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Trolling Evolutionists with Flatfish or: Five Facts that Prove Natural Selection
…ss religion. Conversely, if scientists say they believe a certain theory, it means they’ve studied it, examined the author’s evidence and research results, checked if the control studies and computations were conducted properly, considered if anything could be missing, noted the flaws and how it would fit into the rest of scientific knowledge. Secondly, many take th…
22.05.2017
Art Debut: ITMO's Robotics School Team Wins RoboCupNationals
…, has funny ears and loves communicating with people. For the contest's jury, he gave a whole musical performance inspired by the Men in Black movie: Seldon played Adel's hit "Rolling in the Deep" on ukulele, having three more robots and two human members of ITMO's team as backup dancers. All in all, the team led by Igor Lositskiy consisted of five school students: L…
19.05.2017
Music Under the Sky and Art that Never Sleeps: Lively Weekend in St. Petersburg
Neural Networks Never Get Tired: Data Science Specialist Andrei Sozykin On Opportunities Offered By Neural Networks
…n introduced, a neural network can receive incoming documents and identify them. Then it does the work a human accountant would do. Surely, a human accountant still has to control its work, but thanks to automation, companies need less such specialists, as they will no longer have to do routine work manually. What tasks and challenges now stand before scientists i…
19.05.2017
Everybody Wants a Piece of the Pie: Why Universities Need to Create and Support Innovation
…t would create the new ideas. Others are resources and funding for the innovation process. When the developing team expands to a few dozen, management begins to play a crucial role. Information flows matter, too. Not just for commercial purposes, but for coordinating the team. Later on, when everything is organized, someone needs to create a development strategy. A …
19.05.2017
Deputy Head of St. Petersburg Information and Analytical Center: Why the City Needs IT Experts and How to Create Systems for the Government
…is regard – here, it took much longer to gain approval on paperwork and so on. Among other prospective areas is safety – this includes road safety, traffic analysis and control, ambulance services control, street cleaning management. All the things that are part of housing, utilities and transport infrastructure will be united under …
18.05.2017
ITMO Launches the Open Academy of Laser Microtechnology
…conducts a major project as part of a federal targeted program "Development of laser technology for forming the surface microgeometry of construction materials in order to control their physical and chemical properties". As results of the research, five prototypes of laser systems are to be developed: a prototype of a laser marker that will allow to create color iden…
17.05.2017
Visiting Scientist Silvio Hrabar: Why It’s Important to Find New Uses for Old Discoveries
…terial implies the presence of a certain energy source in its structure that removes the aforementioned bandwidth limitations. These ‘’active’’ elements allow us to better control the metamaterials’ properties. The kind of energy source would depend on the type of frequency regime being used: it could be radiowave, microwave or optical signals. With the latter, laser…
16.05.2017
A Successful Start: ITMO's Schools, Academies and Centers for Schoolers
…Who can participate? ITMO's preparatory schools and centers are good for both high-schoolers who train for their entrance exams, participate in contests and aim to enroll in ITMO, as well as younger children who are just taking their first steps in science. What is the point of participating in ITMO's schools, centers and academies? Studying such programs le…
15.05.2017
ITMO and Finland's XAMK University Strengthen Relationship