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• "Patient Sapiens: a Guide to Herbs and Pills": Journalist Andrei Vodovozov on Medicine, Cannabis and Puppies

  …ains 0,5 grams of the active ingredient. In theory, we could go and pick some white willow bark, brew it and use as an antipyretic. Still, its effect will be impossible to control. In some cases, there can be harmful side effects, like liver damage. Another problem is that many plants are poisonous. Such problems existed earlier, and still do. For example, there's…

  06.02.2019

• DigiRockStars Venture Fund Rep Steven Balliano: Don’t Go The Traditional Way

  …ting one product to perfection; you can easily swap it with another idea. First users It’s users who play the central part in this approach, so don’t underestimate their role. It’s not about some random people though, but rather finding some individuals who could become the first users of your product, or the so-called early adopters. These are usually people w…

  05.02.2019

• Different Volunteering, Eco Camps and Fresh Perspective on Things: Belgian Gloria Sagaradze on Interning at ITMO

  … students discuss everything on VK, so I made a VK account and talked with them there. Back home in Belgium, we mostly communicate via email. I was also surprised by how big a role Google documents play in the working process; I think that it’s not always safe from the information protection perspective. What kind of tasks did you have during your internship, othe…

  05.02.2019

• International Year of Periodic Table Proclaimed Open in Paris

  …phasized Audrey Azoulay. She also spoke about the numerous events that are to take place that year, with many of them dedicated to socially significant topics such as the role of women in research, the education of children, and others. According to Audrey Azoulay, all these initiatives are united by a common, universal goal of not only promoting science and edu…

  04.02.2019

• Russian Scientists Conduct Research on European XFEL

  …se materials are various areas of electronics, medicine, and quantum informatics. For one, they can potentially be used for data transfer by means of single photons. To control nanowhiskers effectively, scientists need to study their crystalline framework and properties: electronic, optical, and mechanical. There is no better place for such research than the Europ…

  04.02.2019

• How to Win a Grant From ITMOSTUDENTS.Initiative

  …uld be able to present a product with long-lasting practical applications.” A winner’s tips One of this year’s winners is Ekaterina Mashina, a first-year student who enrolled at ITMO University through the ITMO.STARS program. Together with other students from ITMO University, the First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg State Un…

  01.02.2019

• Shadow Samurai: Motion Capture Game by ITMO Developers

  …TAU Tracker: a user-friendly VR without gamepads and controllers The problem with modern gamepads is that they aren’t really suitable for working with VR objects. It takes a lot of time to learn to use them, and the result isn’t particularly rewarding as you can’t achieve full immersion in the game. To solve this problem, the TAU Tracker startup developed a new mo…

  01.02.2019

• Vegetarian & Vegan St. Petersburg: Cafes and Street Food Spots

  … make the world a better place. Their solution is serving eco-friendly, ethical food made of plant-based wholefoods ingredients. The menu includes plenty of vegan soups, green rolls, smoothies, raw sweets, and even ice-cream. ZEN Vegan Burger Bolshaya Podyacheskaya St. 29 They love philosophizing. They’re quirky. They’re zen. They claim to have the best…

  01.02.2019

• SCAMT Achievement Award Winners on Genetic Engineering and Doing Research as a Master’s Student

  … to all the construction universities in my region, as well as the Tomsk Polytechnic University, just out of interest. When I applied to the TPU, I wasn’t really counting on enrolling there, so I picked a major that seemed interesting: biotechnologies. Their brochure about genetic engineering was very nice. Later, as the deadline neared for when I had to choose where…

  31.01.2019

• The Whats, Whys and Hows of Biometric Data

  …e to your local bank and the time you spend there. Lost a credit card? You’ll just have to call the bank, present yourself and describe the problem; there won’t be a dozen control questions you’ll need to answer to have your issue dealt with. As reported by the Vedomosti national newspaper, over 150 Russian banks are now accepting their clients’ biometrics to …

  30.01.2019