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• Field Report: St. Petersburg’s New Open-Air Swimming Pool

  …What to expect inside So, exciting times: we now have a year-round open-air swimming pool right in the middle of the city! As soon as the summer's first heatwave came, the pool became increasingly popular – and for good reason. First, there are actually two pools, not one: the first measures at 50x25 meters and includes six lanes along with a separate area for "fr…

  01.08.2025

• The Real-World Business: Highlights of ITMO Accelerator’s Latest Demo Day

  …mentors helped the contestants develop their projects, shared their expertise on how to produce a competitive product and which tools to use, and taught them to identify the pains of their target audience and successfully pitch their ideas to investors and partners.  “I was in their place seven years ago. I’ve won accelerators by Sberbank, MTS, and even Visa. I …

  31.07.2025

• Student Spotlight: Akib Nassir, Nigeria

  …aces, especially in public transport. In Nigeria, it’s common to chat with strangers, even during a short ride. But here, people tend to mind their own business. What truly inspired me, though, was the architecture and cultural richness of the city. Living in the historical center has given me a front-row seat to landmarks, museums, and streets that tell centuries…

  31.07.2025

• This Week in St. Petersburg: July 31 - August 6, 2025

  …s, workshops, exhibitions, and a five-hour gala concert – that’s what you get at the annual festival by the Museum of Theatre and Music. Explore its rich collection of musical instruments, practice your tank drum skills, and listen to music from all around the world – from Karelia to India and Portugal – at the open air concert. Monday, August 4 Yuri Ovchin…

  30.07.2025

• Refreshing Russian Soups and Drinks to Try This Summer Season

  …uch as white kvass or oat kvass. *** Baikal and tarkhun Though they couldn’t be more different in taste and appearance, these two classic sodas have somehow become an inseparable duo when it comes to essential summer drinks. Both first emerged on the scene in the late 70s – early 80s, developed as fashionable substitutes to Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Baikal (named…

  29.07.2025

• Math for Business & Life: St. Petersburg Hosts Its First Large Mathematical Workshop

  …h for business Although the workshop was first launched in 2020 at the Mathematical Center in Akademgorodok (under the aegis of Novosibirsk State University and the Sobolev Institute of Mathematics), it eventually extended throughout the country. According to the organizers, the mission of the project is to establish a nationwide network of mathematical centers an…

  29.07.2025

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #84

  …rever locked in a game of catch-up. Where there once were wax seals and watermarks, now there are sophisticated tags invisible to the human eye – in more ways than one. For instance, a research team from ITMO’s School of Physics and Engineering has recently developed a new type of anti-forgery label; using gold and silicon nanostructures, they’ve created microscop…

  28.07.2025

• ITMO Researchers' New Composite Material Offers 10,000x Amplification of Raman Spectroscopy Signal

  …man spectra are unique for each compound, just like fingerprints. However, the probability of Raman scattering is low, which is reflected in the method’s sensitivity: it is insufficient for detecting low concentrations of molecules, especially in complex media, such as biological fluids or petroleum products. This problem can be solved by using ensembles of nanopa…

  28.07.2025

• Discovery of the Month: Long Walks, Saving Tips, and More

  …ing destinations This was the month I finally went on my strolling “mission” to the now not-so-new promenade by the Lakhta Center. Though a sea-and-architecture combo is an instant win for me, that wasn’t the only thing that won my heart that day. From the viewing deck, you can see a small black-and-gold chapel in the distance, which stands in brash contrast with …

  25.07.2025

• ITMO Physicists' New Anti-Forgery Tags Can Hide in Plain Sight

  …e, the original nanostructures remain yellow, while the modified ones turn green. This effect can be used to create tags that will be visible only from a specific angle,” explains Pavel Kustov, the paper’s first author and a junior researcher at ITMO’s Faculty of Physics. A demo of the tag. The original and modified nanostructures are colored in identical ye…

  25.07.2025