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• Art&Science Expert: "Aesthetic Sensibility Depends on Physiological Stimuli"

  …rtist's research. Each artist uses his unique methods to show them, and art pieces give us unique physiological stimuli that affect our brains. When we see an art piece, particular sections of the brain cortex activate; thus, one can say that art stimulates our perception and trains our brain and body. The sensorimotor activity which is a result of art appreciation c…

  18.04.2017

• “YellowRockets:” How Russian Startupers Enter Global Markets

  …ists in attracting funding for the projects. Some say that to reach the global market one needs to leave Russia. Is it true? It is true because you have to obey the same jurisdiction as your partners and clients. This makes it easier to attract money. As for Russia, everybody comes to Moscow, as it is the largest hub; St. Petersburg is the second largest…

  18.04.2017

• Vadim Veiko: “Lasers Are Omnipotent”

  …In 1968, we discovered thermochemical laser processing. Now it is widespread, but over 50 years ago it was a new one – using this method one can limit the location of the chemical reaction. In other words, it gave an opportunity to localize a chemical reaction with laser, previously the reaction occurred e…

  17.04.2017

• Navigating the ITMO Application Process

  …ool, and finally there’s the “Economics, Management and Innovations” top major, where you can learn about all the stages of building a high-tech enterprise, from making business predictions at the macro level, financial and project management, to patenting and promoting technologies. “The entire structure and hierarchy of the University is quite difficult to und…

  17.04.2017

• ITMO's Technology Brokering School: Results and Prospects

  … The Research showed that getting protein from lupins is two times cheaper than from soy, its shelf life is longer and quality - better. Protein from lupins can be used in dairy production, sport supplements and baby formula. As of now, the team is looking for funding to organize lupin flour production. A composite structural panel f…

  17.04.2017

• Gutenberg's Lounge: Why Stonehenge is an Observatory, How Satellites Stay on the Orbit and Where One Starts His Way to Mars

  …le, especially those who lived in steppes and the like, i.e. where they had no ground signs to orientate. In Altaic steppes, there are "moulds with ridges", a group of ancient constructions. The lines of stones that connect the moulds have particular marks on them; those were used to track the position of celestial bodies and orient. What's the difficulty, one may as…

  14.04.2017

• ITMO University Gets Into TOP-3 Russian Universities for Quality of Its English Website

  …at are included in the QS's Top-100 and whose native language is not English. The websites' content was reviewed based on 16 conceptual blocks. The blocks correspond to the typical sections of university web portals: "About the university", "News", "Graduates", "Mission" and the like. For each block, there was a range of questions one had to answer "yes" or "no" to. …

  14.04.2017

• ITMO’s Researcher to Boost Immune Response Using Computer Science

  …with an organism, the cells that are in charge of its eradication start being active. To undertake its missions, for instance, killing of viruses, a cell triggers certain chemical reactions – this process includes enzymes that determine a sequence of reactions and control their speed. This linked series of reacti…

  14.04.2017

• St. Petersburg Landmarks - The Secret History of Mikhailovsky Castle

  …d somehow desolate, you won’t see crowds of tourists or even many people nearby. Partially, that may be thanks to Mikhailovskiy being a moated castle - actually, it’s the only construction of this type in Russia. Surrounded by water, it looks somewhat distant, unapproachable, even unwelcoming; the other reason for this elusiveness lies in its peculiar design. All of …

  13.04.2017

• Innovations for Everybody: How Young Inventors Patent their Projects

  …mportant. “To make a device which would help blind people I modified the algorithm of the robot. Finally, I developed a device that one can fix on their hand. Now it has four functions: it detects the distance between the owner and an obstacle, determines its color and the level of illumination indoors. Using special tracking sensors it also helps the owner find…

  13.04.2017