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• Popularizing Science: Director Dmitry Zagilevsky on Shooting Popular Science Films in Russia

  …Why did you decide to shoot films about science?   My movies are not popular science, they are more like documentaries — about people, their search, the problems they face. There were several reasons why I've decided to shoot movies about scientists. I grew up in this environment: my father is a prof…

  05.12.2016

• ITMO.START — the Academic Festival for School Students at ITMO University

  …ing and physics, as well as train for contests and find their future career paths. The "Physics-Mathematical Research School" gives its students advanced knowledge in these sciences, as well as gives them an opportunity to put this knowledge into practice. The School aims at training its students for contests and the Unified State Exam. According to the statistics…

  05.12.2016

• 5 Things You Need to Know Now

  … a single photon… Mapping the interaction between those two may inform design of quantum devices. "The photon knocks the atom into an excited state. To build reliable devices, scientists will need to control the interaction," said the team bringing Rubidium atoms and infrared photons together. Amazon’s Snowmobile = giant hard drive. An effort to upload more busine…

  04.12.2016

• Russian Scientists Develop New Metasurfaces for Deep UV-Imaging

  …e only with its wavelength and thus allow more radiation to be turned into ultraviolet. In other words, the laser adjusts metasurface to itself. When the relief is formed, the scientists reduce the power so the film starts converting radiation without deformation. The researchers have managed not only to convert infrared light into violet, but also to get deep…

  02.12.2016

• An Algorithm for Prediction Movies before They are Shot

  …ri made some curious conclusions, for example, where, how and by whom the most successful movies were shot. The student will present these ideas in his speech at the finals of Science Slam ITMO University 2.0. on December, 16.…

  02.12.2016

• ITMO’s Master Student Makes "Student of the Year-2016" Short-List

  …'d like to add that the Student of the Year All-Russian award is aimed at defining and supporting Russia's educational establishments that have achieved much in such fields as science, arts, sports, journalism, youth politics, student leadership and public activity. The award is organized by the "Russian Youth Union".…

  01.12.2016

• Startups vs Venture Officials: Why You Should Just Do It Yourself

  …market, kickbacks, bank guarantees etc. No one will come to you to do the business for you." Problem of deadlines Alexander Atrashenko, the advisor to the vice rector of science at ITMO University and participant in high-tech projects, believes that the problem of investors and startuppers is, in one word, money. "As a technological entrepreneur, I try to sta…

  30.11.2016

• Young People from all over the World to Gather in St. Petersburg

• Technology Brokers School Trains Specialists to Act as Mediators between Science and Industry

  …ITMO's School for Technology Brokers is an educational practice-oriented course for future tech brokers who serve as mediators between scientists and manufacturers, implement new research projects into the market (read more about tech brokerage activities). This year 51 young people became students of the School. At least three times as many people applied to study …

  29.11.2016

• Vladimir Vasilyev — Rector of the Year

  …le, Elena Kalnitskaya, head of the Peterhof National Reserve-Museum was named the best museum expert, Evgeniy Shlahto, CEO of the Almazov Federal Research Center was named the scientist of the year. ITMO’s Rector Vladimir Vasilyev was chosen as the best university head. "A modern university is not just an establishment focused of generating and transferring knowled…

  28.11.2016