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• 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

• The Hermitage: Getting the Full Picture

  … district), the Hermitage houses over three million artworks by names big and small of the bygone era and the present day alike. And just to hammer it home how big this museum’s collection really is, think about this: if you were to spend a minute in front of each item, it would take you more than seven years to see them all. Art is long, life is short, eh? Su…

  07.12.2018

• NeuroForum-2018: Experts Discuss NeuroNet's Development

  …an, founder and CEO of the Wikium company, on brain trainers' effectiveness for people of different age When we only started out, Wikium was a platform for developing cognitive functions: memory, attention and ideation. A year ago, focused on the field of soft skills, and started training both generic skills like speed reading, emotional intelligence and such, and…

  07.12.2018

• Bright New Dawn of Light-Guided Photonics: How the Next Generation of Fiber-Optic Device is Made

  …as a subdivision of the Research Institute of Light-Guided Photonics. At that time, they wanted to launch a laboratory dedicated to the alignment and assembly of devices for the production of fiber-optical interference-type sensors, which are high-precision sensors that have to meet the highest requirements. Naturally, we didn't create the lab out of thin air. At …

  06.12.2018

• Education Anew: Motivation, Development, and Careers in the Digital Age

  …b that says, "to have something, you need to do something". When we start reading a  book, it usually takes us a few pages to get a grasp of the story and zone off from all the distractions. It must be made into a habit, and that includes forcing yourself to peruse complex literature to help your brain develop in different ways. Why is the demand for learning reso…

  06.12.2018

• School of Technology Brokering: Establishing Communication between Science and Business

  … at Novosibirsk State Technical University I decided to participate in this school in order to learn the commercialization practices of leading universities. After all, the key function of educational establishments that work in the field of science and innovations is offering educational services, conducting R&D projects and developing innovative products, and co…

  06.12.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 8-9

  …hitects, aka ‘the first important book on art history’. Sadly, the great master hasn’t had that much of a reach in Russia, partly because there are no works of his in our museum collections. Up until now, at least: a major monographic exhibition of Piero della Francesca is about to open in the State Hermitage on December 7, putting on view his most famous oeuvres …

  05.12.2018

• St.Petersburg International Innovation Forum 2018: Digital Economy, Biometry and Education

  …adioelectronics" category. The solution is being used at over 10 stadiums, four airports and six railway stations in Russia. If a person is restrained from coming to stadiums by injunction, for hooliganism, for instance, their photo is included in the blacklist. At any attempt to enter a stadium, such a person will be detected by cameras, the ticket gate will be bloc…

  05.12.2018