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• The Heat-Ray: How H.G. Wells Predicted Lasers

  …Just fantasies?  H.G. Wells isn’t just a renowned writer – he is also a scientist. Born to a family of a maid and a gardener, he managed to win a scholarship to study biology at the Normal School of Science in London, after which he enrolled in the University of London to further pursue his field of study. Wells completed his Bachelo…

  10.01.2025

• Unsolvable Problems and Human Computers: Physics and Fantasy in The Three-Body Problem

  …Within the novel's alternate history, Chinese scientists contact an alien civilization during the Cultural Revolution. The title itself refers to an actual problem in orbital mechanics that cannot be solved analytically. The three bodies or point masses in the problem move with their initial velocities and orbit each other; the task is to calculate the location of…

  09.01.2025

• Student Spotlight: Ricardo Augusto, Angola

  …our readers? Hello everyone! My name is Ricardo Mutomba Augusto from Angola. In 2021, I finished high school at the Polytechnic Institute of Namibe with a focus on computer science. I chose this area because I’ve always been interested in subjects related to technology. Besides studying, I played basketball, worked at the Ministry of Health in Angola, and learned …

  09.01.2025

• This Holiday Season in St. Petersburg: Part 2

• Everything Wrong With Arrakis: A Physicist’s Take on Dune

  …seen in the sky, as it’s shown in Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation. Instead, they’d look like two very bright stars. Arrakis is often compared to Mars. However, this is also unscientific. Mars is much smaller in mass and size, with lower gravity, and, unlike Arrakis, doesn’t possess a magnetic field. Dune as seen by an engineer Stillsuits. One of Dune’s cal…

  06.01.2025

• Must-Watch Russian Cartoons for Learners of Any Level

  …Bear: Winter's Tale) (1981) by Yuri Butyrin Cartoons about culture, history, and ethnography Северная сказка (Northern Tale) (1979) by Rasa Strautmane Science fiction Тайна третьей планеты (The Mystery of the Third Planet) (1981) by Roman Kachanov Where to watch Most of these and many other Russian cartoons can be watche…

  06.01.2025

• Winter Holidays at ITMO’s Museum of Optics: Cool Events to Visit

  …ished glass ball, cylinder, and a shard that imbues light with various forms and colors. |s=2,center| In the glass hall, visitors will find another testament to Russia’s science and technology: a spaceship porthole made from radiation-resistant glass. Alongside it are the materials that used to serve in place of glass to humanity over the history, such as mica …

  03.01.2025

• How to Take Care of Your Mental Health Over Winter Holidays

  … videos stimulate the brain areas associated with positive emotions and facilitate the production of serotonin while reducing cortisol, the stress hormone. A study by Japanese scientists has shown that looking at “adorable” content can boost your mood and improve your productivity when it comes to tasks requiring focus. But it’s important not to overdo it: constantly…

  27.12.2024

• Student Spotlight: Idrisa Kiryowa, Uganda

  …Welcome, Idrisa! Thank you for joining us. To start, could you introduce yourself to our readers? Thank you! I am Idrisa Kiryowa, a dynamic and passionate writer, young scientist, and sustainability activist. I celebrate myself for my non-fictional books The Breath of Europe and L’amore Folle, along with my stories, poems, and articles. I proudly identify myself a…

  26.12.2024

• ITMO in 2024: Highlights of the Year

  …d their parents. What’s that? You want to see more rankings? We have some for you: according to the analytics center Expert, ITMO is the best Russian university in engineering sciences – not that we ever doubted that.  |s=3,center| June Another ranking, this time by SuperJob, rang in the summer: turns out, the average salaries of ITMO’s IT graduates increase…

  26.12.2024