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• Anvar Zakhidov On His Collaboration With ITMO and METANANO Conference

  …ting different materials and devices, but very delicate - even a drop of water can dissolve them. This is why we conduct our research in special boxes. What research is the new laboratory currently working on? In the first place, we have to learn to "grow" the materials we study, as its hard to conduct experiments when someone else creates your samples. Only af…

  05.10.2017

• ITMO Scientists Review 2D Heterostructure Architectures

  … been actively researched over the last decade; having learned how to produce these materials by methods of colloid synthesis, scientists got the opportunity to discover their new properties. The latest advancement in the development of nanoplatelets has to do with combining semiconductor and metal components in order to create a new ty…

  04.10.2017

• Relocation Tips: Winter is Coming! What to wear if IKEA rugs is not your style?

  …refer high-priced items made of merino wool, look at brands like JANUS. It is also a good idea to buy thermal socks or insoles. Key-words for you when you are looking for new boots and jackets are membrana, polartec, Gore-Tex and Thinsulate. Be sure to read the care labels on your clothing carefully, as these materials may lose their properties due to improper c…

  04.10.2017

• TADHack 2017: ITMO Students Finish Third with Tourism App

  …MO University’s team developed a prototype of an iOS application for tourists. The students decided to address an issue most tourists encounter in an unfamiliar city: in these new places, it may be hard for them to find company. If they want to find someone to go to the movies or an art gallery with, they are unlikely to find someone in a short amount of time. Using …

  04.10.2017

• Digital Humanities: Digitizing History

  …scale of their activity, one can just take a look at the interactive map of Digital Humanities centers - those are spread from the western part of North America all the way to New Zealand. DH in Russia The creation of the Russian Digital Humanities community was initiated by the Siberian Federal University - a major structure that unites the leading universitie…

  04.10.2017

• Urbanist Dhiru Thadani: to Improve Cities, We Must Focus on People

  …urg itself, some express the opinion that the city’s reputation as a capital of culture stalls its development. Where do you think can the balance be found between innovation, new trends and preservation of cultural heritage? I think that, over anything else, St. Petersburg’s historic heritage must be preserved. Specialists need to remember than any new demultiplexer should be much smaller. Such a compact device based on dielectric particles was proposed by a group of scientists from ITMO University. The researchers of the laboratory "M…

  03.10.2017

• Urban Evolution: Artists, Journalists and CEOs Discuss Future of St. Petersburg

  …program culminated with a session that aimed to try and redefine the future of city life through the lens of cultural development, to talk about culture as a growth driver for new environments. How does St. Petersburg live today? Is it alive or is it dead? Does it need change? How should it look in the future? These questions were discussed by the event’s participant…

  02.10.2017

• Blogger Boris Tsatsulin on Science Writing, Kamchatka and Memes

  …nformation on back therapy training. I had a problem - pain in the back, my limbs getting numb, and the doctors weren’t much help, so I just had to do something. As I already knew the fundamentals, it was easier to search for true data amongst the abundance of false methods and ineffective programs. I liked that, so I started to write a blog, share what I’ve learned.…

  02.10.2017

• New Nanoobject Construction Method Opens Road to Complex Optics

  …Interest in the creation of new devices and tools based on the use of semiconductor nanocrystals has grown greatly in recent years. This technology is seeing a great deal of use in biology, medicine, optical materials, electronics, solar energy and other areas. The reason for this steadfast adoption of semiconductor nanocrystals are their unique properties. Today, by…

  02.10.2017