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• Artificial Intelligence: How to Regulate Human-Machine Interaction?

  …modern AI devices look like having the same working principles as a natural brain, but in fact, they haven’t Nevertheless, robotic programs can analyze and make particular decisions as effective as humans or even surpass them. In these terms, comparing AI and human intelligence is reasonable," notes Sergei Koluybin. According to many reputable international magazin…

  17.01.2017

• ITMO’s Researchers for Nature: How Does New Ultra-Compact Laser Work?

  …n as bound states in the continuum (BICs) used by Ashok Kodigala, Thomas Lepetit, Qing Gu and their colleagues to create a new infrared laser. When generating laser emission, resonators are usually used (for instance, 2 parallel mirrors). The resonator makes light waves move through the active medium and at the same time increases the intensity level. However …

  17.01.2017

• A "Smart" Band Will Save People from Drowning

  …Start program; for a month, participants created business models, worked on hypotheses and marketing plans, and analyzed finances. 11 of the projects took part in the final session on December 16th, where the three best projects were chosen. The Aquatic Saver project got the highest rating among the experts, as it had both a prototype ready for commercialization, and…

  16.01.2017

• Scientists Virtually Tested Decision Support System for Medicals

  …d, the delay can cost his life. The researchers from ITMO University in collaboration with specialists of Federal Almazov North-West Medical Research Centre developed a decision support system (DSS) that will help in coordinating the work of dispatchers, ambulance crews and hospital staff. The scientists tested the new system using computer modeling. The develo…

  16.01.2017

• 5 Things You Need to Know Now

  …SpaceX Success. SpaceX on Saturday successfully launched and landed its first unmanned Falcon 9 rocket since a costly and complicated launchpad explosion in September, New York Times reports. The $ 3 billion project aims to send 81 satellites to space in the coming months. WhatsApp Insecure. Though Facebook claimed that its WhatsApp messaging service is secure, a …

  16.01.2017

• Studying From the Comfort of Your Own Couch

  …e watched a lecture from MIT on programming, it doesn’t sound so shocking. Within just a few years, online education has conquered the market and become both a source of professional development and at the same time, intellectual entertainment. They say that online education, in the form that we have become used to, was created at Stanford University. Then, profes…

  13.01.2017

• A Guide for Energy Saving: How to Make It Safer and Cheaper

  …influence. Silicon is one of the most widespread elements in the world, so producing these batteries is quite cheap. The scientists use silicon anodes. However, silicon’s expansion and compression, caused by interaction with electrolytes, leads to its' destruction. The scientists plan to solve this problem by using something else instea…

  13.01.2017

• ITMO University Joins the Horizon 2020 to Develop MRI

  …ls are able to improve MRI. Steps According to the plan, in 2017 the researchers will start the electromagnetic numerical simulation of the RF-field in a scanner using professional software tools. Then one needs to develop experimental prototypes and compare their features with the results of modeling. If these results correlate, the next step will be an experiment…

  12.01.2017

• Spend Your Leisure Time with Kickcity

  … bookings. Today one can use KudaGo to decide what to do for fun. Most of such services are just information platforms on which one can read about events and make a decision. They don’t take into account two things. First of all, people want to find something in a certain location and do that very fast, as they are looking on the same day they want to go somew…

  12.01.2017

• Singlet Oxygen and UV Emission, or Why Winter Strolls Are Good for Your Health

  …ere, using the new device showed that it can intensify singlet oxygen formation even on the Earth's surface. According to Egor Yasenko, this leads to another interesting conclusion: "This reaction is likely to be a lot more intensive in the higher layers of the atmosphere, which means that singlet oxygen also plays its role in destroying the ozone layer. Thus, ozon…

  11.01.2017