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• Royal Society Member Maurice Skolnick: Why Making Science Understandable to Society Matters

  …research into semiconductors and a new atom-thick material the properties of which would allow to effectively manipulate light in waveguides. We’ll study ways to strengthen the interaction between light and matter as well as to create hybrid light-matter states, polaritons, which, unlike photons, can interact with each other as massive particles. The effectiveness of…

  11.05.2017

• Psychophysiologist Alexander Kaplan: Why Elon Musk is Weaving “Neural Lace” and Will AI Help Conserve Resources for Human Brain?

  …13 bytes = 2,405 Mb). What serves in capacity of a memory cell in the human brain? That is still a question to be answered, says Prof. Kaplan. It could be assumed that this function is fulfilled by the synapse – a link between two neuron cells. After all, unlike a neuron, it can be in either of two states – active or inactive. But, if that were so, another iss…

  10.05.2017

• Vyborg: Scandinavia with the Russian Soul

  …e medieval castle which has survived many wars, and is the heart of the city. It’s now going through restoration, all covered in scaffolding, but the rest of the museum complex is functioning properly, and waiting for tourists eager to plunge into the temples of knighthood and medieval life. This building, which is a unique monument of Western European defense archit…

  08.05.2017

• “Edible Science” Course: How to Cook a Modernist Dish and Learn About All Colors of Potato

  … in which researchand theories that have only been around for 20 years are already outdated and need to be reworked or rejected. A separate discussion was about the illnesses and infections one can fall to from various types of food. “I’m taking this course because I want to get into innovative dairy production. I read a lot about …

  05.05.2017

• Pure Math at ITMO: Students from 11 Countries Took Part in the NCUMC

  …esults of these three participants – this amount of points is a total score of the university. Participants have four hours to solve seven tasks. Also they can use English language dictionaries for assistance, as the working language of this international contest is English. “It was the first time when I presented solutions for tasks in a foreign language and I …

  05.05.2017

• Alexander Boukhanovsky Elected to Russian Science Foundation Review Board

  …eview board on scientific projects is to pick such projects. The board’s members also make decisions on extending funding for active projects. The review board is divided into nine sections dedicated to various areas of science such as liberal arts, agricultural sciences, physics, chemistry, biology, etc. As Alexander Boukhanovsky explained, at the initial stage a se…

  05.05.2017

• Towards Better Tomorrow: How to Start Scientific Career in the Field of Photonics

  …ms covering the opportunities available for female scientists. It also includes soft skills. This event allows discussing such important things as science communication, global interaction of scientists and popularizing science,” notes Ms. Ryabukhina. The speakers of the session talked about challenges that female scientists usually meet. Irina Livshits, head…

  04.05.2017

• Researchers Develop Word-of-mouth Computer Simulation

  …This includes info on cell tower coverage, on the number of communicants connected to them, on when a call is transferred from a tower to a tower and on the possible reasons for connection losses (leaving the coverage area, battery failure, running out of money on one’s account). This kind of data is not openly available and only mobile network carriers can anonymize…

  04.05.2017

• Video360Production Films Construction Sites In Crimea

  …Video360Production, a small innovative enterprise from ITMO University, has already completed several major projects that resulted from collaboration with large companies (Samsung Russia), museums and theaters (a collaborative project with the State Hermitage, as well as projects with Mariinsky and Alexandrovskiy theaters), and famous musicians (including bands like …

  04.05.2017

• The Ideal Getaway or a Temple of Holiday Boredom - A Sceptic’s Take on the Russian Dacha

  … mushrooms. To avoid any issues, you have to be aware that you will picking mushrooms under the guidance of an experienced mushroomer (“gribnik” in Russian) who never loses their direction in the forest and knows which mushrooms are inedible. The dacha is also the best place for BBQ parties (called "shashlyk" parties), samovar tea parties, singing songs with a gui…

  01.05.2017