artist and Biologist Ippolit Markelov on Russian Science Art and Collaborating With Scientists

  …mpulses, as well as processes and filters them.  On the other hand, there was an artistic objective as well, because this experiment presents a lot of grounds for discussion. We look at the interaction between the human and the insect nervous systems. The second neural interface we used in this project was a brain-computer one that allowed us to register “comm…

  13.01.2020

• Medical Journalist Elizaveta Babitskaya on Being an Informed Patient in Russia

  …Can we start by talking a bit about your background before ITMO University? Prior to enrolling in the science communication Master’s program at ITMO, your professional activities lied in a field that arguably was entirely different from journalism... Yes, my life underwent quite a U-turn back then. Before enrolling at ITMO, I studied at St. Petersburg Electrotechn…

  13.01.2020

• ITMO Scientists Help School Team Win ICCET 2019

  …s a useful experience and an important stage of preparing for the contest,” comments Yaroslav Zelenchukov, Quantum team captain. According to the participants, the supervision by ITMO scientists was a real good help and let them thoroughly prepare for the contest. “At ITMO University, we’ve reviewed the knowledge we got during the stage in Astrakhan, go…

  10.01.2020

• ITMO University Researchers Create Complex Nanoparticles with Laser Impulses

  …he frameworks as we increased the radiation: at first, we discovered nonlinear optical processes, then we noticed the immediate melting of the framework accompanied by an explosion and creation of nanoparticles with a new internal structure and new properties. It all happens really quickly, over femtoseconds, and this time is enough to create something unique, unfind…

  10.01.2020

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 11-12, 2020

  …ll asleep in the middle of the ocean, and become a passenger of a surrealistic train that will carry you to a distant land full of magical creatures and dark shadows. The admission fee includes an interactive exhibition of Aivazovsky’s paintings and a multimedia exposition dedicated to the art of anonymous UK-based street artist Banksy. Indian Fair January 1…

  09.01.2020

• Laura Rodriguez: From Biotechnologist to Science Artist

  …As an artist, what drew you to working with Kombucha?  I am interested in different means of creation and expression. Kombucha is what we call bacterial cellulose, created by a symbiotic community of bacteria and yeasts. It sounds interesting to work with this material for design and art, and I was curious to discover its legacy within Russian traditions. Apparent…

  09.01.2020

• RealGo Startup: ITMO Students Create Russia’s First Accessible VR Controller

  …s simulator sickness. Its main symptoms are nausea, dizziness, and the loss of balance after you exit the game. You can get rid of this state by increasing the quality of immersion with the help of such chunky technological solutions as the treadmill or fully-packaged tracking system. But this creates other problems: this is expensive and takes up lots of space. Not …

  09.01.2020

• ITMO Student Became the Youngest Winner of Young Runet Leaders Award

  …eir idea to life. And we decided to join forces and work on this project together. Are these apps already up and running? EcoHub is, and we’re now working on its next version for the B2B segment, while Thank you is still in development. Daniil, why did you decide to participate in the competition in the first place? For me and our digital agency, this is …

  09.01.2020

• Arctic Snacks: ITMO University Researchers Develop Functional Foods for Far North Regions

  …cipants were the staff of ITMO University. Liudmila Nadtochii, an associate professor at the Faculty of Food Biotechnologies and Engineering, took part in the roundtable discussion “Issues of Food Security of Greater Eurasian States and Their Solution” and presented a project that aims to develop functional foods designed for the conditions of life in the Far North. …

  08.01.2020

• Ten Life-Changing Technologies of 2019. Part 2

  …ut any delay. Innovators are polishing technologies, including haptic sensors, which would allow people to physically sense what their digital avatars touch. Full sensory immersion required for collaborative telepresence means lag times that are substantially less than those allowed for video-calls.  Although collaborative telepresence is still very much an emergi…

  07.01.2020