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• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #87

  It’s the first science digest of the new academic year – and we’ve already got plenty to share! From a deep-dive into the history of quantum mechanics to the anxieties and possibilities of education in the AI era, here are the top stories of the past two weeks.

  08.09.2025

• ITMO-Developed Metasurface Makes Optical Chips 2x More Efficient

  An international team of researchers has developed a silicon-based metasurface that transmits light in a narrow range of wavelengths irrespective of a source’s polarization. The material can be used to produce optical chips for screening devices that evaluate antimicrobial activity, as well as saliva-based allergen and glucose sensors, and polarizing filters for computer vision. The results of the study are published in ACS Photonics.

  02.09.2025

• ITMO Scientists Develop Smart Microcapsules for Corrosion Protection

  A team of researchers from ITMO University, Tianjin University, and the University of Liverpool have developed polymer-based microcapsules for efficient and targeted corrosion protection. The capsules respond to pH changes in the environment through a controlled release of an active material – a corrosion inhibitor, i.e. benzotriazole – over a period of 14 days. Only 700 nm in diameter, they encapsulate a large volume of the active substance, demonstrating an encapsulation efficiency of 86%. The technology opens the ground for smart materials with predicted properties and programmable response to external stimuli. The results of the study are published in Materials Horizons.

  26.08.2025

• ITMO's Monday Science Roundup #86

  Our latest science digest was quite a struggle to compile… because there’s just too much to report! From fantastically-sounding biotech research to the essentials of Russian sci-fi, from high-speed space communications to rapidly-growing megapolises – here are the top stories from the past two weeks at ITMO.NEWS.

  25.08.2025

• 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