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• ITMO Student Wins ArtMasters Championship With Economic Simulator About Hermitage Cats

  …ve a limited time to develop a prototype for a game on a specified topic. All such experiences boost my portfolio with completed cases that have helped me, for instance, pass the selection round of ArtMasters.  I also have a cat called Tykva (Pumpkin – Ed.). Cats are my favorite animals, so they appear in my every game. In one of them, the player solves puzzles by…

  06.10.2023

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

  …ndent quantum effects in particles floating freely in a fluid” at about the same time. And in 1993, Moungi Bawendi, as stated by the Nobel Assembly, “revolutionized the chemical production of quantum dots, resulting in almost perfect particles" – they were now fit for use in applied solutions.  Alexander Baranov, a professor at ITMO’s International Research and Ed…

  05.10.2023

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

  …Art & Science Center will host three audiovisual performances created by its Master’s students and graduates: 6 pm – Mirror World, that considers the metaphysics of light and reflection in St. Petersburg. Register here. 7 pm – Riverhead, a musical journey towards inner harmony inspired by the changing flow of water. Register here. 8 pm – Capacity of a River.…

  04.10.2023

• Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 Awarded to Researchers Who Made the Impossible Possible

  …tude of different light overtones emerges. An overtone is a light wave that processes a fixed number of cycles for each cycle of the laser beam. The phenomenon is caused by the interaction of laser light with gas atoms, which transfers energy to some electrons and causes them to emit light as a result.  Almost two decades later, in 2001, Pierre Agostini produced a…

  04.10.2023

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #40

  …so in that it requires no power source, relying 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 …

  02.10.2023

• A Multiuse Robot for Medical Applications Designed at ITMO

  …ms, and roots to determine the appropriate form and size of the future implant.  To make an implant last longer, as well as heal faster and easier, its surface is enhanced with functional features, like antibacterial properties and biocompatibility. The latter is usually accomplished by roughening up the implant's surface with sandblasting, followed by acid and an…

  02.10.2023

• Nobel Prize 2023 in Medicine Awarded for mRNA Vaccines: What Does It Mean?

  … Matrix RNA was first suggested for use in vaccination over 30 years ago, but the first experiments demonstrated that the technology can be accompanied by undesirable inflammation reactions caused by the immune response.  Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman have found a way to avoid these complications. In 2005, they found a modification of RNA that didn’t trigger a …

  02.10.2023

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

  … to be perfectly spherical, much like planets, as I subsequently discovered. Their likeness piqued my curiosity. I learned that planets have a diameter and radius from an astronomy dictionary that my parents gave me and sensed a link between the two – and that was pi. Later, I understood that a diameter-radius relation is not just a trait of planets but also soccer b…

  29.09.2023

• Student Spotlight: Elvis Harka, Albania

  …e respected. We treat them as a part of our family. And if someone fails to serve the guests well, they are looked down upon by the society.  Can you name some of the tourist attractions in Albania? There are many places worth visiting in my country. To begin with, the place where I come from is located near the Albanian coastline and it is well-known for its r…

  28.09.2023

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

  …h is a display of Soviet children’s book illustrations at Mikhailovsky Castle. The exhibition presents over 100 original artworks and covers of classical books from the museum’s collection that are well-known and cherished by all adults – and even children – in Russia. Friday, September 29 Vladimir Lebedev. An Artist’s Portrait Until December 10, 10 a…

  27.09.2023