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• Nanoparticle Ink Lets Regular Inkjet Printers Produce Glowing Holograms

  …tions on a bigger scale, a number of steps need to be taken to ensure proper functionality and stability during long-term storage of holograms. The new ink developed by the scientists from ITMO University possesses characteristics that address precisely these issues. In a series of experiments the material was used for printing monolayers of luminescent-protected …

  22.08.2017

• "In English, Please": De-Jargonizer Helps Make Science Accessible

  …Fans of science often cannot understand the entirety of highly niche words used by researchers. Scientists, in turn, often do not account for this issue when telling people about their research or studies. The academic and the sci-pop styles of writing differ noticeably in their lexicon and sentence structure. The former, mostly seen in…

  21.08.2017

• Admission Campaign 2017: The Results

  …n Bachelor's programs, about 70%, are from cities other than St. Petersburg, and come from 83 different regions of Russia. The highest enrollment score was for the Computer Science and Applied Mathematics program: the average Unified State Exam score of the acceptees was 99.8 points. For Information Systems and Technologies, the average score for the Unified State…

  18.08.2017

• Scientists Learn To Predict Users' Preferences Based On Data From Social Networks

  …m, Facebook, VK and other social media can well become serious groundwork for future research. So, can data from such sources help predict their users' behavior? A group of scientists from ITMO University and the National University of Singapore decided to find out. The researchers developed a new recommendation system that provides for a more effective and person…

  18.08.2017

• Dave Vasquez: We Need To Start Teaching Entrepreneurship Back In School

  …e development of the startup culture and launching of programs on technological entrepreneurships is now discussed at the highest level, as well. The Ministry of Education and Science is now working on a road map for this purpose. In your opinion, is it the government's task - to develop the global system for teaching technological entrepreneurship? Definitely, es…

  17.08.2017

• IEEE Award Winner Slobozhanyuk: “There Are No Stupid Questions in Science”

  …Tell us more about the award you’ve received: how does it benefit you as a scientist? The award is given out by the IEEE – the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. It is a well-known and respected organization that unites academic societies in all kinds of fields: medicine, biology, power industry and many others. Among them is the IEEE Antennas and …

  16.08.2017

• ITMO & Australian Scientists Contribute to Latest Nanophotonics Review

  …The prestigious magazine by the Wiley German publisher has been around for ten years already, and is deemed one of the leading science magazines in the field of photonics and laser technology. For Anastasia Zalogina, PhD student at the International Research Center for Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, this publication will be her debut on the international

  16.08.2017

• Ecological Raids: International Ecocamp at Yagodnoe

  …o got to see some of the sights of St. Petersburg during tours. Ecological Raids was organized by ITMO University students with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation as part of the “People Need You!” competition. …

  15.08.2017

• SHA2017: Summer Camp for Hackers

  …ving hacked into the system, the Italians reprogrammed the lamps and diodes to display the Italian flag. The camp’s territory was split into several zones, each named after scientists and others who have had an influence on the field of information security (one of the zones, for example, is named after Edward Snowden). Everyone can place their tents wherever they…

  14.08.2017

• DemoDay: Projects from MIT Global Startup Labs and SumIT Startup School

  …e teams have been selected from 14 South Korean applicants by the Chungbuk Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, a government organization for the South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT. Team members have undergone intensive training in their home country. At ITMO University, the young entrepreneurs learned about the specifics of business management in Russia a…

  11.08.2017