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• ITMO University Researchers Predict New Quantum Phase of Matter in Chains of Oscillating Atoms

  The results of this research can be used to control the properties of light and matter and to create quantum memory.

  05.11.2020

• ITMO Researchers Discover Material With Refractive Index Higher Than in Silicon

  This will potentially allow them to create more compact and efficient elements for lasers, sensors, and optical chips. Moreover, it proves the hypothesis that ITMO physicists had about the connection between a material’s refractive index and its electronic features. The research has been published in Nanophotonics.

  03.11.2020

• ITMO Researchers Win Grant for Development of Smart Glasses Components

  The scientists will develop a method for the development of waveguides invisible to the naked eye and which will make it possible to transmit images onto transparent glass and polymer surfaces. It will also be possible to use the same technology to create sensors useful in the production of protective eyewear for workers in hazardous occupations.

  15.10.2020

• Picture of the Week: Perovskite Inorganic Quantum Dots

  The effect that can be seen on the picture is called photoluminescence. Quantum dots made out of cesium perovskite receive ultraviolet light that gets absorbed by quantum dots and then re-emitted, but in the spectral range.

  28.08.2020

• Picture of the Week: ITMO Researchers' "Lightsaber"

  Well, it’s actually a demonstration of light distribution in waveguides with an active medium.

  21.08.2020

• ITMO Graduate Nikita Teplyakov on Working in Switzerland, Studying in the UK, and Breaking Stereotypes

  Nikita Teplyakov spoke to us about his path in science and explained how he managed to rack up 29 Scopus publications in six years as an ITMO student.

  28.07.2020

• What It's Like to Get Your Master's in Photonics at ITMO University

  If IT is the industry of today, then photonics is the industry of the future. But why? And what Master's programs in this field does ITMO University offer its students? Where do its students build their careers? And why do students here do research from the very start? Find out in this illustrated series!

  13.05.2020

• Scientists Use Lasers and Gold Particles to Turn Titanium Oxide Into Nanocomposite for Photocatalysts

  Oxides of different metals often serve as photocatalysts in various systems such as air purification, reactions of water decomposition and even in the production of self-cleaning surfaces for glass and mirrors. The physical-chemical properties of such materials can be improved by adding nanoparticles, which turn an ordinary oxide into a nanomaterial with new capabilities. To successfully perform this, however, it is necessary to understand the processes going on as a nanocomposite is being formed, and to be able to control them. ITMO University researchers together with their colleagues from France and the USA have demonstrated how a femtosecond laser can be used to tune the structure and nanocomposite properties for titanium dioxide films filled with gold nanoparticles. The paper was published in ACS The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 

  12.05.2020

• Science for Industry of the Future: Photonics Master’s Studies at ITMO University

  By 2025, 75% of people are forecasted to have constant internet access – and the already prevalent digitalization of our life will become even more widespread. In such conditions, optical and quantum communications solve a variety of tasks. Photonics is a science and technology field at the intersection of optical physics, engineering and materials science. Here, light – a beam of photons – is used to process and transmit information. Photons don’t have mass or electric charge. Such technologies work at an ultra-high speed – much faster than electronic systems. ITMO University’s Master’s students majoring in Photonics take part in research and development of hi-tech devices for the industry of the future. More on the opportunities presented by Master’s studies at ITMO University’s School of Photonics – in this article. 

  15.04.2020

• Reach Out and Touch Science: Sirius Conference Participants at ITMO University

  From February 10 to 15, five students from Moscow, Kazan and Saint Petersburg took part in an internship at the Faculty of Physics and Engineering at ITMO University. Supervised by researchers and postgraduate students, they worked for a week on a real experiment with high-tech equipment. You can find on ITMO.NEWS information about what “smart labels” are and how to work on them, as well as what experience in general you can get from such internships.

  19.02.2020