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• ITMO Has Yet Again Made It Into Webometrics

  …he most valuable indicator, about 745th, regardless of the updated methodology. A ranking of the top-1000 universities made in January included seven Russian higher education institutions. This year Tomsk State University (969th place) joined the list of the best Russian universities: Lomonosov Moscow State University (216th place), St. Petersburg State University (…

  02.02.2017

• ITMO Students Develop an Algorithm For Defining One’s Marital Status

  …cial networks. "According to many scientific sources, the psychological type of a person is closely related to his marital status. So, we decided to try predicting it", explains Ms. Buraya. Profiling users can have a wide range of applications. For instance, headhunters will find it easier to find more information on people who are …

  01.02.2017

• 13th Baltic Science and Engineering Competition: From Small Discoveries to Great Accomplishments

  …udents at the Department of Nano-Photonics and Metamaterials. The children also visited a presentation on growing multifunctional crystals and took part in an interactive game inspired by Star Wars. The exhibition of projects occupied two halls at ITMO’s building on Lomonosova, 9. During the whole day, the young engineers were presenting their projects. Here are som…

  01.02.2017

• Amusement or Science: The Role of Modern Museums

  …ecimens — fish, birds, reptiles, and fetuses with anatomical deficiencies. Later, other exhibits were added to it — mounts, samples of minerals and herbs, as well as different instruments and machines. It may be hard to imagine, but James Cook's collection of Polynesian everyday items was brought there as early as 1770 — these items were presented to Kamchatka's gove…

  31.01.2017

• Science for Whetting Your Appetite

  …ep is to initiate the "food lab" center for school and university students, where they will turn their ideas into reality under the guidance of PhD students and lecturers. For instance, it will be possible to make an innovative drink based on kombucha [fermented tea drink -Ed.] or a super brownie with a homemade chocolate," said Mr. Baranenko. According to Denis Ba…

  31.01.2017

• Small and Smaller: Micro- and Nanoscale Robotics Can Help Doctors and Ecologists

  …rld work on new types of micro- and nanoscale- robots. Medicine and biotechnologies are the most popular applications of these systems. For example, engineers at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich developed micro-robots for targeted drug delivery, which is used to avoid toxicosis caused by medications. Micro-robots will be able to serve like surgeons. …

  30.01.2017

• Deputy Prime Minister Praised the Development of Russia’s Educational System

  …results of recent development in Russia's educational system. "There are also achievements that are yet to manifest themselves; still, the progress is already evident", explains Ms. Golodets. "Sirius" Educational Center Credit: social networks The conference took place at the Sirius educational center that was created in Sochi in 2014 following the Presid…

  30.01.2017

• Available THz: An Article by ITMO’s Researchers Is on the Cover of the Magazine Laser&Photonics Reviews

  …ion in such fields as security, medicine, and data transfer. The spectrum of THz frequency is between infrared and super-high-frequency. It is very easy to generate them, for instance, TV remotes use IR radiation while SHF waves help us warm up food in a microwave oven. However THz radiation is not simple. Registering it is hard, as it has the same frequency as the…

  27.01.2017

• Rectors are Human Too: Heads of Top Russian Universities Share Stories from Their Student Years

  …ly a week away, and the rest of the meeting was easy and joyful. That was the most memorable New Year’s gift I ever got from students! Nikolay Kudryavtsev, rector of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, PhD, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Graduate of the Molecular and Chemical Physics Department of Moscow …

  26.01.2017

• Wild Potato for the Welfare of Cultivated Vegetables

  …rmaceuticals for harvest storage. Romain Darriaut studied bacteria living in symbiosis with wild potatoes. "It is very important to detect what microbes help potato fight against causal fungus. I looked for strains of microorganisms that can assist in creating medications. Both scientists and pharma companies can use these results. Ho…

  26.01.2017