Hermitage’s hidden treasures. Soon you’ll be able to check out the areas closed to the public and special collections thanks to the new 360 video project between ITMO U and the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.

World’s smallest gadgets. We love all things nano! Nobel Prize in chemistry went to motors, machines and even vehicles made not from metal but from molecules — "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines."

UNESCO loves nano too! Just can’t help bragging… ITMO U just accepted the UNESCO Medal "For the Development of Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies" at the celebrations of the World Science Day for Peace and Development.

Quantum computers super boost. A new quantum bit remains in a stable superposition for 10 times longer than previously achieved, dramatically expanding the time during which calculations could be performed in a future silicon quantum computer.

Does happiness make us less creative? While good mood is useful for the initial idea brainstorming, it doesn’t improve problem solving, which involves judgements and often doesn’t feel good. Challenges don’t make us happy but yield good creative work.

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