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• Daniil Sharov on Being a Physicist and a Science Communicator

  …the demonstration, the lesson itself, the way you grade their homework.  If you liked it that much, why didn’t you start teaching and went on to study science communication instead?  When I graduated, I kept wondering whether I could be a good teacher, if I was even capable of presenting my subject in an entertaining way. To get ins

  22.01.2020

• Scientists Create Listeriosis-Immune Mice by Turning off Gene in Myeloid Cells

  …The way the immune system functions is an extremely complex process and the mechanics of it have still not been fully understood by scientists. Which proteins are responsible for the immune response? Can an organism be made genetically impervious to all, or at least some malignant bacteria? Biologists and geneticists all over the world seek answers to these questions…

  22.01.2020

• New Apps for the New Year

  …Catherine Z. 2020 for me started with a wee bit of traveling, which led me to discover the glorious Russian Railways app. Although I wouldn't claim to be as in love with trains as the famous Sheldon Cooper, I do find it rather exciting and enjoyable - all that while also being eco-friendly. And now it is also incredibly convenient, as the app supports Apple, Googl…

  21.01.2020

• ITMO’s Rector Vladimir Vasilyev: Science Can’t Be Measured in Square Meters

  …to work in. The university started looking for opportunities to transfer some of the labs to other facilities. I am very grateful to our colleagues here in St. Petersburg, for instance, the Saint-Petersburg Pasteur Institute, for offering to accommodate some of the equipment in question and letting our researchers conduct their experime…

  21.01.2020

• Scientists Studied Hybrid Nanoparticles Capable of Generating Broadband Radiation

  …igh-refractive-index semiconductors (for example, Si, Ge, GaP, etc.) opens up opportunities for the enhancement of nonlinear effects in these materials. However, this task remains challenging due to the lack of knowledge on the integration process of metal and high-index semiconductor components in such nanoobjects. The researchers studied metal-dielectric nanostr…

  21.01.2020

• International Team of Scientists Discover New Phenomenon in Topological Physics

  …e used in electronics. While studying the properties of the topological phase of matter, scientists discovered new materials with unique properties that are called topological insulators. “In nature, there are insulators that don’t conduct electricity, and conductors that do, as well as semiconductors that are of a transitional cla…

  20.01.2020

• Machine Rights: Can an AI Create And How Should Its Creations Be Protected?

  …he machine this AI is operating on or the software copyright owner, depending on the agreement established during the creation of the AI.  According to the Russian law, for instance, anything created as a result of using a property as well as any benefit made goes to its owner regardless of who uses this property, unless stated differently in a law or a contract. …

  20.01.2020

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Soviet Art and Holo Eyes in Manege

  …sic architecture are still a testament to this legacy.  But If you go there this weekend, you’d also be passing by a Christmas tree decorated with holographic eyes. It’s an installation by the Israeli artist Igor Revelis (aka Klone) fittingly titled “Can You See Me?” and is supposed to explore “the phenomenon of human memory and the fluctuating boundaries between …

  17.01.2020

• Physicists Trap Light in Nanoresonators for Record Time

  …vironment, you’d need structures of a significant size, such as optical fiber cables several kilometers long similar to the ones used today to transfer internet traffic,” explains Kirill Koshelev, a staff member of the Faculty of Physics and Engineering and a first co-author of the paper. “Another option is to exploit large ordered arrays of nanoparticles operating a…

  17.01.2020

• Tsegai Tekle: Russia Exceeded My Expectations

  …Why did you choose to get your Master’s degree at ITMO University? There are quite a few reasons: ITMO University is one of the leading higher education and research institutions. It’s also one of the 15 Russian universities that were selected to participate in the Russian Academic Excellence Project 5-100. Another important factor was that I studied English, and …

  16.01.2020