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• 5 Things That Make St. Petersburg Russia's Cultural Capital

  …y, Karl Fabergé, Nicholas Roerich, and many others. Every nook and cranny of St. Petersburg has a story to tell – from the day when Peter the Great laid the first stone to the new millennium. Cultural legacy St. Petersburg’s architectural gems transformed the city into an open-air museum, fusing Baroque, Neoclassical, and traditional Russian-Byzantine influ…

  07.12.2020

• Bioprosthetics: Can They Really Be Controlled With Our Minds?

  … a smartphone app. The previously available model, Indi, had only one grabbing movement in store. Apart from compensating for lost limb functions, prostheses can also add some new ones. For instance, you can pay for your purchases using an inbuilt NFC module or keep track of bodily functions on the inbuilt smart watch. What are the limitations of prosthetic li…

  04.12.2020

• Food of the Future: What’s to Come?

  …science play in this? Many factors influence the development of the food industry: the global economical and political situation, changes in people’s needs and preferences, new food production technologies, and even climate change. For these reasons, it is difficult to predict exactly what food of the future will be like. But it’s difficult to deny that it is an i…

  04.12.2020

• How To: Outdoor Ice Rinks

  …hose... thermals The crucial, most vital step when getting ready for an ice rink outing is deciding what to wear. It has to be comfortable and trusty – so probably not that new pair of jeans. It’s not a prerequisite that you fall when ice-skating, but this possibility surely has to be accounted for, which means it’s better to look less fashionable than to regret r…

  04.12.2020

• FoodTech Master’s Program Head Olesya Volokh: Food Is Always in Fashion

  …ed applying here. If the university is now also interested in the food industry – that’s great. Thirdly, a year and a half ago I started teaching at LMSU. It’s like a whole new world opened up for me. I realized that this is, too, a major part of my life. This work gives me energy and I enjoy influencing other people’s futures. ITMO’s efforts to transform its educ…

  03.12.2020

• Nanolasers, MRI, and Cultural Heritage: ITMO University Wins Three Megagrants

  …lications from various Russian universities and scientific centers, including three from ITMO – a record number for the university. “The megagrants help scientists launch new laboratories throughout the country. This funding can be used not only to develop certain fields but also improve the qualifications of academic staff,” says Irina Melchakova, the head of I…

  03.12.2020

• Scientists Demonstrate New Opportunities for Controlling Light in Optical Graphene

  …ractical applications, for example for the generation of optical emission. The fact that different physical systems can be identical at the abstract level of maths opens up new opportunities for theoretical physicists. The research methods that have been developed and successfully used for one kind of system can be adapted for the analysis of systems that have a d…

  03.12.2020

• Student Spotlight: Omar Ceesay, Gambia

• Best Projects by Participants of Online School by ITMO Avatar Developers

• Soft Skills: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them?

  …a particular element. We all know how to talk, think, and (more or less) control our behavior; that is enough to start developing your communication skills. Just like with any new activity, it’s best to start with theory and then move on to exercise. To get the feedback needed to put you on the right path, consider joining a course where you’ll be able to have your q…

  02.12.2020