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Dmitriy Andrianov: We've Lost Our Opportunity To Develop IT-Outsourcing Industry
…I wasn't sure whether changing my job was a good thing to do, but the pay at DataArt was two times higher. For my new job, I had to solve totally different tasks. DataFont was a production company, and DataArt focused on service, though I didn't know it then; hence, I had to learn a lot. For instance, I never worked with Unix before that. I knew how to use the Intern…
11.08.2017
RoboCup-2017: ITMO School Team Gets Novice Award
…nt to adjust their robots, which included mapping of the tournament arena, marking important objectives (i.e. start, finish, the locations of tables with objects, etc,), testing connection with the jury's computer and the like. The robot's main task was to quickly and accurately move through the arena (the obstacles' location can be changed by the jury), and ca…
10.08.2017
Project Session at Sirius: Implants, Security and Nano-Shampoo
…ly on developing solutions to various problems. Sirius is separated into four main “schools”: Science, Sports, Literature and Arts. The Science school, in turn, is split into 12 sections, each with a governing body or a supervising team. These specialists present their project ideas to the students. One of the sections, dedicated to …
10.08.2017
Cool Science: Why Science Communication Matters
Levan Tatunashvili: Focusing On One's Own Resources Only is No Good
…his infrastructure's peculiarities? The science campus was created as a common ecosystem uniting several research institutions and the university, where it is hard to draw a distinction between the educational process and research. Since its founding, the university has been part of the science campus and was modeled after the Moscow Institute of Physics and Te…
08.08.2017
How Neural Networks Help Scientists
…blication. Scientists have applied the new algorithm to two million stars and in just an hour the network has narrowed it down to 20,000 potential hypervelocity stars. Further selection processes minimized that number to 80 objects. In six cases, scientists managed to trace the objects’ paths from the galactic core. A group of 20 previously discovered stars was id…
08.08.2017
Summer at Sirius: SciComm, Interactive Learning and Sports Programming
…subject areas: Science, Literature, Arts, and Sports, with several courses for each. Children can participate in programs at Sirius for free, though they have to pass competitive selection. Press service internships Three Master's students from the Science Communication educational program had their summer internships at Sirius. For the most of July, Anasasia…
07.08.2017
ITMO Scientists Working on New Generation of Aircraft Fire Safety
…o Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific airline. The aircraft, holding 214 passengers and 18 crew members, was on its way to Hong Kong from London. After a sensor reported a fire in the cargo section, the pilots decided to perform an emergency landing in Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo Airport. It was later concluded that the alarm was false and the passengers were taken to Hong Kong …
07.08.2017
International Team of Scientists Proved How Intestinal Microbiota Can Affect the Flu
…People respond to the flu differently. Previously it was thought that immune response depends on genes and the environment which affect the chemical reactions and processes in the human body. But the international team of scientists from USA and Russia have demonstrated that microbiota or rather its waste products, metabolites, also play a significant role in the imm…
04.08.2017
Rainy Day Gadgets: How Science Deals With Bad Weather
…y, the product was successfully tested by 147 volunteers all over the world. The coats made with it allow wearers to avoid sweating in hot weather and stay dry in the rain. Construction material Another issue common in unpredictable climates is related to maintaining a stable temperature indoors. It doesn’t seem that hard to keep your windows open on a warm…
04.08.2017