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• Build-It-Yourself: ITMO Researchers Propose Using Chemist Robots for Laboratory Experiments

    Chemists and roboticists at ITMO University have built and tested a robotic platform designed to automate chemical experiments. The robot can independently perform routine operations involving reactions between organic compounds without human involvement. The system is more affordable and versatile than industrial robotic solutions, as it is assembled from 3D-printed components and features open-source software. The robotic chemist has already helped discover that certain chemical reactions speed up in the presence of polymers — a finding that expands opportunities for creating piezoelectric materials and targeted drug delivery systems. The results of the study were published in Materials Horizons.

  21.10.2025

• Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Next-Gen Smart Sorbents

  The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to researchers Susumu Kitagawa (Japan), Richard Robson (Australia), and Omar M. Yaghi (USA) for the development of metal-organic frameworks that can be used for gas sorption and separation, as well as to collect water from desert air, detect toxic gases, accelerate chemical reactions, and even process data. We asked Valentin Milichko, a leading researcher at ITMO’s Faculty of Physics, how this technology works and how it’s already used in practice.

  08.10.2025

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #89

  Join us as we explore our university’s latest news in research, education, and more – from scientific breakthroughs and campus developments to pop-culture novelties.

  06.10.2025

• Chilean Researcher Ivan Martinez – on “Serious Russians,” Loving Chemistry, and Traveling for Science

  After graduating from university in his native Chile, Ivan Martinez decided to dive straight into science. Today, he’s developing technologies that would allow us to easily, cheaply, and quickly desalinate seawater – a problem that’s relevant to not just Latin America, but the whole world. According to the WHO, more than 2 billion people have no access to safe drinking water. In order to unlock new opportunities for his work, Ivan has journeyed across the world to Russia. Here at ITMO University, he conducts research with local scientists and delivers lectures to students. Speaking to ITMO NEWS, he explained why we need desalination technologies, what he finds fascinating about chemistry, and why Russians aren’t as serious as they might seem.

  26.09.2025

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #85

  It’s August already! While the new academic year is still some weeks away, there is plenty of news coming off our presses: research breakthroughs in chemistry and cybersecurity, educational initiatives for the AI age, and graduates’ success stories. Have a look below!

  11.08.2025

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #82

  It’s been a fruitful couple weeks at ITMO. We’ve seen researchers show off new software, new technologies, and new methods. At the same time, the 2025 admissions campaign is in full swing and new educational projects are getting the green light. Keep reading to learn more!

  01.07.2025

• ITMO Researcher Tops Forbes Russia 30 Under 30 Ranking

  Nikita Serov, head of the Laboratory for Generative Design of Enzymes and Aptamers (Center for AI in Chemistry) came at the top of the latest Forbes Russia 30 Under 30 ranking in the category Science and Technology. The ranking features those who, by the age of 30, have acquired recognition in their professional field, gaining a reputation in Russia or even globally.

  19.06.2025

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #79

  From AI-driven solutions to chemical breakthroughs, here are ITMO’s top scientific highlights of the recent weeks.

  19.05.2025

• Researchers Suggest Simple, Cheap Method of Accelerating Chemical Reactions

  Researchers from ITMO University have designed a laboratory set-up for the study of chemical reactions in microvolume. This technology allows them to reduce the necessary amount of reagents and accelerate chemical reactions by hundreds of times. In the future, this invention may be used to synthesize large libraries of substances in mere seconds – and to analyze their biological activity to quickly identify new compounds for medical development. The research team is currently raising investments at ITMO and securing grants from charity foundations.

  13.03.2025

• Dare to Follow Your Curiosity: ITMO Researchers to Girls in Science

  At ITMO University, there are many talented female scientists who lead by example on the cutting edge of materials science, biology, chemistry, and physics. In the lead-up to International Women's Day, we'd like to shine the spotlight on a few of them and inspire our readers to follow their scientific passions.

  07.03.2025