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• ITMO "Raps the Scrap" at the World Robot Olympiad

• 5 Things You Need to Know

  …"Atlas of the Underworld" revealed oceans and mountains lots of Earth’s history. A complete x-ray of Earth’s interior is coming into focus with a catalogue of subducted plates and related surface rock records. Graphene textiles could enable wearable electronics. A new method of producing environmentally friendly conductive cotton fabrics using graphene-based ink o…

  28.11.2016

• The Ultimate Guide to the Russian Banya

  …ong the back and legs, stroking and scraping and dredging, producing a not unpleasant ticklish sensation, though with the occasional feeling of piercing hot needles pressed against the skin. Then the lashing commences, gently at first but soon building to a barrage of whipping, thrashing, lacerating. Best — or worst — of all is that the leaves of the Veniki seem to t…

  25.11.2016

• Mind Games: Quests as a Way to Learn and Have Fun at the Same Time

  …appeared, it meant: "An adventurous expedition undertaken by a knight or knights — for example, the quest of the Holy Grail.' But the modern fad of Quests actually had its origins not with King Arthur, but with the first crude video games in the 1970s and 1980s. These, such as King’s Cave and Myst, were largely text based and seem unbelievably dull to us now; but the…

  25.11.2016

• Quantum Dots Offer New Platform for Fingertip Terahertz Devices

  …any and Center for Physical Sciences and Technology in Vilnius. "It was a technological challenge," says academic supervisor of the study Edik Rafailov, professor at Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies and leading research associate at ITMO University. "We demonstrated that quantum dots are a good alternative for conventional semiconductors. This new technol…

  25.11.2016

• A New City Guide App from the Science Slam Participant

  …What is the point of a customizable guide? What inspired you to work on this idea? Well, I inspired myself. For nine months I've been thinking up a topic for my diploma. I went through all the subjects I know well and then remembered that since my school years, I was really interested in my city's history and culture, won contests and …

  24.11.2016

• How Can We Affect the Evolution Theory Today?

  …ldbearing period. In the past, the process of selection was provided by natural and random processes. Now technologies and cultural phenomena contribute to the evolution. For instance, when vaccines were invented, lots of diseases stopped being fatal. According to Meredith Small, anthropologist and associate professor at Cornell University, today people are not sei…

  24.11.2016

• Vox Populi: ITMO’s International Council Meeting From a Different Angle

  …me. I was surprised when realized how complicated they are." It is true that those who have never looked into something in detail have no idea how it works in reality. For instance, Yaroslav was sure that important decisions are made behind closed doors and that most official meetings are ostentatious. After visiting it, he changed his mind. "The meeting consis…

  24.11.2016

• Internet of Magic Things: How to Improve IoT Systems

  …Currently, there are various methods of interface development. For instance, there is the "character-based" method when a developer uses patterns of user’s behavior and creates interfaces by taking into account their peculiarities. The method called "JobsToBeDone" is based on analyses of situations. There are also "flexible" methods like "agile" and "lean" that use u…

  23.11.2016

• ITMO U Website Wins Bronze at QS-APPLE

  …s recognize the importance of creative and compelling designs in effective communication and brand building for universities. Other nominations include most creative corporate institution video, best international print advertisement, best international recruitment brochure and most creative booth. To be recognized in the Best International Website Page category, th…

  22.11.2016