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• Art&Science: How Big Data Becomes Art

  … the idea of publishing open government data on the Internet. Almost everyone uses devices that allow us to interact using data, and gadgets are now becoming art tools. For instance, The RadarCat project uses Google's Soli chip to identify materials and objects by "feeling" them like we do with our hands. A shot from the film "X-men" Credit: tehnot.com Mind-…

  24.05.2017

• ITMO University Opens Educational Courses on BIM Technologies in Building and Infrastructure Design

  …o, the technology allows real-time tracking of the construction process and foreseeing the possible outcomes of changes done to the various aspects of the structure. “For instance, you can use BIM to automatically calculate the thermal stress on the building’s elements with regard to the geographical location, which allows us to find the most optimal ways to acc…

  24.05.2017

• Faculty of Secondary Education Holds School Olympics on Occasion of Confederations Cup

  …. If you find the time, you can do it all. As for future plans – we’re not sure yet, but we definitely won’t leave sports. Anastasiya Perepelyuk, alumnus, student at ITMO’s Institute of International Business and Law, member of cheerleading team I’ve been cheerleading for four years now. It was difficult at first, even though I’d trained in dancing and went…

  23.05.2017

• Technopark Resident Develops Technology for Accelerated Regeneration, Extended Wakefulness and Delayed Aging

  … is one of the basic organic compounds in all living creatures’ organisms. And it’s important not just for gaining muscle mass at the gym, but for other things, too. Some proteins control the organism’s metabolism and transport various microelements and molecules – for instance, hemoglobin delivers oxygen to the cells. Prote

  23.05.2017

• The Recent Nanophotonics and Metamaterials International Doctoral Summer School - Participants' Impressions

  …ectric field. Yet, using such nanostructures is problematic, as they actively absorb light, heat up, and lose energy. Our approach is using high-index dielectric nanoparticles instead of metal ones. Those don’t lose much energy; also, the researcher has the opportunity to control their interaction with light. By using metamaterials, it is possible to create specific …

  23.05.2017

• The Power of Light: How Lighting Design Affects Our Lives

  …ct for not only those who chose it as their professional field, but for every person. The reason is quite simple: since the middle of XX century, light has become an effective instrument that can change cityscapes and even one's outlook. Light design offers many opportunities, yet it can also be used against us. So, what are the thin…

  22.05.2017

• Science Without Borders: The IV International i-Customs Conference

  …all study a common problem, but from the different sides of the border. We have different statistical data, and participants from different countries often find it hard to get inside information due to access restrictions. Thanks to us working together, the process of gathering and processing information was controlled by our scientific advisors who are renowned prof…

  22.05.2017

• Trolling Evolutionists with Flatfish or: Five Facts that Prove Natural Selection

  …, Darwin’s contemporary, is considered the father of genetics, but, unfortunately, he published his studies of pea plants in official publications of Brno’s scientific society instead of a well-known scientific journal. Because of this, his findings on the mechanics of inheritance were discovered too late. Gregor Mendel. Credit: wikireading.ru “Due to this,…

  22.05.2017

• 5 Things You Need to Know Now

  …s a face in the shape of a skull. Music AI synthesizer by Google. NSynth uses machine learning to produce funky sounds derived from recordings of about a thousand different instruments from flutes to clavichords. The resulting beats are more than a mere amalgamation of two instruments playing at the same time, but are ins RoboCupNationals

  …to present ITMO University on stage; Seldon is anthropomorphic, has funny ears and loves communicating with people. For the contest's jury, he gave a whole musical performance inspired by the Men in Black movie: Seldon played Adel's hit "Rolling in the Deep" on ukulele, having three more robots and two human members of ITMO's team as backup dancers. All in all, the t…

  19.05.2017