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World’s Science Day: What Are the Cherished Dreams of Researchers?
…ansformations of the world. And it is not only about politics. Today, technologies change the present completely. It is wonderful to be a part of this process. Teaching youth inspires me to contribute to the science. I don’t use the word "students" because they are our partners. Generally, I want young scientists to win Nobel Prizes, stay in Russia and respect scien…
10.11.2016
"Slower is Faster" - a Mexican Scientist on Systems' Efficiency
…door to the feeder is opened, the hungry animals try to get there as quickly as they can. They amass at the entrance and thrust at the door — but this doesn't help them to get inside faster. Actually, it's all the opposite: their actions create jams. When some of the sheep slip inside, their "crowd" starts to move faster, but only for a…
10.11.2016
Happy Birthday Computer Virus
…fferent types of malware. For example Trojans are a type of malware that acts as though it is legitimate but once activated in a computer can make a number of attacks from the inside, but Trojans don’t have the ability to self-replicate like worms or viruses, they are mostly spread via email attachments or downloading something from the internet. Gregory Sablin wh…
10.11.2016
Higher Education Ranking: What Russian Universities Are the Best?
…Some 503 universities were selected for evaluation. Non-governmental universities, branches, institutes located outside Russia and those that are reorganized were not taken into account. There were three groups of respondents: students, their parents and university lecturers evaluated the quality of university activities in terms of their experience; experts evalu…
09.11.2016
"World of Knowledge" - The Best Science-Popular Films of the XI International Film Festival
… of nuclear reactor got two awards at the festival — her short "Neutrino and Andurtau" was named the best debut and the best director’s work. She shared that she just did what inspired her, and she’s really glad to get such a response. ITMO University. "World of Knowledge" Film Festival The festival’s grand prize — Sergei Kapiza’s award — went to the "Spaceship…
08.11.2016
STI, Markets and Ethics — How to Become a Leader of the High-Technology Markets?
…osatom" state enterprise We have a good understanding of what was before, and we don't really know what will be after. Using the experience of our colleagues, we can create institutions of social and economic development faster, but they can as well become a hindrance in the future. For example, our high-speed trains go at 135 km/h, …
08.11.2016
Everything You Need to Know About Apple Pay
…gain. Of course, this isn’t some amazing banking innovation but it’s a lot safer than using your card. The telephone will help you, even if you forgot your phone at home" explains Roman Galimov, a senior analyst from the Department of Secure Information Technologies. For those Russians using Apple, the dreams of many will come true with the launching of Apple Pay i…
08.11.2016
Solitons: Waves that Act Like Particles
…olitons are discrete. In simple words, dissipative solitons have a specific shape and size. "Why are these structures very important? When a "conservative" soliton moves on inside an optical fiber, its parameters like, for instance, size change because of the deformation of fiber and noises. Dissipative solitons are resistant to it t…
07.11.2016
The Communication Laboratory: How to Make Science Popular?
…ample, the Communication Lab organized such events as a lecture on sci com experience in different countries by Elena Brandt, head of the Public Relations Department at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, a workshop on journalism by Nikolay Podorvaniuk, ex-head of Gazeta.ru's Science Affairs Department, a meeting with Alexander Gerber, supervisor of science c…
07.11.2016
5 Cool Finds
…Canary Islands to host a giant telescope. The thirty-meter instrument was originally planned to sit atop the volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island. Nanostructured transistor enables glucose sensing contact lens. By bringing together nano-enabled contact lenses and glucose sensors it may be possible to devise a single device that senses glucose levels and decides when to …
07.11.2016