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• Lost in Translation: Hit Songs With Hit Russian Covers

  …ounds like a refrain you can hear in Venus. The cover song was created by the band Doctor Watson and became a hit across the former Soviet states. The lyrics aren’t very specific and it’s not quite clear who or what Shisgara is, but basically – it’s about trying to bring back the good old memories. One Way Ticket vs Blue Frost (Синий иней) Blue Frost, al…

  14.04.2025

• Test Tube Meat, 3D-Printed Food: What We’ll Be Eating in 20 Years

  …and yogurt. One of the major manufacturers of mycoprotein products is the international brand Quorn. Scientists can even make protein out of thin air – or methane, to be specific. Bacteria that process methane might become yet another source of protein for humans and animals. For example, in 2022, Russian scientists developed a new strain of the methanotroph bacte…

  11.04.2025

• Navigating Opportunities: How ITMO's Center for Science Communication and Vladimir Potanin Foundation Teach Experts to Implement AI Without Fear

  …an idea for a course that would let grantees enhance their AI skills and help them find the right tools for project implementation activities. Thus, the course AI Tools for Specific Purposes: Navigating Opportunities was born.  “AI skills are no longer about the future – they are here now. The Vladimir Potanin Foundation strives to help grantees, lecturers, muse…

  09.04.2025

• Rose or White: ITMO Researchers’ New Algorithm Uses Bubbles to Gauge Wine Quality and Glass Type

  …g. And even though these methods provide important insights, they aren’t always reliable: physical and chemical analysis requires expensive equipment, reliable samples, and specific lab conditions, while the results of tasting depend on each sommelier’s subjective opinion. A more accurate assessment of any liquid can be done with the help of ultrasonic cavitation.…

  03.04.2025

• Competitive Programming, Scholarships, and New Programs: Why Competition Winners Apply to ITMO

  …he threshold was 511. I didn’t despair; I understood that I wasn’t ready for the finals just yet. One feature of the competition is that they don’t test your knowledge in a specific field; instead, the problems are meant to test your ingenuity, like using a well-known algorithm in a new way. You can build this skill only by regular practice, so I kept competing and g…

  02.04.2025

• Bachelor’s and Master’s Admissions Open at ITMO: All You Need to Know

  …er, Admissions Office specialists will help applicants find fitting programs or alternatives. Additionally, by applying via your personal page, you will be able to choose a specific program you wish to apply to (if applying within a select subject area) and sort your programs by priority. Keep track of the admissions campaign. Once your application has been proces…

  01.04.2025

• Drawing With Light: Laser Art Workshop Opens at ITMO University

  …e same time, Vadim Veiko, the project’s mastermind, proposed using this technology in art because lasers can be employed for any material as long as the right laser or more specifically the right laser wavelength is employed. Given that the equipment of this sort is rather expensive and takes some knowledge to use, we decided to open a space where artists can work on…

  27.03.2025

• Ultrathin 2D Crystals for Data Recording and Storage Synthesized at ITMO

  … a basis for memristors – devices used to record and store information. Apart from being more energy-efficient and self-sufficient, the structures enable targeted access to specific memory cells, which isn’t possible with conventional devices. Moreover, their production doesn’t require complex lithographic technology and expensive equipment. Memristors can be used to…

  26.03.2025

• Next Stop – Houston: School Students from St. Petersburg Win FIRST Tech Challenge Championship

  …am’s robot competed with those from other teams in a series of matches. The tasks change every year and for each season, the participating teams design a new robot for a specific purpose, which is announced in early September. Sputnik Original started working on their winning robot once the tasks were announced. After developing its concept and assembling the r…

  21.03.2025

• New Study from ITMO: Waveguides Made Invisible to Each Other in 2D Lattice

  …The previously observed effect was recreated: the light that was passed down a central pair of channels exhibited nearly no scattering, instead remaining localized within a specific area. There was also another interesting effect: “If the light is aimed not at the center of the lattice, but at the top pair of waveguides, the signal is localized better. This is…

  19.03.2025