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• Fun & Light-Hearted Russian Literature

  …SCRIBE: Prithee affix thy hand and seal, great sovereign. BUNSHA: In my capasity as building superintendent I haven't got the right to sign such papers.  Monday Begins on Saturday by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky Type of fun: satirical Soviet sci-fi Set in an alternative version of 1960s USSR, the book tells the story of Leningrad programmer Aleksa…

  07.02.2025

• ITMO Scientists Simplify Nanomaterials Design With ML Model

  …change shift. However, earlier, a team from ITMO has already used an ML model to predict the form and size of nanoparticles, as well as some of their magnetic properties – for instance, their coercive power, which may be used to increase the precision of MRI units.  “Our technology opens new avenues for materials science. We have laid the groundwork for a platfo…

  07.02.2025

• ITMO’s Evgeny Smirnov Ranked Among Russia’s Best Lecturers by National Society Znanie

  …resented a lecture series on optical and electronic microscopy, and in the finals – a lecture on the color blue: its unique properties, role in science and technology, and the inspiration it has provided to scientists and artists through the ages. “This award is not just a great honor, but an important acknowledgement of the role of science and its popularizatio…

  06.02.2025

• This Week in St. Petersburg: February 6-12, 2025

  …ckets here Another music rec for this week is the now-traditional music night at St. Petersburg Philharmonia. This time, we invite you to a captivating musical experience inspired by the two music capitals of the world, Vienna and Paris. The program includes timeless dance compositions by the most-admired Austrian composers – Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven – and b…

  05.02.2025

• ITMO Scientists Step Closer to Explaining How Pulsar Nebulas Form

  …orption cross-section decreases.  Additionally, the team examined how the electron’s initial and final spin state (the angular momentum of the particle directed along or against the magnetic field direction) affects the absorption process. They found that photons are more easily absorbed when before and after the absorption the electron does not change the directi…

  05.02.2025

• How To Find Your New Favorite Book In St. Petersburg (In Any Language)

  …ring out the big guns. We’re talking about the legendary National Library of Russia, one of the biggest book storages in the world. But don’t let that scare you off – with our instructions, your visit there won’t be too overwhelming: The National Library of Russia: The Hogwarts of St. Petersburg ​​Studying at a Library: 101 Online bookstores When it c…

  04.02.2025

• Five Soviet and Russian Cars That Made It Onto the Big Screen

  …evyat in Russian) and, in its high time, 1990-2004, partook in many undeserving activities (unknowingly, we are sure). These days, no such fame is associated with these cars – instead, if you see someone driving one, they just might be a car enthusiast, with all sorts of complex handmade upgrades done to the car.  |s=6,center| Niva: VAZ-2121 As seen in: The …

  03.02.2025

• Always Calculate: Physicist Ivan Terekhov on Fundamental Studies and Scientific Anecdotes

  …nded that I go to Novosibirsk, not Moscow. Nearly all lecturers at the Faculty of Physics of Novosibirsk State University were researchers engaged in major projects at various institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It was wonderful to learn first-hand about the top frontier fields and visit various labs to choose my specialization. As far as I know, at…

  03.02.2025

• Augmented Reality: Present and Future

  …ted transfer of digital objects into the real world. Projectors also transfer digital objects (presentations, for example) into the real world, but there are limitations – for instance, the projection can only be displayed on a flat, even surface. With AR, digital objects are fully visible in any conditions. Links to the real-life location of objects. If we move th…

  31.01.2025

• Discovery of the Month: Indoor Rowing, Neoclassical Palaces, and More

  … as those super pimped-out dioramas you see online? No, and it doesn’t need to. All I know is that the next one after it is going to be even better – and so on, and so forth, rinse and repeat. – Vadim…

  31.01.2025