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• NSP2018: Scientists Discuss Nanostructures in Photonics

  …eactions, and the first steps have already been made. We’ve also just finished the second competition that will determine how much time with the laser will be allotted to each scientific team, among which are, too, several nanowhisker research projects. Teams that participated in this selection will start their work in October, and the third competition will start in…

  24.05.2018

• Scientists Develop Improved Model for Study of Zika Virus

  …es. Nevertheless, pregnant women are still vulnerable to the virus, as it can affect the fetus and cause microcephaly or other developmental problems. To combat this issue, scientists were actively exploring the development of a virus-induced disease in animal models, for example, in mice. However, healthy mice are resistant to any human-like infection symptoms. T…

  24.05.2018

• ITMO University Participates in DigiTwins Project

  …cular diseases, as well as give recommendations on their prevention. Therefore, the project’s authors aim to create a large-scale decision support system for medical staff and scientists involved in drug design. How it works Let’s say that a digital twin that contains information on the patient’s biological data, genetics, lifestyle etc. is created in the early…

  24.05.2018

• Special Summer Schools for High School Students at ITMO

  …To participate in a summer school, applicants must fill out a form and provide a motivation letter. This year, there are 10 schools, all focusing on various scientific fields. High school students can become involved in real research and even complete a study project that they’ll present at the Young Scientists’ Congress in April 2019. …

  23.05.2018

• ITMO Hosts Conference on Cognitive Technologies and Quantum Intelligence

  …s the  development of different decision support systems and the associated mathematical and physical models, as well as their application in psychology, economics, and social sciences, that was among the most relevant topics of the conference. Amongst the other key issues were reports on research of complex multiagent systems like social groups and social networks, …

  22.05.2018

• ITMO University Invites Young Scientists to Study Graphene-Type 2D Materials

  …mensional materials are a relatively new field of research that began with the discovery of graphene in 2004. The importance of that research was immediately understood by the scientific community; just six years after the first experiments, the scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. But …

  22.05.2018

• Saddest Park and Happiest Street: Urban Scientists From ITMO Study St. Petersburg’s Emotions

  …not limited to just research: the lab also develops projects that serve to improve the quality of life in cities. One of the main areas of focus for staff at the lab and urban scientists in general are open public spaces, which play an important role in cities; these spaces are where people meet, socialize and spend their time. According to Alexandra Nenko, head of t…

  21.05.2018

• 5 Science News Now

  … animals like the octopus, which can walk underwater and bump into things without damaging them. World’s fastest heater  - 100,000 degrees in 0.000 000 000 000 075 seconds. Scientists have used a powerful X-ray laser to heat water from room temperature to 100,000 degrees Celsius in less than a tenth of a picosecond (millionth of a millionth of a second). The exper…

  21.05.2018

• ITMO Participates in SPIE Photonics Europe 2018

  … years. For one, SPIE Photonics Europe 2016 took place in Brussels, Belgium, and the next conference will also take place in Strasbourg in 2020. The conference is dedicated to scientific issues in the field of photonics and optoinformatics and consists of several sections: biophotonics, nonlinear optics, quantum technologies, and other. The event features poster sess…

  18.05.2018

• ScienceMedia-2018: Russian Student Media

  …o with journalism, I still devote my free time to writing on many topics, discussed in the student society. One of them was the topic I’ve won with: the problem of students in science. I believe media centers at universities are an integral part of educational process, especially in large universities like mine, but they also to a greater extent help students from th…

  17.05.2018