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• Maker’s Day by ITMO FabLab: Hands-On Workshop for Robotics Beginners

  …f the event, the guests were welcomed with a presentation on the opportunities of one of minicomputers created by Raspberry Pi, which is equally popular among makers and professional engineers from all over the world. Due to its size, it’s sometimes called a credit-card microcomputer. A small card with a processor and a couple of connector slots, it serves as the bra…

  02.10.2019

• Paws of Help: ITMO University Students Hold Charity Festival for Animal Shelters

  …l? Olesya Alekseeva, head of the Paws of Help club: The From Heart to Heart Festival is held annually in several Russian cities, including St. Petersburg. Initially, its mission was to raise funds for children with various diseases. But last year, St. Petersburg hosted the first festival of this kind aimed at helping animals. We supported this idea and organized o…

  02.10.2019

• ITMO Technopark and Highpark Launch Pre-Accelerator Program

  …it to the first sales or pilot projects with potential clients. We got 487 applications, and thanks to us using an online education format, workshops and distance education sessions, we can work with this number of people. We’ll take 20-40 best projects to the accelerator and continue working on their businesses there,” says Aleksey Solomatin, head of ITMO University…

  02.10.2019

• 10 Rules of Eco-Friendly Behavior: Expert on Simple Sustainability Lifehacks

  …w the perfect recipe for how to care about the planet: manufacture from recycled materials, give up using plastic straws and packaging, stop traveling on planes. But every decision has to be taken on its now and not be lumped in with the general rule. A very important role here belongs to the analysis of a product’s lifecycle, from the moment it’s created to the mome…

  01.10.2019

• ITMO University Researchers Showcase Potential of Perovskite-Based Solar Cells

  …tructures. We have discovered a broadband Kerker effect, previously observable in other materials but not considered in perovskites. It allows us to create directed light diffusion. Basically, we have a perovskite nanocube and irradiate it with a flat wave, but it does not diffuse anything back, meaning that it gives no reflection,” he continues. This effect can…

  01.10.2019

• BizCycle Workshop in Vyborg: Creating Comfortable Biking Infrastructure

  …ce “Development of Tourist Cycling Routes”, organized by the Tourism Information Center, which brought together students of several St. Petersburg’s universities, future professionals in the field of tourism and hospitality industry: guides, developers of tourism routes and products, and entrepreneurs in the field of tourism. “What makes BizCycle truly special i…

  01.10.2019

• 5 Ways to Deal with Culture Shock

  …ith five exits, gives me a headache that can last for a week. Ugh.  Coping strategy: Going for a run or a fast walk to physically help the muscles relax often helps with tension headaches. Eating well and getting enough sleep also helps. And asking for help - you don’t have to know everything and go it alone. Ask and you shall receive.  Familiar things taste di…

  30.09.2019

• Scientists Describe Universal Way of Compressing and Stopping Light for Ultrafast Optical Data Transmission

  …lving it will allow for the creation of fully optical routers enabling the increase in the data transfer speed. To produce such cutting-edge, high-speed information transmission lines, scientists need to create more complex optical schemes in which a controlled change in the frequency of the optical signal, as well as its compression…

  30.09.2019

• ITMO University Graduates Organize Monthly Meetups For Science Communicators

  …AKSON Young Professionals is an educational project for science communicators who already work in the field and want to further develop their skills. As part of the project, its participants take part in monthly meetings with leading professionals from Russia and Europe, where they discuss their work, as well as challenges, failures and…

  30.09.2019

• Life at St. Petersburg Lyceum 239’s Boarding School “Formula for Success”

  …rs away from their hometown,” he says. Infrastructure The school enjoys a location in the historical district of St. Petersburg, in a fairytale-esque merchant’s mansion beloved by Russian cinematographers. Some of the rooms still retain their original decor, and starting in 2019 the Lyceum will renovate the building as well as adapt its rooms for laborato…

  30.09.2019