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• MSU Student on Working in Different Laboratories and Doing Internship at ITMO

  …ick from the University of Sheffield, as well as Ivan Shelikh, head of ITMO University’s Laboratory of Low-dimensional Quantum Materials. The project is aimed at developing new ultrafast low-energy integrated polariton devices. An international research group has already managed to produce a prototype of a solid-body crystal lattice from hybrid photon-electron qua…

  09.08.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: August 11-12

  …s on kite-making and kiteboarding lessons. The festival will last from 12pm till 6pm; entrance is free. Don’t forget to bring a kite! Have you been to Sevkabel Port? It’s a new creative space on Vasilyevsky Island that’s definitely worth checking out! This weekend is a perfect time to explore this unique place, as it will host two cool events in a row: the Green V…

  08.08.2018

• Blood Nanofilters and Graphene Gas Sensors: “Big Challenges” Summer Camp

  …natural sciences research projects were invited to attend. Tutored by leading ITMO scientists, students developed several projects in the fields of big data, nanotechnologies, new materials, cognitive research, World Ocean exploration, satellites, and piloted aeronautical vehicles. “What was special about the “Big Challenges” summer camp was that it focused on s…

  08.08.2018

• Researchers Developed Effective MR Coil for Preclinical Studies

  …he quality of the image is so poor that it becomes difficult to distinguish small important details. To solve this problem, researchers from ITMO University developed a new type of special MR coil. A number of its design advantages makes it possible to get a high-quality image of the whole mouse. First of all, the coil has an optimal size and field of view for…

  08.08.2018

• Peterhof: a Perfect Spot for a Late Summer Trip

  …o sum up, a trip to Peterhof can well become one of your best experiences of this summer - and we hope that our little advice will help you make the most of it! Yours, ITMO.NEWS.…

  07.08.2018

• Per Aspera Ad Astra: ITMO.STARS Contest Results

• “Will Musk Catch Up With Korolev”: Private Space Industry's Journey to the Stars

  …x Valier did research of rocket-powered vehicles and solid-state engines, but then he realized that these old technologies would lead science nowhere. So he moved to exploring new areas like liquid-fueled engines, petrol vapors, and processes of combustion. The concept of reusing spacecraft equipment also appeared long before Musk started his space research. In th…

  07.08.2018

• Vacation With a Purpose: Science Tourism and Citizen Science

  …oject that has existed for almost ten years already collected detailed classifications of roughly 250,000 of the brightest galaxies. What is more, thanks to this initiative, a new type of galaxies has been discovered: the “Green Pea” galaxies that were often identified by the project’s participants. The service’s popularity led to the emergence of other similar proje…

  06.08.2018

• Science Communicator Fred Balvert: 'For a Journalist, Geniuine Interest Matters More Than Knowledge'

  …begin? I studied to be a journalist and from practice I developed myself into a communications advisor. My work as a science communicator started when I was writing for the newspaper of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Here I “translated” scientific topics and interviews with researchers to make them more accessible to the wider public. At the same time I had been wr…

  06.08.2018

• Celebrate Your Birthday Like a Russian

  …e they won’t. Maybe they’ll sing a sad song about birthdays being only once a year from a famous Soviet cartoon. Or you can catch up on the current birthday trends with new Russian favorite Masha and the Bear: …

  06.08.2018