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• Russian-Born Scientist Receives The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  … as ground for the award. Because of their nanoscale size, the dots display unique quantum effects, resulting in enhanced optical properties such as optical absorption and emission, redox potential (it affects the ability of a chemical substance to gain electrons), melting point, and phase transitions. In other words, by fine-tuning their size, scientists can produce…

  05.10.2023

• Student Spotlight: Pham Dang Trung Nghia, Vietnam

  …d rich in shape and flavor. What are your plans for the future? Once I graduate from ITMO, I will find a job of my choice in Vietnam. I will continue to pursue my passion in my country. Let’s end today’s chat with a few rapid fire questions: Moscow or St. Petersburg? I love living in St. Petersburg, because in my opinion, prices are ch…

  05.10.2023

• This Week in St. Petersburg: October 5-11, 2023

  …e of the most successful independent films to date, Sound of Freedom (2023) is not to be ventured into lightly. A thriller, where a former US government agent sets out on a mission to rescue children from human traffickers, the film tells an important real-life story juxtaposing both the evil and the noble parts of the human nature.  Tuesday, October 10 Exh…

  04.10.2023

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #40

  …g purely on optical resonance. Read more: Power Without Electricity: Nanodevice For Optical Computers Developed at ITMO A new production technique may result in two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) of unprecedented length and thickness. Using nanometers-thick crystal layers, researchers at the Faculty of Physics have devised potentially record-breaki…

  02.10.2023

• A Multiuse Robot for Medical Applications Designed at ITMO

  …o generate a relief with unique properties on the surface, followed by the laser ablation process, which creates a biomimetic micro- and nanorelief that promotes excellent adhesion of proteins in the early stages of osseointegration, cell proliferation, and differentiation, ensuring implant success.  The technology for applying non-toxic identification labels…

  02.10.2023

• Our Guilty Pleasure Songs

  … pick up a little golden notebook and schedule a “spontaneous” date that might just turn out to be an adventure we both didn’t see coming. And I can’t help doing my best impression of Swift in my kitchen, with Alexa, when no one is watching. Marina The second I heard “guilty pleasure tunes,” I knew what mine is – the Russian ‘00s pop songs. The one that hol…

  29.09.2023

• Colombian Scientist Juan Domingo Baena Doello on Wirelessly Charging Medical Implants Using Metamaterials

  …n electromagnetic wave into an acoustic one. Unlike the former, acoustic waves may overcome biological obstacles and reach “the second coil,” namely an ICD. This kind of conversion requires a metalens, which is a thin lens made up of an array of vertical metamaterial nano-antennas. Metalenses capture an electromagnetic wave and transform it into energy that creates a…

  29.09.2023

• Student Spotlight: Elvis Harka, Albania

  … or at least is from a similar region. For example, I am responsible for every student who comes to Russia from the Balkan region. We also celebrate regional festivals and occasions to help the new students feel familiar by creating an environment that they are used to. This way, they are less homesick and ready to adapt to the new country quicker. How many years …

  28.09.2023

• Assistants Real and Virtual: 12 Services for ITMO Students and Staff

  …to make a presentation or graph on the topic, as well as generate a test to check your knowledge.  If you upload a research paper, the tool can easily produce an adapted version of the text (or vice versa – you can choose the complexity of the final text yourself). Notion AI can also explain all the specialized terms in simple words and translate anything from Eng…

  27.09.2023

• This Week in St. Petersburg: September 28 - October 4, 2023

  …am Sredniy Pr. 77 bldg. Б, Vasilyevsky Island Free Replicas and authentic trams will soon line the streets of Vasilyevsky Island and the downtown for the annual procession that will commemorate the 116th anniversary of the city's first tram. The parade will feature an eclectic collection of classical and vintage trams, including those damaged in the war and …

  27.09.2023