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• 10 Movies for a Summer Night-In

  … blandness typical of most Disney flicks. We’ll cut the corporation some slack, though: with the latest Aladdin and its feeble but still existing pro-feminism stance, the inclusion of a queer character in the 2017 Beauty and the Beast (and, episodically, in Frozen before that), and the recent news about talented young woman of color Halle Bailey being cast in a live-…

  19.07.2019

• Champagne, Solidarity and Cheese: ITMO Student About Her Exchange in France

  …nt to nearby cities and tried traditional French food. The French are obsessed with cheese. One day, we even got all our classes canceled to participate in a cheese tasting session. The smell was crazy but the food was delicious. Was there something you didn’t like about your trip? The paperwork. During my previous exchange program in Austria, it was all do…

  19.07.2019

• How to Apply for (And Get) the Chevening Scholarship

  …great grasp of the language. Having an IELTS certificate is also useful for making an early application in February or March. An early application is sure to make a good impression during your interview. January to February If your essay was well received, this is when you’ll be asked to provide your recommendation letters. Recommendation letters are writt…

  19.07.2019

• Summer Camp in Optical System Design: Teaching Students Practical Skills

  …er a while was able to master only the basic functions. During her studies she had a short course which taught her how to use Zemax Optics Studio program, but it was an old version of it. She recalls that she used to do all of her calculations by hand on paper while using a calculator. She describes that process as tedious, slow and lacking clarity. After this school…

  18.07.2019

• Head of #Sektaspb Center on Using Research for Health and Fitness and Cooperation with Schools

  … they’re not massively popular. What’s important is for them to have reliable and cohesive information with trackable sources.  Do you approach scientists and medical professionals?  Yes, we do that very often. We even have a kind of scientific staff. For example, we cooperated with midwives and doctors who helped us to develop a program for pregnant women. We …

  18.07.2019

• How Russian and French Researchers are Helping to Restore Classic Art

  … based on the use of easily accessible (ready-made) visible-light lasers in combination with semiconductor technology. This method is also useful in the creation of three-dimensional images that are used to study the many layers of a painting. Advantages over other methods Many traditional methods, says Jean-Paul Guillet that have been used to analyze and a…

  18.07.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: July 20-21

  …Fontanka-SUP 2019 July 20, from 10.30am Moyka River Embankment near the Field of Mars (Rossi’s Pavilion) Free admission Fontanka-SUP is one of the largest SUP (standup paddleboarding) carnivals in Eastern Europe. This year’s festival will see scores of sportspeople from the world over compete not only in their paddleboarding mastery but also the origin…

  17.07.2019

• Over 400 Scientists from All Over the World to Discuss Key Trends in Nanophotonics and Metamaterials at METANANO 2019

  …onov adds that this year, the program committee also managed to significantly expand the range of topics, also reworking the structure of the conference. Apart from plenary sessions, traditional and special sections, the 2019 METANANO will include two symposiums: BioMETANANO and QuantuMetanano. Participants of the BioMETANANO symposium will focus on biomedical res…

  16.07.2019

• Participants of ITMO Summer School on Topological Photonics on the Latest Trends in the Field

  …rnet. It even allows transmitting signals across the ocean. However, it’s not that trouble-free. One of the existing problems with using fiber optics cables is that if you occasionally band the cable, the signal will be reflected and will go in a different direction. Topological photonics, in its turn, allows for the creation of such waveguide systems that only produ…

  16.07.2019

• Young Scientists Share Impressions From 8th International Conference in Computational Science

  …s event provides its participants an opportunity to develop the skills necessary for a modern scientists, including the ability to present their research, take part in a discussion, and find common ground with their international colleagues. “The majority of our participants are Master’s and PhD students, i.e. those who are just making their way into big sci…

  15.07.2019