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• Scientists Propose Method of Assessing the Gene-Disease Connection

  The method can be used to assess the probability of a specific gene or genes affecting various processes in an organism, including the development of diseases. The article was published in BMC Bioinformatics.

  27.11.2020

• Researchers from ITMO and University of Toronto Develop Non-Antibiotic Material to Fight Infection and Mend Wounds

  In the future, the material could be used in the production of wound dressings that would hold their own even against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. An article on the results of the research was published in Chemistry of Materials.

  23.11.2020

• ITMO PhD Student Joins Nobel Winner Konstantin Novoselov's Smart Membrane Research

  In the future, the results of this project may provide the foundation for artificial cells. The research was published in Nature Nanotechnology. 

  11.11.2020

• Russian Scientists Develop Perovskite Metasurfaces for Smart Glass

  Perovskite thin films will make it possible to turn normal glass into smart surfaces that can display information in AR devices and convert solar energy into electricity. The research of the group headed by ITMO scientists has been published in Laser & Photonics Reviews. 

  10.11.2020

• 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

• Research Team from ITMO University, St. Petersburg State University, and Nova Southeastern University Is the First to Sequence the Genome of Moss Animals

  Moss animals (Bryozoa) are a source of bryostatin, a promising material to be used in medicine. However, the genome of these species hasn’t been analyzed until now. The research has been published in Scientific Data. 

  28.10.2020

• ITMO Scientists Demonstrate Record-Breaking Light Coupling into Optical Fiber at Large Incidence Angles

  The invention opens up new opportunities in the field of medicine, including endoscopy and laparoscopy, quantum technologies, and fiber-optic sensors. The concept proposed by the scientists got on the front cover of the October issue of ACS Photonics. 

  27.10.2020

• ITMO Researchers Find a Way to Control Whole-Cell Biocatalysis Using Magnetic Fields

  The suggested method allows researchers to control whole-cell biocatalysis without any effect on the cells’ viability. The method can considerably improve biosynthetic and biotechnological processes. The research has been published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 

  22.10.2020

• ITMO Researchers Suggest New Way to Improve Quantum Encryption in Optical Fiber Communication Lines

  Staff members of the Laboratory of Quantum Processes and Measurements have found the cause of errors that occur on subcarrier frequencies in quantum key distribution (QKD) systems – as well as a way to eliminate it. Their research was published in Optics Express. 

  19.10.2020

• Scientists Explain Why Paradise State Is Hard to Reach

  Authors of a paper on social relations’ modelling have adapted the popular model of human interaction in a society by adding individual preferences. According to the initial theory, human relations may reach a “paradise state” at some point. However, the new model contradicts this idea.

  14.10.2020