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  • Results in 15 Minutes: ITMO Researchers Develop Device to Detect Antibiotics, Bacteria, and Viruses

    In accordance with the standards of flexible electronics, the new testing device is made from hydrogel and liquid metal, while data processing is handled by machine learning algorithms. Currently, the device consists of a potentiostat, an electrochemical cell, and a connected computer, but all the components will soon be a unified system complete with a user-friendly app. How does the device work? And what kind of tests can it already perform? Read on to find out. 

    28.01.2022

  • Researchers on the Spread of COVID-19 in St. Petersburg and Vaccination

    Scientists have analyzed the spread of coronavirus in St. Petersburg throughout the past year. The research was headed by Anton Barchuk, head of the European University’s Institute of Interdisciplinary Medical Research and executive director at the Northwestern Federal District Association of Oncologists, and Daniil Shirokov,  head of ITMO’s Center for Development of Publishing Activities and the scientific department of Severgroup Medicine. ITMO.NEWS asked them to share the achieved results and discuss plans for further research.

    27.07.2021

  • Neural Networks Predict Future Bestsellers

    ITMO researchers together with a colleague from the University of Oulu in Finland created an algorithm for predicting the success of new books. The algorithm's claimed efficacy is based on the analysis of the emotional fluctuations of a literary text.

    03.02.2021

  • Eight ITMO Scientists Receive Presidential Grants

    This year’s winners of the Presidential Grant contest for young scientists have been announced. Among them are eight ITMO University researchers.

    12.01.2021

  • ITMO Student Dmitriy Tsarev on Theoretical Physicists, Quantum Physics and Its Similarities With Professional Sports

    ITMO scientists together with their colleagues from Taiwan have published a paper that could serve as a basis for next-gen technologies of ultra precision metrology. These technologies will surpass LIGO detectors, which are capable of detecting gravitational waves. ITMO.NEWS met with Dmitriy Tsarev, a member of the research team, to learn more about their work and future plans.

    11.01.2021

  • Nanolasers, MRI, and Cultural Heritage: ITMO University Wins Three Megagrants

    For the first time in its history, ITMO University has received approval on three megagrant applications at once. Soon, laboratories for optoelectronics, MRI, and cultural heritage studies will launch in St. Petersburg.

    03.12.2020

  • ITMO Launches a Series of Scientific Meetups With the Vice Rector for Research

    During these meetings, scientists from ITMO University and their colleagues from all over the world will discuss cutting-edge scientific projects from various fields of studies. Vladimir Nikiforov, Vice Rector for Research at ITMO University, will moderate the events. Find out more in this ITMO.NEWS article.  

    24.11.2020