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• Home of Future Leaders: ITMO’s Advanced Engineering School Opens New Site

  …out technology per se, but complete products that outperform foreign-manufactured ones. ITMO’s AES is engaged in developing such products, as well as research conducted on the scientific frontier,” said ITMO Rector Vladimir Vasilyev. Within the renovated building, ITMO faculty and students will be able to work on dry chemistry and biology, making calculation…

  02.11.2024

• New Technology for Drug- and Enzyme-Delivery Fluorescent Microparticles Suggested at ITMO

  …tors. Under UV radiation, electrons in quantum dots get excited to the state with higher energy that is later released as photons. This effect is what creates fluorescence. Scientists from ITMO have suggested a method to produce low-toxicity fluorescent polymer microparticles with quantum dots; the method is based on forming isolated substance droplets in a flow o…

  01.11.2024

• Three ITMO Researchers Win Yandex ML Prize

  …AI for science: from predicting ice movement to creating treatments and artificial organs Nikolay Nikitin, PhD in engineering, the head of a frontier laboratory at ITMO’s Research Center “Strong AI in Industry” and the leader of ITMO OpenSource community, became the winner in the category Young Academic Supervisors. Together with his students Nikita Starodubtsev, …

  31.10.2024

• Not Just Sphinxes and the Hermitage: Scientific Symbol of St. Petersburg Selected

  …The event’s mission was to promote local science and collaborate with designers and artists to create new city symbols – on par with the sphinxes, St. Isaac's Cathedral, and poet and essayist Joseph Brodsky – that would be available as souvenirs in bookstores and other iconic venues across St. Petersburg.  At the school, participants learned more about St. Petersb…

  31.10.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: October 31 - November 6, 2024

  …xhibition Hall 500 rubles (250 rubles for students) – tickets here Courtesy of the Polytechnic Museum and Manege, the exhibition showcases the advances and potential of science and engineering in Russia and the country’s contribution to global scientific and technological progress. On display, visitors will enjoy seeing a range o…

  30.10.2024

• Highly Efficient & Eco-Friendly Sorbent for Wastewater Treatment Developed at ITMO University

  …, for example, in hydrometallurgy and catalyst chemistry. Nevertheless, the production of sorbents is a complex process that affects the environment, as well.  To that end, scientists from ITMO’s ChemBio Cluster developed a reusable, affordable, and efficient sorbent that removes ions of lead and cobalt from water.  “The sorbent is made up of two components, …

  29.10.2024

• Higher, Faster, Stronger: How AI Makes Robots Smarter and More Efficient

  … bearings, making its structure more rigid and less mobile; during a fall, part of the impact energy damaged its solid links. Using global optimization genetic algorithms, the scientists found out that it would be better to use soft links instead of bearings. By absorbing all the energy from a fall, such links protect the robot’s structure and allow for partial recou…

  28.10.2024

• Not Just Carbon-Fiber: Researcher Mohammad Jawaid on Plant-Based Composites and Their Prospects

  …very few published articles. Everything changed when the UN General Assembly declared 2009 as the International Year of Natural Fibers. This attracted the attention of many scientists, making the field of organic composites more popular, and I felt that I was at the forefront of science and moving in the right direction. During this …

  24.10.2024

• I Am a Professional Contest: Programming & Information Technologies Track FAQ

  …g enthusiasts Why participate I Am a Professional is a national competition for students majoring in a variety of fields, including engineering, humanities, natural sciences, pedagogy, agriculture, and medicine. Over a million students participated in the contest through its seven seasons.  Enrollment benefits. All medalists, winners, and prize winners …

  23.10.2024

• From 5G to Exploring Distant Planets: Overview of ITMO Wireless School

  …ent parts of Russia, which makes me want to come to ITMO University again and again,” noted Konstantin Lemberg, a senior researcher at the Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.” Each year, the school's team reviews its program to ensure it covers the lates…

  23.10.2024