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• New Luminescent Aerogel Production Method Opens Up Possibilities for Unique Materials

  …ighly resistant (aerogel can handle a load 2,000 times its own weight), exhibit extremely low heat conductivity and have a high surface area. Aerogels are used to produce heat insulation materials for industrial use. They also possess a number of useful biological properties, which makes them a promising material for use in biomedicine. One of the key topics in th…

  15.08.2019

• ITMO Researcher Represents Russia at QKD Security Workshop

  … any other scientific field today, is constantly developing. What questions are currently the most topical in your community?  Trends change with each year that passes. For instance, last year everyone was talking about achieving the maximum range and performance for the systems, but this had its own linear limit. This year, specialists managed to find a way to ci…

  15.08.2019

• ITMO University Retains Its Standing in Academic Ranking of World Universities

  …cal signals; Surface patterning of nanoparticles with polymer patches (Nature), co-authored by Ekaterina Zhulina, a staff member of the International Scientific and Research Institute of Bioengineering. The article concerns the interactions between nanoparticles and specific polymer structures; Electrophilic properties of itaconate and derivatives regulate the Iκ…

  15.08.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: August 17-18, 2019

  …Science Fest August 17-18 from 500 rubles Art performances and installations, a presentation of self-driving cars, waltzing robots, classic vs. electronic orchestras battles, robotics exhibitions, fashion tech, and a party at a planetarium: find all this and more at the annual Science Fest, to stun the whole of St. Pete and its surroundings on this weeke…

  14.08.2019

• 60,000 Steps a Day: ITMO Students on Organizing Mendeleev-150 Conference

  …was eager to help. There were a few interesting moments at the conference. I never would have thought I’d struggle with buying children’s toys (scientist Dmitry Weise’s installation required some 900 balloons and 165 building blocks). That turned out to be an unexpectedly difficult task: no store stocked that many items. I did find enough at the end, but I had…

  14.08.2019

• My Russian Mushroom Picking Adventure

  …nducive to spotting mushrooms. …. and according to my friend “if you really feel like picking it, it’s probably edible” - although I don’t think I’ve quite developed that instinct yet because I was wrong pretty much most of the time. But if you don’t know what you’re doing, ask and ask again.  There are also important strategies for not getting lost, like upl…

  13.08.2019

• ITMO Graduate from the Republic of Chad on His University Experience

  … but also at the University itself. Furthermore, it is not a secret that ITMO is very involved in lots of international competitions and I can honestly say that for me, it remains one of the best universities in the world. Its many victories made ITMO famous in the US, Europe, Asia, but, sadly, not in Africa, and especially not in my country, Chad. I’m even afraid to…

  13.08.2019

• Apps to Make Your Student Life Easier

  …TH 42 and MalMath are two more services that can ease the pain of calculations calculations. MATH 42 is a program for students that not only helps solve problems but also explains their solutions step by step. What’s more, it offers several different solutions at once. Another bonus is a section dedicated to training.  The application is available for iOS. Its…

  13.08.2019

• 5 Surprises about WCs in St. Petersburg

  …e common area.  Toilet paper question. At a beautiful restroom in a public garden not only there was no little sink (ok, there were 20 stalls) but no toilet paper too. Instead, there was a dispenser in the common area, so you kinda had to plan ahead. I wish I’d gotten that memo. Toilets on trains. I was equally surprised…

  12.08.2019

• Procrastination: Blessing or a Curse?

  …aking baths, I don’t need to get paid or praised to keep on doing that. External motivation, on the other hand, is associated with either a reward or a lack of punishment. For instance, we pay taxes so as not to get fined. Studies show that external motivation improves the quantity of our work, and internal motivation improves its quality, but it’s better to combi…

  12.08.2019