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• 5 Science News Now

  … backs of watches for real-time glucose tracking. Nanoparticle vaccine for flu. Researchers at Georgia State University developed a nanoparticle vaccine that offers universal protection against influenza A viruses, which eliminates the need for seasonal flu vaccines. The new vaccine induces responses to the stalk part of the influenza surface glycoprotein, which i…

  29.01.2018

• Neural Networks Can Identify Any Person’s Age

  …te an algorithm that makes it possible to determine one’s age based on a set of blood tests. For now, the system can only tell one’s chronological age; still, being able to make connections between results of certain blood tests and age is an important step to identifying biological age. The algorithm makes use of 20 biomarkers: from glucose or haemoglobin concentrat…

  26.01.2018

• ITMO Students' Startup Lets Gamers Play With Top E-Sports Players

  …y and Design. Naturally, setting up a game with a professional cyberathlete is a lot easier than doing the same with a famous football player - all one needs is an Internet connection! Yet, the idea was shelved for about a year, up until Nikolai saw a post on ITMO’s community page in VK about Future Technologies accepting new residents. According to Nikolai, he …

  25.01.2018

• 5 Summer Schools You Need to Apply for Fast

  …l expenses. Participants of the program are assisted in finding housing near the lab, and medical insurance. Participants applying for the 2018 scholarship need to provide the selection committee with references from two academic supervisors. You also need to submit your CV (in English or French) and your academic transcript. Those accepted will be notified by the…

  25.01.2018

• InfoWatch President Natalya Kaspersky: New Technologies Pose Cybersecurity Threats

  …While the foreign exchange market is regulated by the central bank, the government cannot regulate bitcoin since it is decentralized, and no one regulates it. Transparency of transactions in bitcoin is limited and anonymity is the main feature. This anonymity is inconsistent with the concept of a transparent foreign exchange market which exists around the world. …

  24.01.2018

• ITMO and Partners Hold Open Data Hackathon

  …tem. One of its priorities is the automatization of supervision of businesses and enterprises. A core idea of this initiative is the transition from a system of all-encompassing inspections towards a more risk-based selection. Optimizing the system to focus on medium or high risk companies requires a technical solution which can be deve…

  23.01.2018

• Generation Z: Who Are They?

  …people, or Millennials often want to start their own business, while Gen Z usually don’t. It is not enough for them to simply perform the task, they need constant approval for their actions. So they prefer the jobs where they can get this attention they seek. We also found out that Gen Z’s are more interested in horizontal growth rather than vertical, which means tha…

  23.01.2018

• Climate Change: What the Future Holds

  …ases prevents the heat created on Earth which is a result of natural and unnatural processes, to dissipate into space, as it once did. This is because gases dissipate heat in all directions including to the surface. This creates a greenhouse effect. Regardless, the temperature is increasing and, according to scientists, the likelihood of it continuing is 90%. …

  22.01.2018

• ITMO Scientists' Collaboration with German and Swiss Colleagues Wins ERA.Net Research Grant

  …evelopment of countries-participants of ERA.Net RUS Plus: Nanotechnologies (advanced nanosensors for environmental and health monitoring; new nanomaterials); Environment protection and climate change (effect of climate change and extreme weather on the environment, prevention and clean-up of water ecosystem contaminations); Health science (restorative medic…

  22.01.2018

• 5 Science News Now

  …iversity used multiple, miniature instruments to directly detect and analyze life. Using existing low-cost and low-weight technology in new ways, the team created a modular "life detection platform" able to culture microorganisms from soil samples, assess microbial activity, and sequence DNA and RNA.…

  22.01.2018