Search results for «ISCO» 1861 results

• Scientists Demonstrate New Opportunities for Controlling Light in Optical Graphene

  …the system is excited in the vicinity of Gamma and K points. The explanation of the observed effects was given in terms of the field theory, and it was also shown that the discovered effect can be interpreted as a movement in a non-Abelian gauge field. This way, the synthesis of solid-state physics and field theory methods showed its efficiency in researching pure…

  03.12.2020

• Where Bananas Become Hammers: Coldest Places in Russia

  …ublic of Komi Minimum temperature record: -52 С, 1978 Europe’s easternmost city, Vorkuta is located by the Vorkuta River and was founded after large coal deposits were discovered in the area. It offers a 70-day respite from sub-zero weather a year, embraced by snow and icy wind the rest of the time. Despite the harsh climate, Vorkuta is a beautiful city with i…

  30.11.2020

• Rukami Fest 2020: ITMO’s TECHNOHISTORY Project Highlights Digital Loneliness and Bacteria Representation in Media

  …Any scientific or technological breakthrough or discovery always has at least two global results. Firstly, it expands humanity’s abilities by, for instance, allowing us to travel faster, treat diseases better, or feed more people. Secondly, it changes our perception of the world, ourselves, and the future. The former is traditionally the purview of technical and natu…

  27.11.2020

• Song of the Month: November 2020

  …alking about the sun, this hope has long been abandoned, but when the night sky is only illuminated by the lights of the Lakhta Center... Well, that’s just wrong. That is why discovering We Watch The Stars in all of its hypnotizing slow-paced glory became my only true solace during these long November nights. One day, I will watch the actual stars come out to its med…

  27.11.2020

• Scientists Propose Method of Assessing the Gene-Disease Connection

  …p us to better understand how the human organism works and how its inner workings are connected to genes. Every once in a while, we see articles in the media about scientists discovering insomnia genes, baldness genes or hyperactivity genes. “By comparing the genes of a human who has a specific disease or another process in their bodies that we’re interested in …

  27.11.2020

• New Coworking Space Now Open at ITMO’s Lomonosova 9 Campus

  …am channel. One-stop shop for handy material Students, researchers, and academic staff at ITMO can already make use of the library’s new website. Using the EBSCO Discovery Service, they can search for publications, textbooks, and other documents within all databases to which ITMO University has access. That means there is now no need to search within eac…

  26.11.2020

• Student Spotlight: Allison Ascanio, Colombia

  …ople are so respectful, honest and proud of their country and its history; even though sometimes they're shy or introverted, you can get to know them better with patience and discover many impressive facts about them; they're so talented in arts, sports, music and are such intelligent people. What are your hobbies? I have many hobbies. I love to read books, pla…

  26.11.2020

• Optical Computers Explained: Will They Replace the Regular Kind?

  …their superiority to electric ones is obvious. Isn’t it easier to just keep upgrading conventional computers? For the past 20 years everyone’s been trying to “discontinue” Moore’s Law, which states that the number of transistors in circuits doubles every two years, but it still holds. So, for now, making improvements on electronic technologies is stil…

  25.11.2020

• Beginner’s Guide to Brainstorming and Writing Articles for Scientific Journals

  …tly increase your chances if you follow the requirements and standards of a particular journal. It is best to take a prototype article and use it as a reference. It is highly discouraged to use the same text for all journals. For example, American publications use special page formats and you will probably have problems with the text when printed. You should also rem…

  25.11.2020

• Friday Experiment: Attempting to Write Every Day

  …g I hadn’t attempted before not only on my blog, but anywhere else. Yet it came naturally – a new perspective, so sought-after, was finally found. Puzzled, as I was expecting discoveries to come later on in the challenge, I powered on and completed this first post in just under an hour. I felt invincible.  This sudden gift of inspiration helped me find the topic f…

  20.11.2020