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• Scientists From ITMO and the US Assemble New Reference Genomes of Two Malaria Mosquito Species

  …ered there.  It is a well-known fact that this disease is spread by mosquitoes. It is with their bites that Plasmodium parasites causing malaria get into the human body. A total of 400 species are considered to be malaria mosquitoes, but only 30 of them are the major vectors of the disease. However, until recently scientists had a reference genome of only one spec…

  24.03.2021

• Researchers Create New Anti-Counterfeit Labels

  …Countless counterfeit products are being made in the world. According to a study (in Russian) conducted by the Eurasian Economic Commission, the total loss made by selling such products will reach almost $5 billion by 2022. Almost any product can be counterfeited: expensive watches, household appliances, clothes, food, and medicine.   “According to the World Hea…

  16.03.2021

• How To Overcome Fear and Appreciate Viruses: Staying With the Trouble Exhibition at AIR Gallery

  … “We appreciate that every artist from Russia and abroad accepted our invitation, so that we had to open a new space. We offered the artists to explore it and transform into total installations,” says Khristina Ots. “For example, we spared a room for karaoke – this is a final zone where visitors can celebrate the end of the pandemic and welcome the post-pandemic lif…

  15.03.2021

• ITMO Researchers Develop Method for Production of Hollow Nanoparticles From Liquid Metal

  …andra Falchevskaya. “We can use additional substances to control the particles’ properties, such as making them less smooth, equipping them with offshoots that increase their total area, making them more or less porous, or changing the thickness of their walls. It’s a versatile method. It will allow any researcher to create a capsule of a specific shape and size, fit…

  03.03.2021

• ITMO Highpark’s Project Receives Positive Assessment

  …ruction permit, and begin the construction of the first facilities,” says Andrey Nazarov, CEO of ITMO Highpark. The main educational building of ITMO Highpark with a total area of 30,000 m2 will encompass nine blocks under a common roof, on top of which sports facilities will be located. A running track will outline the whole ensemble. Other than regular bui…

  02.03.2021

• Giant Turnips and Runaway Buns: Essential Russian Folktales

  …x; it categorizes common types of folktales. At the Behest of the Pike belongs to the ATU 675 (The Lazy Boy) category, which speaks for itself – its protagonist, Emelya, is a total layabout. Researchers have noted its resemblance to Peruonto, an Italian fairytale first written down in the 17th century. You can check them both out and see for yourself: At the Behest o…

  01.03.2021

• Art & Science Open Day: New Majors, New Formats, New Opportunities

  …ic practice as part of the –Digitocene.Net art initiative. Her projects have been presented at various international exhibitions, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, TAB BioTallinn Biennale, the LLUMBCN festival in Barcelona, and many others. Maria Kuptsova has worked on several innovative art, research, and academic projects at the Institute for Advanced Archite…

  24.02.2021

• ITMO Scientists Propose Improved Solar Cells for Use in Smart Glass

  …The global share of “green” power is growing. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), renewable energy will make up 30% of the world’s total power. Engineers are intrigued not only by conventional solar panels, but also transparent thin-film photoactive materials, which could be placed on top of windows and used as miniature energy generators. But in orde…

  20.02.2021

• ITMO Wins Grand Prix of National PR Award Silver Archer

  …s of the campus and livestreams on Instagram, TikTok challenges, fun quizzes, and so on.   The resulting campaign broke ITMO’s own record – it reached 9.2 million users in total (the TikTok challenge alone engaged over 2.5 million people and the video manifesto was seen by 1.6 million).  As an outcome, over 20,000 people visited ITMO’s abit.itmo admissions …

  20.02.2021

• Demo Day at ITMO Preaccelerator: the Best Projects Presented

  …each new ITMO Preaccelerator session – an event during which startup teams talk about their projects and receive feedback from experts in the field of business development. A total of 14 teams out of the initial 47 made it to this stage. “We checked the projects out and chose those teams that are passionate about their idea and are ready to spend time on impleme…

  18.02.2021