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• First Day of VK Fest: Sports of the Future

  …other hot topics. For instance, Dmitry Grishin, CEO of “Mail.ru” gave an open lecture on the first day of VK Fest. Among other things, he covered certain aspects of creating a new innovative product.  “We need to try and use simpler technologies as it takes less time to develop them. Let’s say there is a company producing electronic locks opened with a smart…

  16.07.2017

• “Formula for Science PR 3.0”: SciComm for the Modern Society

  …rs had only begun to form. In the book, experts and specialists who have just begun working in SciComm share their stories of failure and success. Natalya Smelkova The new 2017 edition was prepared by the Center for Science Communication of ITMO University. Among those invited to participate were specialists from: the AKSON Association, Indicator, HSE Univers…

  14.07.2017

• Game Development Education on the Rise in Russia

  …lassic chicken-or-the-egg situation. “I don’t get hired because I have no experience, but I don’t have experience because I don’t get hired”. This is why for ITMO University’s new “Technology of Game Development” program, which we’re launching this year, we will focus in great part on practical approach and have the students involved in their own projects where they …

  14.07.2017

• How Researchers Use Social Media to Find Cool Spots and Fight Crime

  …eful for their analysis. Websites that contain tips and reviews are useful for several reasons: there is a great deal of text information provided, as well as dictionaries for newcomers; these can be analyzed to increase the accuracy of the results. In some cases, the information in social networks is more credible that what is found on other website, so it definitel…

  13.07.2017

• ITMO Technopark Resident Receives 44 Million for HIV Cure Development

  …is currently not a single product on the global market that uses gene editing technology. The market for gene therapy-related technologies, devices and pharmaceuticals is very new and there’s always a lot of risk involved when investing in projects in a new field. The funds received from RBV Capital will go towards further development o…

  13.07.2017

• Blockchain: New Word in Banking

  …ary is the UK service CoinBank. After signing up for the mobile app, clients are gradually asked to provide more and more of their personal information. This, in turn, unlocks new actions and features for them to use. That is how the financial world works: the more you share about yourself, the more freedom of activity you are given. If you don’t tell anything, you c…

  13.07.2017

• Forming Bonds: Visiting Scientists on Chemistry Research and Working Abroad

  …ra Durini is from Como, Italy, the birthplace of Alessandro Volta, a famous Italian physicist, chemist and pioneer of electricity and power. She explores the properties of the new materials, synthesizes them and discovers what kinds of things they can do; for example: adsorb gases, carry drugs, detect the presence of pollutant molecules, be used for catalysis, as opt…

  12.07.2017

• ITMO Enters Medialogia's Universities Media-Ranking

  …The main news story that resulted in a boost to ITMO University’s media ranking position is the university’s victory at the World Finals of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest. “The Public Relations Office of ITMO University did its best to make sure that our triumph at ACM ICPC remained relevant for as long as possible. Prior to the Finals, we se…

  12.07.2017

• First Russian Li-Fi Network Launched at ITMO University

  … eliminates the need for switchgears, routers and other devices needed to power Wi-Fi - the signal is produced by regular light-bulbs. Moreover, since the source is light, the new technology may be used on airplanes, in hospitals and in other Wi-Fi “dead zones”. Professor Haas also pointed out the evident drawback of the technology: once in the dark, Internet will no…

  12.07.2017

• ITMO Student Wins Phil.Tech Accelerator’s Marathon of Ideas

  …een the blood transfusion stations, donors and the host organizations. Donor Day at ITMO University “The idea of automatizing the business process of an event is not new. Our service – the donor event support system “eDonor” – is the logical conclusion to the years of experience we accumulated organizing the Donor Day at ITMO University. After going through…

  11.07.2017