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• Evgeny Pidko: Chemistry is a Catalyst for Success

  …nic chemistry. I work on artificial objects so as to proof that man-made inventions can be much more effective than the nature-made objects. I also study mechanisms of chemical reactions to understand the principles for total control over materials and nature. My research mainly focused on the field of catalysis. Catalysis is a principle that provides with the too…

  18.08.2016

• Summer School in Tallinn: Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction

  …Most summer school's events are based in Tallinn; still, every year the university chooses new partners from different countries for the course on the methods of human-computer interaction research. This year, Dubrovnik (Croatia) was chosen as the place for the course, the main topic being modern technologies for the elderly and people with disabilities. The c…

  18.08.2016

• Light-Emitting Glass Will Enhance Solar Panel Efficiency

  …t luminescent glass (one that emits light upon absorbing ultraviolet radiation), it will not only protect cells from mechanical impurities, but also significantly improve energy production.  Developed in the International Laboratory of Modern Photonic Materials and Technologies at ITMO University, this optical material absorbs ultraviolet radiation and converts it…

  17.08.2016

• «Yagodnoe» International Camp: Results and Achievements

  …eneurship Alyona Stepanisheva, the two weeks at the camp were split into three modules: one dedicated to education, one to sports and culture, and the recreational one. All the interactions between students — from cleaning up to preparing national food — were in English. The first to arrive at the camp were the French students — those were greeted Russian-style, with…

  17.08.2016

• Creativity and Traditions of Resistance: Financial Times on the Development of Innovations in Russia

  … has fostered research with foreign universities and companies and is encouraging its students to launch their own businesses”, - says John Thornhill, the editor for the Innovation section.  “We want to make the profession of entrepreneur more popular,” – says one academic. “People who are 30 or 40 still look at entrepreneurs as something suspicious”. Pavel D…

  17.08.2016

• Faster, Higher, Smarter: 5 Main Technological Novelties of 2016 Olympics

  …hes all of it in Twitter under the @WPOlympicsbot nickname.  The bot also reminds of the subsequent competitions 15 minutes before it starts. Up to now, these are all of the bot's functions, but its developers are planning to improve it and use for other events, including the upcoming presidential elections in the USA. Evgeny Kro…

  16.08.2016

• ITMO University Participates in the Erasmus+ Program

  …t of an open online course in the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT is becoming one of the most promising fields of technological development. The concept implies a constant interconnection between different things that is to be controlled by intellectual systems. A good example is the concept of a "Smart House", or even "Smart City". Household usage aside, IoT will h…

  15.08.2016

• Migraines May Be Caused by Vascular Reactivity

  …d vascular reactivity is most commonly observed in spasms of the arteries and less – in their extension. Every blood vessel binds with the nervous system, which controls its contraction. The nervous system harmoniously transmits the pulsations throughout the body. If for some reason, this coherence is violated, serious disorders may arise; according to the scienti…

  12.08.2016

• Perseids 2016: Guide to Watching a Meteor Shower

  …dark nights is the start of the season for Aurora watching. Thus, in the beginning of August an auroral storm has been registered - one resulting from a solar flare's coronal mass ejection towards Earth. The storm allowed those living in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region to see the season's first aurora, even though it was a weak one. Those who missed this phenomen…

  11.08.2016

• Optics Used for Measuring Blood Velocity

  …creates a light spot on the receiver, the limb casts off a shadow, and one can assess the change in volume by monitoring the shifting of the shadows border, which we read in two projections. Using optical methods, we can also assess the heart rate. We've conducted a series of measurements, and the specialists from the Federal Almazov North-West Research Center have c…

  10.08.2016