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For enhancing solar cells efficiency researchers use silicon nanoparticles
…roved perovskite star cells potency by victimization materials with higher light-weight absorption properties. For the primary time, researchers used element nanoparticles. Scientists from ITMO University, together with colleagues from St. beleaguering State University, Italian Republic and also the USA, projected victimization element nanoparticles to unravel the…
15.09.2018
This 16-year-old invented a robot that can help scientists keep trees and forests healthy
…ists — basically, tree doctors —Maksim Mikhailov had an idea: what if a robot helped collect their data? Mikhailov is a 16-year-old student at ITMO University, the renowned science and technology institution in St. Petersburg, Russia. As a member of the school's Youth Robotics Lab, he was perfectly positioned to bring his idea to life. With a full team working on …
31.08.2018
Effective Nutrition: Scientists Establish How Diet Affects Intestinal Microflora
…Scientists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University took part in a large-scale research project to assess intestinal microflora changes during short-term nutrition changes. It turned out that a two-week long balanced diet was enough to considerably change the composition of intestinal microflora. The project involved colleagues from ITMO University, the Moscow In…
22.08.2018
Russian Physicists Prove The Great Pyramids Of Giza Can Focus Electromagnetic Energy Like An Ancient Egyptian Tesla Coil
…re just using it as a model for a hypothetical, pyramid-shaped nanoparticle (which, we have to admit, is also kind of mind-blowing). According to Dr. Sc. Andrey Evlyukhin, the scientific supervisor and coordinator of the research: "Egyptian pyramids have always attracted great attention. We as scientists were interested in them as well,…
14.08.2018
Great Pyramid of Giza may be able to focus electromagnetic energy through its hidden chambers, physicists reveal
…magnetic radiation into pockets of energy inside its network of internal chambers and underneath its base, a new study has suggested. Theoretical research by a team of Russian scientists aimed to understand how the pyramid would respond to radio waves directed at it, with the goal of recreating its shape at a nanoscale. «Egyptian pyramids have always attracted gre…
31.07.2018
Russia launches its first Art & Science master’s degree programme
…ITMO University, Russian Academic Excellence Project participant, launches the first Art & Science international master’s degree program in Russia which integrates art and science. Dimitri Ozerkov, art historian, curator and Director of the Department of Contemporary Art, the State Hermitage Museum, became an academic supervisor of the…
17.07.2018
Novel method for microcirculation diagnosis provided new insights into migraine
…Russian scientists have developed a new optical method for non-invasive diagnosis of blood circulation in capillaries. The method is based on video recording of the skin surface with simultaneous registration of light absorption by red blood cells. Using this method, the scientists found that people suffering from migraine showed some m…
13.07.2018
Russian scientists have created cereal and cookies for cancer prevention
…Russian scientists propose to deal with malignant diseases without the use of drugs. For this they have created a special porridge, biscuits and muesli bars that you can use for cancer prevention. New products are composed of nutrients such as bio, selenium and lycopene, which are antioxidants and help to reduce the risk of cancer. Development of medical products inv…
11.07.2018
The science of the World Cup: What Russian researchers did for the competition
Budding computer engineers from Vadodara undergo exchange programme at Russia
…Eight students studying B Tech computer science and engineering programme along with one faculty of city-based Parul University are currently undergoing an exchange program at ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russia. The program is scheduled to last for a period of six weeks wherein the students are undergoing a study in software engineering and cloud computing. "…
20.06.2018