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• Philips’s Vice President: Darkness is the other side of the Lighting Design

  … this strategy to use when started working on a project for Galleria West, a shopping mall in Seoul. It was an ex industrial building that looked like a large single-tone box. Inspired by glass bottles that can reflect all colors of the spectrum he made several experiments and then covered the mall’s walls with LED lamps that render millions colors. The lamps were co…

  19.09.2016

• ITMO Imagines at EAIE Conference and Expo in Liverpool

  …ion at any level had an opportunity to learn from the vast experiences of all the presenters. However, Richard Gerver, the key-note speaker at the opening plenary warned against "looking for a silver bullet" during the conference, but rather to think about "a culture shift that will lead to a sense of empowerment". He explained that "people find change cool if the…

  19.09.2016

• Alternative Transport Lines in Saint Petersburg — ITMO’s Experts Share Their Opinions.

  …rg — those are about two times faster. Though the speed is not very impressive, one should note that it's the average speed — and it guarantees no traffic jams and delays. For instance, the average speed of public traffic in St. Petersburg is about 10 km/h. What is more, according to the data presented at one of the recent press conferences, the speed of public trans…

  19.09.2016

• A New Victory for Gennadiy Korotkevich — ITMO’s Master’s Student Wins Russian Code Cup

  … from 11th to 25th position — 15 000. According to Lydia Perovskaya, tutor for the Computer Technology Department, the final round this year was shorter than usual: two hours instead of three. The tasks for the contest were all unique: even the first one had to be challenging and noteworthy, as Russia's top-50 programmers participated in this round. We'd like to add…

  19.09.2016

• Studies at Russian vs. American Universities: Tale of Two Cities

  … classes in Russia are pass/fail, which is determined at the final, so cramming the night before is no joke here. Sometimes if you did an excellent job during the semester the instructor might automatically give you a pass without having to take the final. But that’s more of an exclusion than the rule and highly depends of your effort during the class. If you think t…

  16.09.2016

• SCAMT’s Review on Chemically Synthesized Materials — a Reason to be Proud

  …staff are under 27, and our progress mostly depends on our Master's and Research student's enthusiastic work», — notes the article's co-author, Alexandr Vinogradov. For instance, most of the work on the review has been done by Master's student Leila Mingabudinova. «One has to understand that being an author of such a review implies that the scientist …

  16.09.2016

• So You Got a 5: Russian vs Other Grading Systems

  …In Russia, most educational institutions use a five-point grading scale, where 5 is the highest and 1 is the lowest. However, receiving «1» is quite rare and is used to represent the student's behavior and attitude rather than his knowledge. For instance, a student's work in Math will be graded «1» only if he refuses to do it. Even if h…

  16.09.2016

• The New Mandatory Russian Exam for Foreign Applicants — Is There Anything to Worry About?

  …cation equally with Russian students», — noted the Minister. According to Natalya Kondrashova, this attention to foreign student's level of Russian is understandable. For instance, it is really important that they have an appropriate level of Russian since the very start of a program, as for them, it is a tool for gaining knowledge — and, in a sense, a tool to «…

  16.09.2016

• Why Sugar the Pill: Indian Scientists on How Sweet Pills Make Treatment More Effective

  …or. It's all the more critical for kids whose sensations of taste are better developed. Also, children don't swallow but bite into the pill. So, there we have the problem: for instance, there might be an effective drug, but nobody wants it because it tastes horribly. What's more, one's taste receptors for sour are located at the base of the tongue, so one can't escap…

  15.09.2016

• «Smart Home»: Apps, Advices, Solutions

  …ing one from China You can order both elements and ready-to-use «smart home» systems on such services as AliExpress, Alibaba, GearBest or Taobao. Most of them don't require installing new cables and can be fixed into your present layout. A good example of a ready-to-use system would be the product of the «Chinese Apple» — the Xiaomi company. Its' Smart Home Kit in…

  15.09.2016