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• 6 Comic Books and Graphic Novels for Science Lovers

  …(actually his twin brother Joseph, a brain-eating cannibal), Albert Einstein (battle-hardened from years spent in an alternate dimension), and Enrico Fermi (secretly an alien) must defend the Allied nations from teleporting Japanese robots – and that’s just the setup of the first volume! Go in expecting very little historical accuracy and you’ll be pleased.  T…

  11.02.2025

• Russian Science Day: ITMO’s Young Researchers Share Their Visions of the Future

  …TMO’s Center of Usability and Mixed Reality, I’m working on a VR app that teaches you to use an atomic force microscope. Usually, in order to gain access to such a device, you must first pass a theoretical and a practical exam; it can be very helpful to train in advance in a virtual environment so that you’re more familiar with the equipment and won’t cause any damag…

  08.02.2025

• Fun & Light-Hearted Russian Literature

  …nd big dreams, the story has left a lasting impression on the culture of Russia and St. Petersburg in particular.  “...I've come to understand a simple truth, namely: you must make so-called miracles come true yourself.” The Twelve Chairs by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov Type of fun: eccentric, satirical comedy Atypically for Soviet literature, t…

  07.02.2025

• ITMO Scientists Simplify Nanomaterials Design With ML Model

  …icroelectronics, as coatings for various parts that enhance their electromagnetic and electronic characteristics. At the same time, in order for the particles to be used, they must exhibit certain magnetization “parameters.” These can be controlled using four key properties of magnetic nanoparticles, one of which is exchange bias. Until now, its prediction required c…

  07.02.2025

• ITMO Scientists Step Closer to Explaining How Pulsar Nebulas Form

  …earchers opted for the simplest case, in which a photon collides with an electron head on. When the team calculated the absorption cross-section, or the area in which a photon must be in order to be absorbed by an electron, they discovered that the cross-section grows proportionally to the electron’s OAM. In other words, the more twisted an electron is, the easier it…

  05.02.2025

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

  …in Bookvoed, Dom Knigi, and Podpisnie Izdaniya. Bookstores of St. Petersburg And if you’re looking for something in Asian languages, Zhyoltyi Dvor (Yellow Yard) is a must-visit location that offers books in Korean, Mandarin, and Japanese. The list could go on, but let’s wrap it up for today! For more suggestions on leisure in St. Petersburg, follow our s…

  04.02.2025

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

  …ties was graphene. Its electrons behave as if they have no mass and at the same time a non-zero charge. The behavior seems odd as, in theory, if a material has a charge, there must be an interaction and therefore a mass – but that doesn't apply here. This phenomenon is studied, but there’s still a question of how such electrons interact with one another.  We inves…

  03.02.2025

• How to Apply to ITMO’s Master’s Programs in 2025

  … August 19 – for those applying for tuition-free positions; September 4 – for those applying for fee-based positions. NB! Applicants for tuition-free positions must confirm their enrollment by August 24 (12 pm, GMT+3).  This year, all tuition-free applicants will be enrolled with a single order on August 29.  How to apply In-person at t…

  29.01.2025

• Exploring the Serpents of St. Petersburg

  …en viewed as evil and sly creatures. In such context, serpents can symbolize enemies, portrayed as defeated by a hero, a dragon slayer. The very heart of the city hosts two must-visit monuments depicting this myth. Alexander’s Column in Palace Square is topped with a statue of an angel piercing a snake with a cross, symbolizing Russia's victory in the Patriotic Wa…

  28.01.2025

• What’s in a Name: 4 Russian Words With Unexpected Origins

  …hich serve as key hubs for trains arriving from every direction. But where does this word, which even sounds a little like the rattle of a railcar, come from? To find out, one must go back to 1838, when Russia’s first-ever railway connected St. Petersburg to the town of Pavlovsk. The terminus station there was a fancy establishment that not only received passengers, …

  20.01.2025