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• A Step Towards the Future: Transforming Technologies with Photonic Colloidal Nanostructures

  …cle size. Thus “small” particles radiate blue light, “medium” ones radiate green or yellow while “large” particles’ light is red. Previously researchers had to use different materials to obtain this kind of light spectrum. If one attaches luminescent quantum dot to a nanoparticle this combination will turn into a hybrid structure without luminescence because light…

  13.07.2016

• Crowd Math: Researchers from St. Petersburg, Amsterdam and Bangalore Made the World's Largest Social Experiment

  … sneezed first, we want to understand how urban spaces and their structure affect the spreading of infections. A model consists of cause-effect relationships between the characteristics of objects. The main aim is to embody these relations. The information can be represented not only as math formulas, but also as a computer code, which serves as a “box.” We put somet…

  12.07.2016

• Science Communication With a View Over Sicily

  …ven parliamentarians who shared their experiences in the field of science communication. Getting into this course is not for the faint of heart. One must fulfill several criteria. First to have professional experience as a science journalist or science communicator, or to be a study in a masters program for science journalism or science communication. Then one mus…

  11.07.2016

• The New Way of Teaching Metamaterials

  …As this is the only “Metamaterials” program in the country, there were naturally certain difficulties at the beginning. The main issue was that there were no existing examples or experiences to use. As such, the Chair’s staff had to develop the curriculum from scratch. “The first enrolment of students was extremely good and we were able to complete the pilot ver…

  08.07.2016

• Choose Your Own Path with Distance Learning

  …a month or two after the start of their studies. We don’t try to impose our own ideas on them and always take into account the interests of each student”. All the study materials are available on the online system developed by the Chair of Computer Engineering and Design. Not only Master Students from distance learning are able to use these material of the Future

• Future EdTech: To Be or Not To Be

  …s that can be used, teachers still most often use excel, so there’s obviously something lacking there. Libraries can also have an electronic barcode system, and the school cafeteria could use e-wallets. Mr. Breslav believes that “educational applications for smartphones are essential.” He’s not referring to computerized tests but rat…

  01.07.2016

• Natural Metabolite Can Suppress Inflammation

  …tates: M0 – neutral, M1 – pro-inflammatory and M2 anti-inflammatory. M1 macrophages are the first who arrive to fight the infection. As they begin to swallow viruses and bacteria, an intense inflammatory process kicks in. This process may adversely affect the entire organism if the macrophages become overly diligent. Inflammation consumes energy resources of the o…

  30.06.2016

• Modern Universities: How to Struggle for Leadership but Don't Lose Individuality

  … of St. Petersburg. That why we consider the City as a large lab of our university. It is our unique feature, which we are proud of!” noted the Rector when commenting on characteristics that make the university remarkable and attractive. Russian universities want to become active members of the international academic community. To solve all issues connected …

  30.06.2016

• Yuri Kivshar: “IT's MOre Than a University” is a Gorgeous Motto!”

  …he extensive technical background of University's staff members and international experience helped this project to make great strides.   “First of all we developed Metamaterials Lab, then equipped it with experimental units and organized an anechoic chamber. After that we started to share unique knowledge with students and young researchers through educational …

  29.06.2016