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• SciComm at Sirius: ITMO Graduates Help Kids Explore Science and Art

  …plinary field of Art&Science. In essence, the artists and scientists involved in it use the language of art to talk about science. For my classes, I picked projects that would inspire kids to create their own works; for their final assignment, I asked them to create a prototype of an art object symbolizing a situation wherein scientists create custom-made living crea…

  29.08.2019

• ITMO Researchers Describe Carbon Dot Structure, Discover Red Emission Amplification Method

  … study is the first to suggest fractional hybridization. That means that atoms in carbon dots are suspended in a state of intermediate hybridization between sp2 and sp3,” explains Nikita Tepliakov, author of the article published in ACS Nano. Comparison to experimental data has shown that the researchers’ intermediate hybridization model provides a suitable …

  28.08.2019

• Don’t Believe Your Eyes: How Visual Illusions Work

  … right one, although, in fact, they are the same in length. Another example which also points to errors in our perception of size is the Ponzo illusion. Portrayed against the background of two converging lines, two identical parallel segments appear different because the brain interprets the converging lines as forming a perspective. We think that the upper…

  28.08.2019

• Your Guide to Events at ITMO University in 2019-2020

  …. On September 2-3, newcomers to the University will learn everything they need to know about the educational process at ITMO University. For the first two days of studies, instead of attending classes the students will take part in a quest that will take them through themed areas dedicated to the many aspects of being an ITMO student. There, they will: lear…

  27.08.2019

• Science Conference for New Generation: International Sol-Gel Conference Starts at ITMO University

  …lso includes reports by established members of the scientific community with 70-and-over h-index. For one, Peter Fratzl, Director at the Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (Potsdam, Germany) and member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) and Materials Research Society (MRS), will talk about water-mediate…

  27.08.2019

• Speak Like a Russian: of Time and Deadlines

  …ling with this kind of obscurity? For starters, try getting clear responses and exact deadlines, i.e. dates and hours, for whatever you might need. Secondly, don’t hesitate to insist on getting a clear response, especially if it’s something important. Lastly, show an example and be punctual yourself – this usually prompts others to do the same!  …

  26.08.2019

• Cognitive Experiments: How Our Brain Works

  …ss – sunset pairing, the correct answer would be red: Red Square, Red Cross, red sunset. All in all, the volunteer has to choose the key words for several dozens of similar chains. An important part of the experiment are questions that follow each answer. Researchers ask volunteers to report if they’ve experienced a “eureka moment”, that feeling when after a long sea…

  26.08.2019

• ITMO University and University of Lorraine Expand Opportunities for Student and Staff Mobility

  …The University of Lorraine (Université de Lorraine) is one of largest higher education institutions in France, dating all the way back to 1572. With several  spacious campuses in the cities of Nancy and Metz, the university is among the leaders of French national academic rankings and places among the top 5% of international university rankings. According to Alexa…

  26.08.2019

• International Volunteers at Yagodnoe: Results of the Ecological Raids Camp

  …ant, Amir Salim, from Palestine. “Six hours of outdoors work just couldn’t be more different from eight hours spent in an office. You can clear your head off petty worries and instead calmly reflect on life and communicate with people from different cultures. Ecological Raids is a great example of how caring about the environment and leading an eco-friendly way of li…

  23.08.2019

• Russian and Swedish Scientists Work Together on New Biomedical Product

  …can be obtained. Spider silk has long been considered one of the most interesting biological components for creating new materials. Consisting of protein molecules, long chains made of thousands of amino acids, it offers a much better quality than its artificial counterparts. Spider silk fiber has areas where several protein chains a…

  23.08.2019