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A New Level of Being International
…eally cares and tries to help, but in the Department where I study, not so much. There are lots of anticafe’s in the city, where you pay for the time you spend there, it’s a new experience and I like going there and playing board games. The dorms are good. Police often stop me and ask to look at my documents, this is very new for …
24.03.2017
Dynamically Lit Jewelry and Smart Backpacks: the Fashion of the Future by ITMO Students
…hey can be fixed with such functions as reading body temperature, or temperature of the surrounding environment. Yet, the designers aim at solving other tasks, like developing new types of communication that have to do with one's emotional state. For example, if you want to show your emotions more obviously, your jewelry can help you by changing its lighting intensit…
24.03.2017
Research on Fairy Circles in Africa Will Benefit Agriculture
…Mishin, they've used this particular plant, as it is susceptible to microorganisms and grows really fast. If it will turn out that microorganisms from Africa kill it, then the new bio-herbicide will be tested on weeds as well. As of now, the research is still on the stage when laboratory experiments are conducted. Soon, ITMO's Master's students will start experiments…
23.03.2017
Cyberattacks: XXI Century’s Main Challenge
… Research on new computer security methods is conducted by most developed countries. Now, everyone understands that fighting cyberattacks is as important to a state as mining for resources, supporting economy or conducting effective social policy. Each day, new technologies appear, and their vulnerabilities can be abused. Eventually…
22.03.2017
ITMO’s Robotic Center: New Projects by WRO’s Award Winners
…Forester — a forest pathologist robot. Daniil Nechaev, award winner of the recent World Robot Olympiad, has been working on his new project for a week now. For the last competition, he and his teammates constructed a robotic hand that used the Leap Motion 3D-sensor to copy its operator's hand movements, thus making work with hazardous materials safer. Their Nuclea…
22.03.2017
Cybersports: How Gamers Become Professionals?
…TMO University, I was once asked to help organize a cybersport event, so I got interested and took it up. Albert: I began playing games as a kid, like many others. When the new Counter Strike, where you could compete with others, was released, it was great to gather teams and work together towards a goal. Two years ago, ITMO gathered a team for a shooter tournamen…
21.03.2017
Staying Ahead of Time: ITMO’s New Program of Neurotechnologies
…strategy in developing the neurotechnology market segments. According to the program's ideology, Neuronet is to become the next step in Internet's development (Web 4.0), where new neural interfaces will be used for human-computer interaction. According to Neuronet's road map, by 2035, there are to be no less than 10 Russian companies in the world's B2B and B2C mar…
21.03.2017
Chemists Create Nanoparticles for Safe Imaging of Tumors
…they have unique luminescent properties, because of their hazardous effect on living organisms, these particles can only be used in vitro. According to ITMO scientists, the newly developed markers don’t have these drawbacks and can replace quantum dots in the future. The new nanoparticles are made of hafnium oxide doped with ions of …
21.03.2017
Mobile University: ITMO Presents Plans and Research Projects to Project 5−100's International Council
… becoming a university focused on master’s degree and PhD programs, finalizing the structure of research and educational units as Schools, focusing education on the demands of new markets, conducting new breakthrough projects that respond to the global challenges of the 21st century and many others. Screen from ITMO's presentatio…
20.03.2017
5 Things You Need to Know Now
…of 0.5 meters. Good vibrations. A procedure, known as whole-body vibration, may be helpful in illnesses from cerebral palsy to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Now, a new study of obese mice reveals that whole-body vibration provides similar metabolic benefits as walking on a treadmill. A blood test for autism. An algorithm based on levels of metabolites …
20.03.2017