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• Universities of 5-100 Russian Academic Excellence Project Share Plans for 2020 and Beyond

  …earch and academic community, as well as rising higher in international academic rankings. For instance, ITMO has, for several years, maintained a presence in the THE Computer Science Top-100 ranking of the world’s best IT universities. In addition, this year ITMO University was included in Springer Nature’s Russian Top-5 in terms of publication activity. “What …

  29.10.2018

• Scientists Developed New Contactless Method of Measuring Blood Flow in Hands

  …ifficult in adjustment and use. In addition, such methods are expensive and require to be adapted for each new patient. To overcome the limitations of standard methods, scientists from ITMO University and the Almazov National Medical Research Center developed a contactless system for measuring blood flow in the upper limbs. It is based on photoplethysmography.…

  29.10.2018

• Eat, Swallow, Digest: Medical Journalist Talks Healthy Eating

  …There is a compound called opiorphin which has a painkilling effect greater than that of morphine. But for opiorphin, we would experience constant pain when eating solid food. Scientists are now thinking about how to use this compound in medicine. Should you drink when eating? Your stomach is the only organ that consists of three layers of muscular cells. I…

  29.10.2018

• 15 Popular Science Cartoons on Anything and Everything

  …Professions series (1985-87) directed by Boris Akulinichev. Though the piece itself is aimed at children, the adult audience will also like the author’s take on the history of science and his peculiar humor. By the way, you might also want to check out the other parts of the series: for example, Hephaestus's Helpers tells about the metals industry, and Milk Neptune a…

  26.10.2018

• Taiwan, an El Dorado for Startups? VISmart Company Says Yes

• Twenty-Five Hours in a Day

  …tudy abroad. I considered Germany, Switzerland and Australia, but in the end opted for the “Architectural Lighting Design” Master’s program at the Wismar University of Applied Sciences, Technology, Business and Design. A year of lectures and seminars were followed by a sixth-month internship, which every student had to find by themselves. I chose New York and, despit…

  25.10.2018

• Coining It: ITMO University and Bank Saint Petersburg Develop Ways to Forecast Clients Spending Patterns

  …Aimed at researchers from the fields of informatics, social sciences, and management, SocInfo is a multidisciplinary forum which gives participants the opportunity to exchange ideas, share knowledge, and present their topical research on the interaction between socially-oriented platforms and social phenomena. That is because fundamentally, social informatics’ main g…

  25.10.2018

• Clarivate Analytics Expert Shares International Academic Collaboration Insights

  …Web of Science and InCites Web of Science is, in essence, a research tool. It’s commonly used to search for references, active authors and institutions, and for journals in which to publish an article. A scientist has to use it on a nearly everyday basis. InCites is a tool for analysis, assessment, and …

  25.10.2018

• Head of Mitsubishi Electric’s Department of Conditioning Systems: Why Working with Universities Is Our Top Priority

• Why Factories Are Once Again Popular Among Young Optics Specialists

  …s would overheat and flake off. We had to find a way to make them withstand high heat. We did some tests, found a solution and it went into production. I dabbled in writing scientific articles, but realized that it just wasn’t my thing: I’m interested in the practical results, it’s important for me to see my skills put to use. My Master’s studies only reinforced t…

  24.10.2018