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• Maglev Trains, Smartphones, and Biochips: Biggest Breakthroughs in Quantum Mechanics

  Schrödinger's cat is one of the most famous metaphors in science, yet few people realize that there’d be no smartphones if it weren’t for this thought experiment. Although this and some other concepts of quantum physics may appear far from real life, they, in fact, underpin many commonly-used technologies. In honor of the field’s 100th anniversary, ITMO NEWS asked the university’s experts to share which breakthroughs paved the way for lasers, MRI, and the internet, how a single algorithm could spark a global quantum computer craze, and how the uncertainty principle allowed scientists to glimpse into the past of the universe.

  25.08.2025

• Quantum Physics Is Everywhere: FAQ With ITMO Quantum Physicist

  For this story, we reached out to the ITMO Fellow and quantum physicist Dmitry Karlovets and asked him every burning question we had about quantum physics: Is it really so hard? Why is it so popular? And when should we expect the first consumer-grade quantum computers? Read on to find out!

  15.08.2023

• ITMO Researchers Twist Particles Using Quantum Entanglement

  Twisted particles have found their applications in many fields, such as optomechanics, biology, astrophysics, as well as quantum optics, information science, and communications, where, for instance, they can be used to increase data capacity. However, as these particles are primarily obtained through diffraction gratings, they can’t yet be used for experiments in nuclear and particle physics given the high energies of particles used in contemporary colliders. As a solution to this problem, physicists from ITMO University have suggested a method of obtaining such particles using the so-called generalized measurements, without relying on any special equipment. Their research was supported by a Russian Science Foundation grant, with its results published in The European Physical Journal C (Particles and Fields).

  17.11.2022

• How To Teach a Computer To Interpret Text

  A team of scientists from ITMO University has created a model for an algorithm that can analyze the meaning of texts. It differs from regular neural networks because it not only takes into account word usage frequency but also introduces a category of subjective text perception. Read on to find out what it means for the future of artificial intelligence and how quantum theory is of help here.

  30.03.2021