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• Visiting Scientist Silvio Hrabar: Why It’s Important to Find New Uses for Old Discoveries

  …ring. And right now there’s a global trend of these two scientific fields becoming combined. What do you think of ITMO students’ knowledge of metamaterials? First off, I want to underline that the Master’s students here have different educational backgrounds. Some are more familiar with physics, while others come prepared with knowledge of engineering. These tw…

  16.05.2017

• ITMO Launches the Nanophotonics and Metamaterials International Doctoral Summer School

  …re I plan to do a PhD program as well. I am interested in plasmonics, especially its application in biophotonic structures. Currently, I am doing corresponding research that I want to continue after I get my Master's degree. This is why one of the professors at my university advised me to take part in the Nanophotonics and Metamaterials International Doctoral Summer …

  16.05.2017

• ITMO's FutureTechnologies Accelerator - New Projects

  …special 3D printers for children. Stanislav Pimenov "The printer is really quiet and compact, with a good design; what's more, it prints itself in any color the client wants. The most important thing is the instructional ecosystem, though.  It often happens that people buy a printer and then don't know what to do with it, let alone use it for teaching childre…

  15.05.2017

• “People Need You!” Contest: Social Entrepreneurship for Children

  …fe Beyond Ninth Grade?” For their project, schoolchildren chose the topic of occupational orientation, which is a pressing issue for the majority of students. Deciding who you want to be in life is hard when you’re in eighth or ninth grade. To help others make that decision, the team held a series of educational meetings at theirs and other schools. At the meetings, …

  12.05.2017

• Royal Society Member Maurice Skolnick: Why Making Science Understandable to Society Matters

  …mpossible for modern computers, which is why large companies like Google or Microsoft are investing heavily into their development. In this context my work is important, as we want to use solid-state systems for quantum applications and create quantum microchips using III-V semiconductors. In addition, the future quantum computers will be compact unlike the first com…

  11.05.2017

• Psychophysiologist Alexander Kaplan: Why Elon Musk is Weaving “Neural Lace” and Will AI Help Conserve Resources for Human Brain?

  …nce on April 20. According to Dugan, Facebook aims to develop in two years a system that would allow users to type 100 words per minute using a neural interface. Developers want to translate into text the impulses sent by the brain to its speech center when a formed thought needs to be vocalized. This system will be most vital to people suffering from speech disor…

  10.05.2017

• Coordinating Blood Banks and Organizing International Summer Camps - How One Develops Social and Ecological Projects?

  …e focus on technological projects. If last year the students had to use impromptu means for creating their devices, now all the materials will be prepared beforehand. "We want to add a practical module to the program, so that the participants will not only propose ideas, but do some manual tasks as well. According to the feedback we got from those who participat…

  10.05.2017

• Vyborg: Scandinavia with the Russian Soul

  …endel" - pretzel) - where you can take a quick and tasty snack, and of course take with you a large Vyborg pretzel and hot coffee for a long walk in the Castle. Do you also want to lose your return ticket and stay in Vyborg forever?  …

  08.05.2017

• “Edible Science” Course: How to Cook a Modernist Dish and Learn About All Colors of Potato

  …eed to be reworked or rejected. A separate discussion was about the illnesses and infections one can fall to from various types of food. “I’m taking this course because I want to get into innovative dairy production. I read a lot about dairy and dairy microorganisms and I think it’s a promising field. Perhaps people will learn to treat diseasesusing lactoprotein…

  05.05.2017

• Towards Better Tomorrow: How to Start Scientific Career in the Field of Photonics

  …nities. He demonstrated various experiments. I remember that light-dispersion one impressed me and then I decided that I would study optics at ITMO while most of my classmates wanted to devote themselves to physics or math. Also I lived not far from ITMO – it was one more perk. Irina Livshits There is a certain reason for the fact that in Russia many women …

  04.05.2017