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• ITMO University and Kazan Quantum Center Launch the First Multinode Quantum Network in CIS

  …The distance between nodes is about 10 km, while the length of the optical cable during the trial runs was up to 30-40 km. During the first run, the network transferred control commands and demonstration files; also, the "quantum telephone" - transferring quantum cryptography protected audio files - has been tested. The network is based on a quantum communication …

  11.05.2017

• Royal Society Member Maurice Skolnick: Why Making Science Understandable to Society Matters

  …relevant today and there’s a lot being invested in it because it will also have a great effect on our future way of life. Science communication, too, plays an important role in that, otherwise how would society learn about future breakthroughs? Absolutely. I don’t know how it is in Russia, but in the UK when scientists apply for a grant, they must fill in a…

  11.05.2017

• Concurrency In Life - Practical Advice From Roman Elizarov

  …sults in having a particular outlook and approach to solving different tasks. The skills you get then can be easily converted into those of programming." In 1994, Roman enrolled at ITMO’s Computer Technology Department, and yet again began actively participating in contests. When he was third year, his team won the ACM ICPC finals. The rules of the contest forbi…

  10.05.2017

• Psychophysiologist Alexander Kaplan: Why Elon Musk is Weaving “Neural Lace” and Will AI Help Conserve Resources for Human Brain?

  …Until recent times, neurology specialists believed that the human brain contains approximately 100 billion neurons. It was only in 2009 that Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel, a researcher from Brazil, had successfully confirmed that this number was quite smaller. The actual number of neurons in the human brain is not bigger that 86 billion. The 14-billion difference is su…

  10.05.2017

• “Edible Science” Course: How to Cook a Modernist Dish and Learn About All Colors of Potato

  …t of the theoretical course, participants learned about the history of culinary art and the various world-class gurusworking in thisfield. Among the latter were the names of Harold McGee (the chief inspiration for most science-based culinary experts) and J. Kenji López-Alt (author of the best-selling culinary book “The Food Lab” that explains how to use scientific me…

  05.05.2017

• Alexander Boukhanovsky Elected to Russian Science Foundation Review Board

  …one cannot decide on which projects deserve funding based just on their subject matter. According to Boukhanovsky, priority is usually given to projects headed by researchers prolific in their publication activities, withexperience of teaching, working with post-graduate students and who possess enough time to manage their projects. Additionally, the prospective proj…

  05.05.2017

• Towards Better Tomorrow: How to Start Scientific Career in the Field of Photonics

  …optical and optical-information systems’ design. According to Anna Voznesenskaya, head of the Faculty of Laser and Light Engineering, this year a new session devoted to the role of women in science was included into the list of the seminar’s events. The representatives of IEEE Photonic Society’s Women in Photonics Initiative appreciated the idea – its Vice-Preside…

  04.05.2017

• Researchers Develop Word-of-mouth Computer Simulation

• Awards Given to ITMO University’s Most Successful and Prolific Alumni

• Tournament for Two Capitals: High School Children Presented their Robots

  …ool №139, coach: Evgeny Zavarin, ITMO University). Finalists: the SpravaNalevo (participant: Daniil Nechaev, the School №30, coach: Igor Lositsky, ITMO University); the Nandrolon (participants: Daniil Gorbulya and Sergai Papikyan, coach: Evgeny Sementinov, the School №495); the G30 (participants: Dmitry Nefedov, Anton Likhtarev, coach: Igor Abramov, the Lyceum №30…

  02.05.2017