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• 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

• Scientists Count Microscopic Particles Without Microscope

  …The production of optical circuits requires devices that can amplify optical signals, bring them into focus, rotate and change their type of motion. Ordinary lenses cannot cope with these tasks at nanoscale, so scientists are working with artificial optical materials – photonic crystals and metamaterials, which can control the propagation of light in most extraordina…

  09.08.2016

• Joining Big Science: How PCs Help Large-Scale Projects

  …ent of tuberculosis, HIV, and cancer (WorldCommunityGrid), protein structure determination (Rosetta@home), development of meteorological forecasts for the nearest future (ClimatePrediction) and others.   All these projects have the same rules: researchers set a task, divide it into simple parts and send volunteers. To become a participant a PC’s user downloads a s…

  09.08.2016

• Drones at Work: Delivering Pizza, Searching for the Lost... and Dismembering Snowmen

  …h ways. The application of the robot is still restricted by the battery life. Amongst the drone's other applications are searching for oil spillages, monitoring the work on construction sites (there is the TraceAir company in Russia that provides such service) and other operations that have to do with monitoring something from above. Obviously, copters will be of …

  08.08.2016

• Life-hacks for Studying Abroad: Students Share their Advices

  …as to pay for his residence permit - about 9600 rubles for Russian students. You'd also have to pay something for the plastic card itself, as well. I still remember the official’s reaction to my surprise: he smiled and said, that in Switzerland you have to pay for everything. Apart from the residence permit, you'd also have to pay a tax of about 30 francs every mon…

  08.08.2016

• Gennady Korotkevich Wins Google Code Jam for the Third Time

  …" Mr. Korotkevich will receive a $15,000 prize and automatic qualification for the 2017 Code Jam Finals to defend his position. Check out a live-stream recording for step-by-step action.  Mr. Korotkevich is the alumnus of ITMO's Information Technologies and Programming Department. ITMO University recently also launched a World Champions Programming School.  …

  06.08.2016

• I, Chatterbot: Why Virtual Conversational Partners are on Trend Again

  …o suggest some new album, or show addresses of the nearest bars on GoogleMaps based on a geotag. All of this can be done using one messenger, the one commonly used for everyday interactions with friends and colleagues. All the advantages The realization of the potential of the new generation bots gradually spread west. The first company to invest in this dire

  05.08.2016

• Big City Traffic Made Effective: from Paid Parking to Life-Hacks

  …r. Sergei Ivanov, the head of the Laboratory of Urban Computing The first attempt at decreasing the number of vehicles parked in the city center that comes to one's mind is introduction of paid parking. This is practiced worldwide. Paid parking has been used in Moscow for quite a long time; it's been a year since it was introduced in Saint Petersburg. The importan…

  05.08.2016