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• 5 Science News Now

  … well-suited for well-suited to map areas of the world where maps are frequently out of date, which includes both places with lower population and areas where there's frequent construction. New tool to speed up wearable tech design. The technology is centered on materials that become electrically charged after they come into contact with each other, known as 'trib…

  20.04.2018

• ITMO University Online Courses You Can't Miss

  …his online course on the fundamentals of plasmonics will start on June 21 and will last for five weeks. Plasmonics is a newly emerging and fast growing branch of physics at the junction of nanotechnology, subwavelength optics, quantum mechanics, and solid state physics. The field of plasmonics studies how light interacts with metal nanostructures and induces tiny …

  19.04.2018

• Russia Secures ACM ICPC-2018 World Champion Title

  …blems are made to be as close as possible to real-life problems that programmers may encounter in their work. The teams only have access to a single computer without an internet connection and must demonstrate their teamwork skills, something that is crucial when developing real-life software. Participants must show their logic, ability to work under pressure, work i…

  19.04.2018

• Scientists “Hack” Regulatory Mechanism of Immune Cell Activity

  … collecting and analyzing data on macrophage behavior. In 2016, we described a new metabolite regulating the immune response - itaconate, and now we have deciphered its mechanism of action. This allowed us to use itaconate derivatives in the treatment of psoriasis in model organisms," – says Maxim Artyomov, a professor at Washington University. Using itacona…

  19.04.2018

• City of Professions: Career Day at ITMO University

  … take from two to three months, you can apply for one any time. BIOCAD The BIOCAD company is also one of the university’s partners; it focuses on biotechnologies and introduction of innovative products. According to the company’s representative, they are interested in training academic personnel, as bringing up a generation of future scientists who are able…

  18.04.2018

• Open Day at The Faculty of Physics and Engineering

  …olar cells. Unfortunately, these batteries are very inefficient, as light that passes through the protective cover of the battery panel is reflected and and leaves in a different direction. What can be done to fix this? We could make the cover transparent, to allow the light to go through it. But it should still reflect light. What material is both reflective and …

  18.04.2018

• Results of European Parliament Discussion on Robot Economy

  …nity is advancing towards the fourth industrial revolution with the Internet of Things, new jobs and communication technologies. Artificial intelligence is no longer seen as a reproduction of human cognitive functions, but as something that interacts with its environment and carries out certain actions. …

  18.04.2018

• Winners of National Competition to go to RoboCup Asia-Pacific

  …ssical way. "We decided to add dynamics to the sometimes very slow process of the game in robot football. So, while our robot striker aimed at the ball to kick it in the direction of the opponent's goal, our goalkeeper danced. Also our forward has a firm kick “Brosok Kobry”, which was brilliantly implemented in penalty shootouts in Tomsk. We do not disclose …

  17.04.2018

• Danish Exchange Students Developing Lighting Design Solution for St. Petersburg Park

  …, we need to find ways of lighting them without contributing to light pollution. Perhaps lighting design will first be developed in the commercial sector: for instance, construction companies may list it as an additional feature when selling apartments. After that, the authorities will, too, realize the importance of it. Paulina: People themselves must unde…

  17.04.2018

• Inclusive Education – not a One-Way Street: How to Educate Everyone on Equal Terms

  …gineering universities, there are specialists who have the necessary professional training in the field of special pedagogy, psychology and rehabilitation, in order to realize the functionality that is implied by inclusive education. There’s a significant danger in discrediting the idea of inclusion, which implies a proper level of qualification of both administra…

  16.04.2018