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Paws of Help: ITMO University Students Hold Charity Festival for Animal Shelters
…ial features were there at the festival? Veronika: A lot of universities partnered with us to make this event a reality, and they were a great help to us, organizing pet food collections and donating it to us. The guys from St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University LETI, for example, helped us in developing a website for our megaquest, the virtual part of our eve…
02.10.2019
ITMO Technopark and Highpark Launch Pre-Accelerator Program
…uch a number of people here. Aleksey is right: this is the first program that not just ITMO students but also the city’s projects can participate in. ITMO Highpark is still in construction; ITMO’s new campus will be delivered in 2021. For now, we believe the launching of the Pre-accelerator to be the year’s main event; and in December, we’ll be also hosting the Highp…
02.10.2019
The Magic of: Autumn
… you could always sample “liquid autumn” in the form of the local teas. Served in a glass teapot heated by a candle, oftentimes they’re less of an actual tea and more of a sweet concoction of fruits, berries and honey or jam. Thick and delicious. One of my favorites is on the menu at Buddy Cafe across from ITMO’s Lomonosova campus. It’s orange and sea buckthorn, with…
01.10.2019
10 Rules of Eco-Friendly Behavior: Expert on Simple Sustainability Lifehacks
ITMO University Researchers Showcase Potential of Perovskite-Based Solar Cells
…vski, a Russian Home Affairs Minister and an avid mineral collector. Despite the fact that many scientists around the world have been trying to apply halide perovskite in the production of industrial solar cells for years, many qualities of this metamaterial remain debatable and mostly unclear to the academia. That is exactly why a group of researchers from ITMO U…
01.10.2019
Scientists Describe Universal Way of Compressing and Stopping Light for Ultrafast Optical Data Transmission
…a surfer riding a wave. The surfers direct their speed so as not to lose the wave, and, continuously rolling down its slope, use the received energy to compensate for the force of friction against water. In the case of light, the correctly selected dispersion relation also allows the light to catch the wave and, moving on the slope of the front, receive energy. Since…
30.09.2019
ITMO University Graduates Organize Monthly Meetups For Science Communicators
…e. Lena Brandt, one of the founders of the Association, once said that for science communicators “It’s time to gather stones”. Continuing this metaphor, I can say that now the construction has begun,” says Daria Denisova, head of ITMO University’s Science Communication Center. …
30.09.2019
Life at St. Petersburg Lyceum 239’s Boarding School “Formula for Success”
…chance to assemble robots and drones or tinker with electronics and nanotechnologies. Study rooms on every floor provide students with access to computers and an internet connection. The assembly hall is equipped with projection, audio, and lighting rigs, while the gym offers exercise machines and assorted equipment. In the court…
30.09.2019
Song of the Month: September 2019
… Just turn this song on, close your eyes and remember everything sweet, ridiculous and beautiful that happened to you in your youth – and smile. :) If tender sadness and inaction are not for you, and you are looking for a bit of vibrant, even aggressive energy, let’s listen to a brand new track Rock Bottom by grandson. This young and talented Canadian-Ameri…
27.09.2019
An Invention in 100 Days for 10 Million People: ITMO’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering Launches a 10-Year Anniversary Contest
…s of the presentations that the winners will be chosen,” adds Eduard Danilovsky. He noted that it is the faculty’s priority to give the participants the maximum freedom of action and encourage them to use their imagination to the max. Any useful invention which could be created in 100 days and would introduce an inexpensive engineering solution to a problem…
27.09.2019