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• «Metamaterial Black Holes» Can Absorb Radiation at any Distance — a Scientist from University of Coimbra on his Recent Research.

  …gths won't be possible: for each wavelength has to be its own «black hole». At that, the more power is absorbed or emitted using such metamaterial, the narrower the wavelength wand is. Thus, there must be a balance. Also one has to note that even if the limit on capacity according to Planck's law can't be exceeded. In other words, the bigger the size of the «black…

  21.09.2016

• New Online Courses on the Open Education Platform. Part 2

  …rograms using both functional and non-functional languages. Still knowing the basics of programming tools and discrete mathematics is a mandatory condition of this course. «I wanted to demonstrate that peculiarities of functional languages are based on the certain needs. Unlike other courses we didn’t include minor details,» commented on Alexey Girik, associate prof…

  21.09.2016

• Combining Work and Study — Six Rules to Manage It All

  …abit a week. If you burden yourself with your new life too much, then you'd probably return to your old one soon. Patience. Don't be a maximalist. Start with small changes. Want to take up sports? Start with mild warm-ups in the morning, then add push-ups, squats, etc. You won't even notice how soon you'll find yourself at a gym. Motivation is lik…

  20.09.2016

• SAP Marketing Director Makes Predictions about the Future

  …onal companies like Nestle and Danone and also with companies that were not so important in terms of the whole world but had leading positions in Russia. Using my experience I want to comment on the global tendencies of the market. To get ahead without any background I want to start with a fact, which may seem unbelievable. Today …

  20.09.2016

• New Online Courses on the Open Education Platform. Part 1

  … non-linear electric circuit theory and electrical machines. The course gives only basic knowledge and is aimed at specialists of non-electrical specialties and those who just want to get familiar with electric engineering. During each of the courses eight modules, the students will also solve interactive tasks from an engineer's everyday practice. Programming Alg…

  20.09.2016

• Philips’s Vice President: Darkness is the other side of the Lighting Design

  … orange rooms, the visitors adjusted themselves to the new conditions and felt in different ways. This solution made him appreciate challenging and unexpected ideas. «I want you to be curious. Match the things that seems impossible to be connected, don’t be afraid of experiments. A successful designer is a person who knows when it is reasonable.» In the…

  19.09.2016

• ITMO Imagines at EAIE Conference and Expo in Liverpool

  …ead to a sense of empowerment". He explained that "people find change cool if they feel they are at the leading edge of it, but they dread change if they are reactive". "If we want things to move forward", he said, "we have to shift the culture in our organizations". Increasing internationalization has many more facets than just simply increasing the number of int…

  19.09.2016

• Why Sugar the Pill: Indian Scientists on How Sweet Pills Make Treatment More Effective

  …s of taste are better developed. Also, children don't swallow but bite into the pill. So, there we have the problem: for instance, there might be an effective drug, but nobody wants it because it tastes horribly. What's more, one's taste receptors for sour are located at the base of the tongue, so one can't escape tasting it», — explains Padma Devarajan. …

  15.09.2016

• The New NANO-year in Saint Petersburg

  …s kind of a baseline. This event is conducted to prove that our program is going to continue working with its partners — there are already more than 700 of them, that we still want to motivate children to study sciences that provide for the future of technology — physics, biology, chemistry». The topic for NANOyear-2016 was startups: the even…

  13.09.2016

• ITMO’s Graduate Ilya Czech on How to Develop the Prosthesis Market in Russia

  …has to have detailed propositions. Don't expect that if you've got a great idea, everyone will accept you right on the spot. You need a plan, a clear understanding of what you want. For instance, our next step will be working with specialized state institutions: different prosthesis manufacturers and rehabilitation centers. We also want…

  13.09.2016