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Physicists Design Next-Gen Antenna for Supersensitive Magnetic Field Detectors
…ephalography requires super-sensitive magnetometers: devices that record the properties of magnetic fields, even weak ones. Therefore, scientists are constantly looking for new ways to create super-sensitive magnetometers of the new generation. Such devices should operate at room temperature and low input power. Moreover, they should…
02.11.2018
State Hermitage Photographer Yuri Molodkovets on Running an Instagram for World-Famous Museum
…associate them with research, but common visitors come here to look at art itself, so it is only logical that the museum would offer yet another opportunity to do that. Giving new knowledge is also among museums’ important functions. In this sense, the Hermitage is not just a collection of masterpieces, but also a whole encyclopedia that contains information about th…
02.11.2018
Over 200 Students Register For "I am a Professional" Competition
…first time that the competition's organizers used the Alice virtual assistant to help the students choose the categories they would've liked to participate in. The assistant's new skill was called "I am a Professional", and executed as a career guidance test. Its seven original questions help the user choose one of 11 proposed specializations. For now, Alice is the c…
01.11.2018
What Future Does Climate Change Spell for St. Petersburg?
…rs, the Russian capital’s additional mortality amounted to 4,500 people). Risk of death is most prevalent in the first industrial belt, followed by the second industrial belt (newer district), new districts, and the residential districts built in the 90s. The least risk is present in areas around khrushchyovkas, Soviet-era low-cost thre…
01.11.2018
Ghent University Professor: Every Patient Should Have Their Own Heart Model
…f biomedicine? Though I studied at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, I’ve always been interested in biology. From my very first year at the university, I knew that I wanted to do biophysics. But back then, theoretical physics was very popular at MIPT; I applied and somehow got accepted. After a while, I realized that theoretical physics was not e…
01.11.2018
What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer: Oncologist Explains
…sing due to a variety of reasons. What are these reasons? Indeed, breast cancer is among the most common tumors not only in Russia but worldwide with as much as 1.5 million new cases being diagnosed each year. The exact cause of this cancer type is unknown, however, some specific risk-factors have been identified. First of all, it should be noted that breast ca…
31.10.2018
Scientists' New Image And Academic Mobility: Professor Pavel Belov's Take on Modern Science
… situation is slightly different, as we have this long-standing tradition of concentrating most research at the Russian Academy of Sciences. The image of a scientist The new approach to science that sees it as some practice-oriented "knowledge production" brought significant changes to many of its aspects, the image of a scientist included. The NEWS…
31.10.2018
ITMO University Up by Ten Positions in QS EECA University Rankings
…he Webometrics ranking’s results) (5%), the percentage of international students (2.5%) and the percentage of international academic and research staff (2.5%). This year, a new indicator has been added to the list, international research network (10%). This indicator is calculated based on data derived from the Scopus database and shows the university’s research c…
31.10.2018
Spooky, Scary, and Bizarre: Villains and Miscreants of Russian Folklore
…whom. It doesn’t keep her from mixing with young, handsome princes that regularly show up begging for her help in either saving their wayward princesses or hoping to acquire a new kingdom, or both. Sometimes she boils them in milk and eats them, and other times she helps them outwith a magical weapon or potion, all depending on her mood. Is she evil? She certainly li…
30.10.2018