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• ITMO "Raps the Scrap" at the World Robot Olympiad

• 5 Things You Need to Know

  …ctice testing protects memory from stress. A strategy known as retrieval practice helps avoid impairment in memory when experiencing acute stress of a test. Unruly hair has scientific reasons. You can now actually get a clinical diagnosis of "uncombable hair' using genetic methods. Photo caption: Computer rendering of the "Atlas of the Underworld". Photo credit…

  28.11.2016

• Mind Games: Quests as a Way to Learn and Have Fun at the Same Time

• Quantum Dots Offer New Platform for Fingertip Terahertz Devices

  …s from Aston University and ITMO University used quantum dots to develop an antenna that can help significantly reduce the size of terahertz sources. The work was supported by scientists from the University of Strathclyde and University of Sheffield, as well as TeraVil Ltd company and Center for Physical Sciences and Technology in Vilni…

  25.11.2016

• A New City Guide App from the Science Slam Participant

• How Can We Affect the Evolution Theory Today?

  …ion of humans. Contemporary Theories According to the results of latter generic research, the "Out-of-Africa" theory of human origin is considered as the right one. There, scientists found the common ancestors of all people — the "mitochondrial Eve" and "Y-chromosomal Adam." A theory based on the belief that all of us are descendants of Neanderthals has been dis…

  24.11.2016

• Internet of Magic Things: How to Improve IoT Systems

  …l screen with maps. Furthermore,a special system makes one’s photos using his or her id number, so it is easy to find them in a stock. According to Arthur Clark, [Ed. British science fiction writer and futurist] any developed technology looks like magic. This wonderful statement can be used as a rule for those who develop user interfaces.…

  23.11.2016

• ITMO University Launches New Chemical-Biological Center

  …mir Vinogradov. The curricula of the new Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology are based on the relevant trends. The research,as well as publications in top-rated science journals will be done as part of the SCAMT Laboratory's projects; what's more, the center will widely use the opportunities for international academic exchange presented by the Erasmus+…

  22.11.2016

• Lectures in the Hermitage: How to Combine Art and Science

  …Art&Science: Science.Art.Museum is a joint project by the State Hermitage Museum and ITMO University, aimed at exploring the modern ways of science and art’s interaction. The lectures for the projects are specialists from different countries. Atr&Science sessionstake place at…

  21.11.2016

• We Are the Champions: ITMO’s English Courses at "Sirius" Center for Talented Children

  … developing verbal skills faster and in a more efficient way — up to 70% of the study time is focused on it. All in all, lecturers from ITMO train the students in three areas: science, literature and arts. During lessons and different events, the students play games and participate in quests, watch movies, discuss works of art and write poems — and all of that is don…

  21.11.2016