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ITMO University Makes It Into Top 20 in Annual Russian Universities Ranking
…tors: its increased popularity among new students, extensive international integration and ITMO students’ successes at international competitions. The amount of students who enrolled into the university as a result of success in various competitions has doubled (from 12.7% to 23.5%), while the share of double-degree program students has grown from 1.6% to 2.9%. ITMO …
06.06.2018
Lasers&Photonics Congress: Quantum Dots and Topological Insulators
…echnologies at ITMO University. The congress will also include discussions of such traditional topics as as: solid-state lasers, semiconductor lasers, laser beam control technology, nonlinear photonics and optical nanomaterials. Scientists will discuss modern applications of lasers in environmental monitoring, navigational systems, devices for space geodesy…
06.06.2018
Gut Microbiome Showed Positive Response to High-Fiber Diet in Two Weeks
…study, the introduction of more food fiber in the diet quickly improves the microbiome balance. "Usually these studies are conducted in clinical settings under strict control. We, on the contrary, did not keep track of how strictly volunteers followed their diet. The purpose of our work was to show that voluntary, even non-strict dieting rich in food fiber leads…
06.06.2018
Bridge Watching in St. Petersburg
…ost of St. Petersburg’s bascule bridges in one go (doing that on foot would mean going for a 20-kilometer trek along the city’s embankments). If you’re still set on having a stroll, you might want to decide on your route in advance: the nighttime scenery of St. Petersburg is truly magnificent, and there really are lots of beautiful spots to appreciate. By the way, he…
05.06.2018
ITMO University Shines at TechCrunch International Robotics Conference
…y. Developments from the British technology company TRA Robotics aroused great interest among the participants. TRA Robotics creates fully robotic factories that can be controlled and scaled automatically. The company and ITMO University have already launched several joint projects as part of their collaboration agreement signed in December 2017. Their firs…
05.06.2018
ITMO University and Russian eSports Federation Launch Scholarships for Gamers
ITMO Scientists Get St. Petersburg Government Award and Presidential Grants
…hat photons aren’t prone to interacting with each other. This hinders the development of metasurface-based optical gates, though they offer many opportunities in regard to controlling the propagation of light on a nanoscale. “The possible solution for the problem lies in the introduction of the so-called strong light-matter interaction regime. This way, the …
04.06.2018
Science Communication Research from American Journalists
…ed from the same university or whatever other reason. How to treat paranormal research WG: Different paranormal phenomena, as strange as they may be, also play their role in the development of science. Science can advance by studying anomalies. For instance, not so long ago NASA stated that there might be signs of microbial life in Martian rock samples. Thi…
01.06.2018
How Your Brain Makes Decisions
…eally fast: we can use it to concurrently process great amounts of information, but it can also cause us to behave irrationally. The rational system, in turn, is easier to control, but a lot slower. Daniel Kahneman suggests that both systems have their hidden pitfalls. The next advance in research of decision making had to do with embracing an interdisciplinary ap…
31.05.2018
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: June 2-3
…want take time away from the city noise and enjoy a magnificent view. With hundreds of lilac trees all blooming at once, the park will turn into a kingdom of flowers. Take a stroll through the park, attend an exhibition of lilac bouquets, take part in workshops on gouache painting and perfume making, listen to live jazz and blues, and even try some lilac cotton candy…
30.05.2018