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• Heartbeats and Goosebumps: A Designer from San-Francisco On Clothing with Emotions

  …ntimacy». Each of us uses clothing to show our inner selves. Costumes and projects we create help people feel more and be felt by others. People use glasses to enhance their vision. I strongly believe that we should use things that enhance our taction, as well. I like it when modern technologies and handicraft combine. In my projects I use different materials — bo…

  06.10.2016

• Innovation Valley: A New Startup Hub in Sochi

  …Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations. According to «Interfax» media agency, the potential residents of the Valley presented their projects at the previous session of the International Innovation Forum. For example, «Travelgent» service is a platform for booking hotels all around the world, the «Butler» is a new assistant for housing and utility sect…

  06.10.2016

• Telemedicine: How Programmers Visualize Human Internals

  …e 3D Human Anatomy Atlas is a visualization of human internals, muscles and biological systems' work, such as the digestive tract, nervous system and others. There are two versions of the Atlas. At first, ITMO University researchers developed an atlas for educational purposes. It included the following option: one could «construct» a body of a man with the standard …

  06.10.2016

• The Ceaseless Chain: Why Schools and Universities Have to Collaborate?

  …, so the problem of training future engineers is something we can relate to. The deep theoretical knowledge the children get here must be further developed during practical sessions, including research and project activities. This helps promote science to children, which can become the key aspect in choosing one's future career path. One of the tasks that stand befor…

  05.10.2016

• A New Approach to Education: ITMO’s Academic Board Elaborates New Concepts

  …educational processes, and will be replaced by flexible educational programs. Special teams that research the demand, monitor these programs and organize practical training sessions and the like. This implies a totally new approach to elaborating schedules, and a new project approach to educational activity as a whole — these programs will become more of personal pro…

  05.10.2016

• New Optical Biosensor Can Diagnose Infections in Few Seconds

• The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics: Topological Phases of Matter over the Experimental Discovery of Gravitational Waves

  …iquid nitrogen. «In essence, their research results in creating a new theory that explains the phenomena of superconductivity and superfluidity in systems of reduced dimension with respect to strong magnetic fields. This revolutionary theory has been created thanks to the use of a mathematical apparatus that has never been used in physics before — and that is to…

  04.10.2016

• In Terms of Science: the Explanation for Paranormal Phenomena

  …. Each culture has its' own superficial creatures: Arabs call them jinns, Russians have the «domovoy» (house spirit), Japanese use the word «kanashibari.» There are various versions of evil creatures that attack humans when they sleep. Those people who believe in mysterious things suppose that this feeling proves the existence of demons. However scientists have a …

  04.10.2016

• Web Standard days: a Quick Guide for Future Web-Developers

  …ere's no lack of engineers. So what about «workers»? They don't train laborers at universities. And in schools, they train children for the Unified State Exam. So, such professionals emerge from… self-education. And it actually works. How to transfer knowledge? First step: Text is the best format. Video is a waste of time. And you surely can't scan it. So, it's …

  04.10.2016

• 56th in the Times Higher Education Ranking: Reasons Behind ITMO’s Success

  …such as ITMO, get more attention from the world’s academic community. At the same time, the amount of universities ranged in the ranking increased from 800 to 980, so this decision also reflects an increase in competition. To sum up, these results reflect the success of the Project 5−100 — three of its participants got into the top, and there are now 16 Russian un…

  04.10.2016