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• On the Origin of Memes: Meme Scientist Explains Post-Irony and Future of Internet Culture

  … Selfish Gene proposed a basic unit of cultural transmission: a meme. A meme to memetics is what a gene is to genetics. Both evolve and propagate according to the laws of natural selection. Any idea, symbol, expression or action can become a meme. Dawkins’s examples of memes included idioms, types of arched bridges and even stew recipes…

  13.12.2018

• Microbial Fuel Cell, Space Station, and Electronic Guide: Finals of Quantoriada Competition

  …iversity’s SCAMT Laboratory where the students are currently working on their device, a microbial fuel cell (MFC), a biotechnological system that transforms the energy of chemical reactions into electrical energy by using bacteria. Like any other fuel cell, MFC is a very powerful device, however, unlike other fuel elements, it can use the energy of wastewater, which …

  13.12.2018

• How New Advanced Materials Help Fight Bacteria – and Cancer

  … the branches of a complex approach to solving this issue. Today, the research concerning MOFs is focused on a number of fields, such as drug delivery systems. Nevertheless, the production of pharmaceuticals (and pharmaceutical materials) can take a while to pass through the various regulatory procedures before they are prescribed to patients. However, anti-ba…

  12.12.2018

• BizCycle: Moving Towards Comfortable Biking Infrastructure on Russian-Finnish Border

  …ned to be a study into the world’s best practices and experience of organizing cycling tourism infrastructure. The project participants have already achieved some results in this direction. The project’s participants will also hold consultations with local cycling organizations and the business community. This will help them identify the needs of the future users …

  12.12.2018

• Future of NTI Centers Discussed at NTI Ecosystem Forum in Sochi

  …e hubs of valuable knowledge helping companies boost their excellence, ensuring access to global science, and conducting marketing and business development of inventions. Their interaction with business partners is especially important as the latter generate demand for research projects and identify problems that need to be solved, using such techniques as the establ…

  11.12.2018

• ITMO Students Score Second and Third in Robotex Competition

  …arted collaborating with the university students after their last year’s victory.   However, the new robot made the team have a tough time, as its navigation system suddenly malfunctioned. The students didn’t manage to fix it entirely, which resulted in them lagging behind. The second drone didn’t function perfectly either. Af…

  11.12.2018

• The Alchemy of Silk: Bioart Pioneer Joe Davis’s Workshop by The Polytechnic Museum and SkBioLab

  …ts. How was the event organized? What tasks did you get to solve? Liliana: The event was arranged in two parts. First, Joe Davis spoke about his work and projects at the intersection of science and art that he's been doing lately. The second part was dedicated to practical work at the laboratory. Laura: Our tasks were part of the project that Joe Davis prese…

  11.12.2018

• SURF Stanford US-Russia Forum: Science Communication and Diplomacy

  …’s seven years of operation. A distinguishing feature of SURF is that its cohesive community of former participants shares its experience with the newcomers. Having passed the selection, the students get to travel around Russia and the USA and collaborate with various specialists from fields relevant to their research. According to the program’s organizers, the ex…

  10.12.2018

• ITMO Fellow Ilya Anoshkin on Nanotubes and Working Abroad

  … the nanotube properties through light exposure. The researchers found a way to control the time delay that occurs when the signal passes through a waveguide with nanotubes and a directional radiation pattern. The obtained technology can be applied to improve the work of mobile phones and scanning systems used by the military. But according to Ilya, this is a prospec…

  10.12.2018

• Cakes vs. Tortes: Do Carbs Like a Russian

  … comprised of multiple crispy layers interlaced with rich butter cream. If it’s custard instead, it’s a fake. The only places I can still find them done the right way are Sevjer Confectionery and at my grandma’s house. The recipe dates back to 1912, when triangular-shaped pastries resembling the bicorne, a military uniform hat, were served during the centenary celebr…

  10.12.2018