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Women and Science: ITMO’s Finest
…re major changes happening in the industry as businesses go hi-tech. Therefore, for us, as an entrepreneurial university, these two areas of activity, science and business are inseparable. I have been working the field of lighting design for about ten years. The science work and the search for new interdisciplinary approaches for organizing the quality of the ligh…
08.03.2018
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: March 8-11
…F. Cline. Every piece will be accompanied with live music by The Easy Winners Ragtime Band, which is famous for their adherence to traditional jazz and a most unique choice of instruments. And on the next day, the cinema center will screen “Gone with the Wind” in the English language, which is a great opportunity to fully enjoy one of the most famous films of all tim…
07.03.2018
BioHack-2018: 48 Hours to Make a Difference
…o state a preference for a particular project they’d like to work on; however, the tasks were assigned only on the hackathon’s first day. The tasks were developed by EPAM, the Institute of Bioinformatics, ITMO University, various medical research universities and centers, as well as the event’s industrial partners. Teams could also propose their own projects – provid…
07.03.2018
ITMO's Young Scientist on How to Win Two Grants and Go to Berlin
…n organise yourself well and find a way to remain motivated and focused on your goal. It took me some time to learn this. How Did it Happen That You Went to the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Berlin? Right after I defended my thesis, I thought about finding a job abroad. Not because I wanted to leave Russia and ITMO University, but …
07.03.2018
The Finals of the GenerationS TechNet Track Start in St. Petersburg
…nsfer technologies to industry. The participants will also get familiar with the specifics of such industrial enterprises in the region as Prometey Central Scientific Research Institute of Structural Materials, Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard, Lenpoligrafmash, MOBAHAUS and the Kirov Plant, and meet with the top managers of these companies. Among the experts were Dmitry…
06.03.2018
ITMO and Mel Science Launch Affiliate Program for Kids
…young age is no obstacle to starting one’s scientific career. Also, learning becomes easier when simple, familiar objects are used to explain complex terms and phenomena. For instance, how does one create exotic jellyfish from a solution of several compounds? By simply mixing sodium silicate Na2SiO3 with different salts, copper sulfate CuSO4, for instance when propagating in humid atmosphere. These properties make Bessel beams attractive for different applications, wireless communications included. In this regard, beams of THz radiat…
05.03.2018
Science Slam: Dark Matter and Liquid Batteries for Electric Vehicles
…gine that such a thing as "dark matter" would ever interest me. In the end, everything turned out differently, and today I want to tell you about one of the theories that explains the existence of dark matter. It is called "anapole". What is dark matter? It constitutes nearly 96% of our universe, but its nature is a mystery. There is no theory that would be 10…
05.03.2018
Climate Change: Future Challenges for Urban Scientists
…ere it can get colder. This is only natural, as Earth has a complex structure, and there are many factors that affect local manifestations of different climatic variables. For instance, in 1998 the warming affected the territory of Northern America the most, and in 2007, it manifested in the Russian territories of the Arctic Basin. Humanity has become a geolog…
05.03.2018
5 Science News Now
…astric distress. Aqueous storage device charges in 20 seconds. A new hybrid energy storage device can be charged in less than half a minute. It employs aqueous electrolytes instead of flammable organic solvents, so it is both environmentally friendly and safe. It also facilitates a boosting charge with high energy density, which makes it suitable for portable elec…
05.03.2018