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ITMO-UCLA Partner Program Graduates Showcase Projects
…ff. The main purpose of such a network is to exchange information among the staff and provide opportunities for growth, work and education. As Lisa Audish noted, such a form of interaction solves a wide range of issues. Firstly, it aggregates the information spread out over the various sections of the university’s website in a single pl…
13.06.2017
5 Things You Need to Know Now
…. Turning car plastics into foam with coconut oil. Plastic components from end-of-life vehicles can be recycled with coconut oil and microwaves and re-used as foams for the construction, packaging and automotive industries. Summer science reads 2017. Try your hand at brewing ancient-style beer? Enjoy strange stories on nuclear history and Earth’s real-life apoc…
13.06.2017
What is “True” Ecology?
…nment - or that is the widely accepted definition. But, for different people, “showing concern” can mean different things: from making related posts on the Internet to taking direct action; there is even such a phenomenon as eco-terrorism (civil disobedience and sabotage in the name of environmental causes). Some trace environmentalism to as early as the 7th century;…
09.06.2017
“Natural” AI: On the Way to Whole Brain Emulation
…ses such as studies of the brain, consciousness and human behavior, as well as for purposes of translational medicine like the development of personalized approaches in preventative action, diagnosis and treatment of nervous system disorders. The biggest of such projects in Europe is the Human Brain Project; the USA’s biggest is the BRAIN Initiative. Similar research…
09.06.2017
ITMO University’s Business-incubator is IIDF’s “Incubator of the Year”
…d catering service for Saint-Petersburg’s businesses OnLunch.ru, a Russian craft whiskey manufacture SaintBootlegger, an online platform for creative thinking development TrizOrg, functional foodstuffs for cancer prevention, a new advertising format DigitalAdvertising, an online platform for early-stage investment FundVid, high-protein organic ice cream Pro&Ice, an o…
09.06.2017
Chemoinformatics in ITMO: From Individual Projects to A University of Strasbourg Diploma
…Chemoinformatics: chemistry, biology, physics, IT and mathematics as one. - When a chemist plans a complex reaction, it all happens like in one's kitchen. There are lots of components that are to be put together in certain proportions and sequence. Oftentimes, specialists know what to expect of the reaction, how it will go and what a…
08.06.2017
QS World University Rankings: ITMO Among Top 2% of World’s Universities
…n working at leading Russian and international universities and scientific centers,” – comments Ms. Chistyakova – “ITMO University’s rise through the ranks is a clear outcome of the actions and measures we have taken with an aim to develop our system for international research, global education, structural transformation and focus on cutting-edge fields of research w…
08.06.2017
Nanotech From Birth: How Future Engineers Are Made at ITMO’s “Quantoriums”.
… become available this year. The children there can study such subjects as robotics, nanotechnologies, space, biotechnology, VR/AR, neurotechnology, automotive industry, drone construction, energy, geology, IT, laser technology and industrial design. The Quantoriums’ main purpose is to instill in the children inventive and engineering qualities – i.e. their skill …
07.06.2017
Training Future Scientists at Summer School
… properties of the finished product. On the second half of the first day, students at the applied biotechnology department made a special ice-cream mix according to the rules of production. On the second day, the students got to know about different cheese making production methods, and made soft Circassian cheese by hand, and enjoyed t…
07.06.2017
ITMO University’s Scientists Receive Prestigious Ulrich Award
…m France, USA, Spain, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands. The candidates and the winner are chosen by the Board of the International Sol-Gel Society. The main criteria for selection of candidates are their existing contribution to the field of sol-gel technology and the area of their future research. This year marks the first time that the award is granted …
07.06.2017