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• What to Do in St. Petersburg on Cosmonautics Day

  …Museum of Cosmonautics and Rocket Technology Located on the premises of a 1930s gas propulsion lab in the heart of the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Valentin Glushko Museum of Cosmonautics and Rocket Technology has been open to visitors since 1973. Its exposition traces the history of modern aero- and astronautics from pre-WWII military rocket tech and the 60’s gol…

  12.04.2019

• Partying for Sustainable Development: How Festivals are Going Green

  …mprovement of personal health, and the promotion of education and culture. Among the negatives are environmental pollution, the consumption of fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, increased production of waste, and impeding the movement of local residents. This was the beginning of Hamburg’s sustainable development goals initiative for major public events. …

  12.04.2019

• Space Tourism: How to Book a Flight to the Orbit

  …all jet plane, can take up to four passengers to an altitude of some 100 kilometers. In addition to tourist trips, the SpacePlane would also be used for suborbital research missions. In 2014, a prototype of SpacePlane was tested above the South China Sea. Four times smaller in size than the proposed spacecraft, it was developed by Airbus Group’s experts together w…

  12.04.2019

• German Week in St. Petersburg: Experts Discuss Science Communication and the Social Mission of Modern Science

  …the auspices of Russian-German collaboration in science and education. ITMO University’s Science Communication and Outreach Office served as the main organizer of the discussion; for several years, its team has worked on initiatives designed to improve the science communication infrastructure in Russia. Since 2016 Germany has been one of the Office’s key internati…

  11.04.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: April 13-14

  …place on Saturday, April 13, this time in the minimalist interiors of the Jaani Kirik church and music hall, is a concert of French and Russian music of the Romanticism, Impressionism and Art Nouveau eras. Dubbed as “Classique a’la Russe”, the event aims to fulfil its name to the max by also including seminal ballet performances of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. …

  10.04.2019

• Exploring North Rhine-Westphalia: St. Pete Startuppers Pitch to German Companies

  …A pitch-session is a popular format of startup events where you can present your project to investors and get feedback, prizes and useful contacts in return. “Smart City. New markets for Russian startups: exploring North Rhine-Westphalia” brought together companies that focus on technological solutions for smart cities on one side and representatives of major German …

  10.04.2019

• ITMO-VK Competition Winners Receive Prizes and Bonus Exam Points

  … with Aleksandr Kapitonov, an assistant at the Department of Control Systems and Informatics, who told them about robotics and the key platforms for online education and professional development. Results Out of 5,600 participants who had signed up for the competition, 351 passed into the second round. Their solutions to the tasks were assessed by a specialized …

  09.04.2019

• Water-Spraying Parasols and Smart Traveling Apparel: Projects by Teens in Tech

  …ther with built-in water-spraying device Proposing the solution of beach and portable umbrellas with a built-in water-spraying system, the project that won this spring’s session of Teens in Tech aimed to come to the rescue of people suffering from the heat, be it wide-eyed tourists or seasoned southerners. The prototype of the umbrella in question looks just li…

  09.04.2019

• University of Mexico’s Carlos Gershenson: Computers Are Telescopes With Which We Study Complex Systems

  …different objects. A diamond and a piece of chalk contain the same atoms, just differently structured. These microscopic properties are the product of a process called immersion. The characteristics of immersion seem enigmatic to many, and that is because the information produced by the interaction of elements cannot be found in thes…

  08.04.2019

• Programming Music with Sonic Pi: A How-To

  …As a professional Java programmer who developed software for Yandex.Market and Deutsche Bank, my public role usually consists of speaking about Java at conferences. But aside from my professional career, I’m also a musician. I have been one since my childhood: I graduated from music school with a specialization in piano, then mastered t…

  08.04.2019