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• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #81

  From cancer treatments and antibiotic-boosting nanoparticles to quirky inventions and newest science art ventures – here is what’s been happening in the world of science at ITMO University these first weeks of June.

  16.06.2025

• 5 Cool and Obscure Inventions from Russian History

  Russian history is full of world-famous inventions, be it the Periodic Table, the artificial satellite, or Tetris. But engineering is a science built on experimentation, failure, and ingenuity – so, here are a few of the forgotten, quirky, or prescient projects that continue to impress the imagination even today.

  10.06.2025

• Crypto / Farm, New Exhibition by Artists from ITMO, Launches at Tsarskoye Selo State Preserve

  How do modern technologies intersect with nature? This is the subject of a new joint project by ITMO’s Art & Science Center and the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Preserve, with support from Sberbank. This is the first major exhibition held following the restoration of the Imperial Farm complex.

  04.06.2025

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #76

  Twice a month, we bring you the latest and coolest in inventions, discoveries, and educational opportunities at ITMO University. In today’s digest: wine-savvy robots, the 2025 admissions season, and art for tech aficionados. Let’s dig in!

  07.04.2025

• Theater & Robots: ITMO and Alexandrinsky Theatre to Launch Joint Educational Laboratory for Directors and Artists

  ITMO University and the Alexandrinsky Theatre are launching the joint educational laboratory Theater: Algorithms of the Future for stage directors and interdisciplinary artists. The project’s goal is to analyze how advanced technologies can be used in theatrical performances. Over the course of two months, participants will attend lectures and work on their plays with the program’s curators. The best works will be performed at the New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre and ITMO’s Art & Science Center. The deadline for applications is April 14.

  04.04.2025

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

  At the newly opened space, students, artists, and designers will get to attend masterclasses by ITMO’s Institute of Laser Technologies, as well as learn to process various materials and make simple and textured images with laser equipment or the institute’s own invention – a laser brush. Learn more about how the workshop came to be and how you can participate in its events below.

  27.03.2025

• The Science of Art: ITMO and the Russian Museum Reveal Science Facts Behind Iconic Masterpieces

  What scientific tidbits does Karl Bryullov’s The Last Day of Pompeii hold? How often do snakes fall from the sky? These and other questions were tackled by the creators of Masterpieces Through Scientists’ Eyes, a project co-organized by ITMO’s Center for Science Communication and the State Russian Museum. Ten scientists – including a volcanologist, ecologist, chemist, and others – have analyzed some of the all-time greatest paintings from a scientific perspective. What did they discover and where can you see it for yourself? Keep reading to find out.

  06.12.2024

• Science Through Art: Marcelo Velasco and Ignacio Nieto on Latin American Art & Science and Working at ITMO

  Marcelo Velasco may be a biologist by education, but for more than 15 years, he and his colleague Ignacio Nieto have been developing the field of science art in Chile. Together, they study how contemporary art could affect science – and how scientists and artists can create interdisciplinary works that are both educational and accessible to the public. Recently, as part of the ITMO Fellowship program, they hosted an in-person course for Master’s students at ITMO and supported the study of a vine plant that mimics other flora. In this interview with ITMO.NEWS, they discuss the prospects of science art in Latin America, which topics fascinate Chilean artists the most, and whether plants can "see" the world through photosensitivity.

  20.11.2024

• What Shapes Reality: New Screen-Centric Exhibition By ITMO’s Art & Science Center

  A self-portrait based on 7,000 YouTube Shorts, a display of vintage CRT TVs, and a clay 3D-printed wasp's nest – these are just some of the works to see at Of Depth and Smoothness: In a Realm of Screens, an exhibition by ITMO’s Art & Science Center and the cultural center Dom Radio.

  15.10.2024

• Realism of the Unseen: New Art & Science Exhibition of Works by ITMO Master’s Students

  What are digital immortality and xenotransplantation? Can we discover new means of communication between animals and humans? How – and why – can you try on some bacterial makeup? And do cats go to their own digital paradise? Find answers to these unexpected questions in the creations of ITMO Art & Science students, showcased at the exhibition Realism of the Unseen. The exhibition is on until August 11 at ITMO’s AIR space.

  30.07.2024