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• ITMO Students Gear Up For Convoluted Machine Competition

  …rces – although the mechanisms may employ batteries. The concept originated in the works of American cartoonist Rube Goldberg, who, in early 20th century, was known to draw newspaper cartoons involving overly complicated machines. The concept became ingrained in the public mind and in 1949 the first Goldberg machine competition was held at Purdue University. Gradu…

  19.10.2017

• Doctor Yang Bai: “Now, We Can Collect Energy From Light, Motion, AND Heat At The Same Time”

  …us, if we continuously apply and release pressure, we'll have an electrical signal, which is a simple way to produce electricity. Doctor Yang Bai and his colleagues call their new material "piezoelectric". "The scientific aspect of the invention is very simple - it is based on ours' and the surrounding world's very nature. When we design something, we know that …

  19.10.2017

• How China Helps Its Industry By Involving International Scientists

  …er in Guiyang and had tours around the campuses of Liaocheng and Guiyang universities.   *The One Belt, One Road concept is an international initiative aimed at creating new and improved trade and transport routes as well as economic corridors linking more than 60 countries of Central Asia, Europe, and Africa, that will contribute to the development of their tr…

  18.10.2017

• Open Innovations: Future According to Jack Ma and Michio Kaku

  …Alibaba Group; Herman Gref, CEO and Chairman of the Board at Sberbank; Jacqueline Poh, CEO of GovTech Singapore; Michio Kaku, futurologist and professor at The City College of New York; and Noah Raford, COO at Dubai Future Foundation. The plenary discussion focused on the role of state and corporate management during a transition to a digital economy. Opening the …

  18.10.2017

• Relocation Tips: Where to Grab a Bite Between Classes

  …a choice of a meat-based, seafood&fish, vegetarian or a “chef’s surprise” menu.  Average bill: 1800-2200. Birzhevoy per., 2-4. Don’t forget to keep an open mind and try new places! St. Petersburg’s food scene is incredibly diverse and unorthodox. And be sure to also check out our list of places that provide discounts to members of ITMO’s Student Union.…

  17.10.2017

• ITMO University Enters THE Engineering and Technology Ranking

  …ludes five Russian universities, of which three are participants of the 5-100 Project, compared to two – Lomonosov Moscow University and ITMO University - last year. The three new universities are: MIPT at 67th place, MEPHl and St. Petersburg State University in 201-250 positions. Among ITMO University’s strong sides, THE noted Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI…

  17.10.2017

• ITMO Projects uHVAT and Drone Employee Celebrate Win at GoTech

  …d partners including Beeline, Google "Kaspersky Lab", Dell, EMC, Gazprom Neft, Raiffeisenbank and other respected companies. At the pitch sessions, visitors could watch the new teams that have emerged in the past year give their presentations, as well as hear from companies whose technologies and solutions have already been proven in the market. Of the 725 project…

  17.10.2017

• Silicon Valley Insights: 8 Global Trends in Tech

  …Technologies are now constantly finding new areas of application. More importantly, we can see that it takes less and less time for them to integrate. For instance, on the US market, new technologies are adopted in no more than five to six years. The way companies work changes, too. Over the years, 500 Startups has financed more than…

  17.10.2017

• Why Smart Cities Need Standardization: Experts Discuss

  …mprovement of such solutions. The standards in this field, aimed at attaining the right balance between the technologies' development and their usability, serve as a basis for new business models and actual businesses. As of today, public administration systems, data economics, and digital economics are among ITMO University's fields of focus. In the course of the…

  17.10.2017

• Prime Minister Medvedev Announces Start of ITMO Highpark Construction

  …  “Transformation affects all levels of the educational system: new requirements come about at all levels, starting with school. Of course, we are supporting talented children who have proven themselves in the field of computer science and mathematics, we are helping teachers to acquire the latest skills, we are going to develop the mathematical education system – e…

  17.10.2017