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• Physicists Design Next-Gen Antenna for Supersensitive Magnetic Field Detectors

  … magnetic fields is necessary for many industries: from navigation to medicine. For example, magnetoencephalography can register magnetic fields that emerge as part of the brain’s function, as well as measure the activity of individual neurons. This method is used in the diagnosis of epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease, or in preparation for brain surgery. However, magn…

  02.11.2018

• State Hermitage Photographer Yuri Molodkovets on Running an Instagram for World-Famous Museum

  … in the Editorial and Publishing Department. Museum photography is a very serious business. The main task of a museum photographer is to take pictures of objects in the museum's collections in such a way that they would show their true beauty. Why is that so important? The truth is that the Hermitage has over 3 million exhibits in storage, and, only 5-7% of them are …

  02.11.2018

• What Future Does Climate Change Spell for St. Petersburg?

  …ould cause damage to road surfaces, increase pollution, draw more pests to the city, cause blackouts (due to the wider usage of climate control devices), and increase the rate of infection and death. Researchers used weather forecasts, satellite data and a special algorithm in order to assess the risks. Their conclusion was that the urban surface temperature (not …

  01.11.2018

• Ghent University Professor: Every Patient Should Have Their Own Heart Model

  …artners from the Almazov Center are very interested in innovations, and this is an important factor in our cooperation. How difficult is building this practitioner-scientist interaction? Establishing a good working relationship with medical practitioners is a unique achievement for us scientists. This is a very difficult task indeed: doctors are extremely busy …

  01.11.2018

• Biochemistry Twins on Creating their Own Lab

  … me. We saw each other every day. Now his office is very far away, and we severely lack communication. We started working on the laboratory together. Right after it began to fully function, we went into the areas of research that are most interesting to each of us. Our scientific work is different, but we have always used almost the same materials. I understand very …

  01.11.2018

• Scientists' New Image And Academic Mobility: Professor Pavel Belov's Take on Modern Science

  …n of concentrating most research at the Russian Academy of Sciences. The image of a scientist The new approach to science that sees it as some practice-oriented "knowledge production" brought significant changes to many of its aspects, the image of a scientist included. The new scientist is an effective manager, almost a entrepreneur, who can spend only five pe…

  31.10.2018

• Siberian Coal Energy Company’s Advisor on Personnel: Even the Most Macho Miners Need Soft Skills

  …son playing truant will no longer be able to participate in such educational events. “There are no other options,” explains Anatoly Fomin. “These people work at high-threat production plants. If we fail to maintain the discipline, there’ll be accidents and injuries on end. Discipline comes above everything in our line of work. An employee may be talented and eve…

  30.10.2018

• Universities of 5-100 Russian Academic Excellence Project Share Plans for 2020 and Beyond

  … Within the next five years, ITMO University and its partners plan to provide solutions to a number of scientific, educational and infrastructure-related issues related to the introduction of cognitive technologies into cutting-edge markets. In September 2018 the university held the first session of the National Center for Cognitive Research, created for the purpose …

  29.10.2018

• Scientists Developed New Contactless Method of Measuring Blood Flow in Hands

  …gistration of the signal from all sides of the hand. This would allow us to identify the heterogeneity of the signal, if it occurs due to the difference of capillaries density and functioning in different parts of the skin. We developed special software, designed and assembled the equipment necessary to synchronize and process the data stream simultaneously from the …

  29.10.2018

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Tauride Palace Orangery

  … not believe it, but such a change of perspective really helps you focus, and is an awesome way to set your mind straight. If the Orangery itself is great for doing some self-reflection, the local cafe seems like a great meet-up place. It’s really small, calm, and quite inexpensive; if you are looking for a place to have a meaningful conversation or work on someth…

  26.10.2018