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• GEROPHARM and ITMO Test New Treatment for Blood Disease

  Public health scientists from ITMO, in collaboration with the biotech company GEROPHARM and other Russian colleagues, have recently completed the third testing stage of a new medicine for patients with immune thrombocytopenia. In this condition, the body mistakenly destroys its own thrombocytes. The new treatment is described in a paper published in eJHaem.

  22.08.2025

• ITMO Researchers Produce Artificial Optical Synapse for Enhanced AI Performance

  Scientists at ITMO University have developed an artificial optical synapse using a natural inspired semiconductor, copper exide, also known as tenorite. When exposed to laser radiation, the mineral’s crystals start to behave as biological synapses in the brain; they respond differently  to radiation based on the frequency of laser pulses, akin to synapses reacting to biologically active chemicals – neurotransmitters. The finding may open the way for next-gen processors that can imitate the function of biological neural networks; it can also accelerate AI calculations and training at lower energy costs. The results of the study were published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

  18.08.2025

• Real-Life Superpower: Researchers Use Magnetic Nanoparticles to Improve Spider Web Strength

  A team of researchers from ITMO University, Tel Aviv University, and University of Aveiro have come up with a new way to improve the mechanical properties of spider webs. To achieve this, they introduced a solution of magnetic nanoparticles into the spiders’ silk glands. In the future, the modified web can be used to create flexible magnetically controlled elements in soft robots or durable microchip substrates in flexible electronics. The related article was published in ACS Applied Bio Materials.

  12.08.2025

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #85

  It’s August already! While the new academic year is still some weeks away, there is plenty of news coming off our presses: research breakthroughs in chemistry and cybersecurity, educational initiatives for the AI age, and graduates’ success stories. Have a look below!

  11.08.2025

• ITMO Scientists Create World’s Smallest Silicon Light Source

  Researchers at ITMO University have developed a new photoluminescence amplification method for silicon. The metasurface designed by the physicists can enhance silicon's ability to absorb and emit light by 10,000 times – at a record-low volume of the material. The discovery will open the way for faster and more energy-efficient communication devices, as well as nanospectroscopy devices for medicine, science, and industry. The study was published in ACS Photonics.

  30.07.2025

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #84

  New achievements in light-based physics, the secrets of flow state, and new programs for Bachelor’s and Master’s students. All this – in today’s digest of science news from ITMO University.

  28.07.2025

• ITMO Receives 250 Million Rubles to Develop Innovative Audio Systems

  An acoustic laboratory at ITMO’s Faculty of Physics was named among the winners of the megagrant competition by the Russian Science Foundation (RSF), receiving  250 million rubles for fundamental and applied research in acoustics. The laboratory will produce acoustic metastructures for noise reduction, smart accident detection systems for productions, and wearable medical sensors for real-time monitoring of heart and lung sounds.

  18.07.2025

• ITMO Researchers Learn to Quick Control Metasurfaces With Light

  A team of researchers from ITMO University, Polytechnic University of Milan (Italy), and the University of Brescia (Italy) have developed a new approach to control the properties of metasurfaces using laser radiation. The method allows scientists to switch optical states within a picosecond, which means that they can now transmit more data in less time and build a photonic computer and more accurate medical sensors. The results of the study are published in Light: Science & Applications.

  16.07.2025

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #83

  If you're hungry for science news, you're in luck: we've got a whole buffet. Here are the most fascinating and intriguing discoveries, inventions, and overviews from the past two weeks – from all-new physical phenomena to a chatbot that keeps an eye on your yogurt.

  15.07.2025

• Time-Optimal Transfer of Quantum State Achieved by ITMO Physicists

  Efficient control of interconnected qubits is one of the most frequent hurdles for today’s quantum computer developers. Scientists from ITMO University and the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences have proposed an elegant solution to the issue: they have calculated the fastest way to transfer a quantum state over a large chain of qubits. The study is supported by the Russian Science Foundation and published in Physical Review Letters.

  11.07.2025