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• Dark Matter and Quantum States: All About ITMO's New Frontier Labs

  In December, the open call for projects held as part of the 2030 Development Strategy was completed. Among its categories was the establishment of frontier laboratories at ITMO University, where researchers would work on the very cutting edge of modern science. As a result of the open call, six labs were chosen for the implementation. 

  28.12.2021

• ITMO University in 2021: A Year in Review

  This year we celebrated 121 years of ITMO University. As with any other year, we had no shortage of challenges – but nothing we couldn’t rise above. There were also great new achievements to be proud of, such as grants, prizes, and awards and some extraordinary research accomplishments. On the international scale, we welcomed nearly 900 new international students.

  28.12.2021

• Fundamental Holography: ITMO Researchers Develop Method for Printing Holograms in Color

  Scientists from ITMO’s ChemBio Cluster developed a method for printing holograms in color in a project supported by the Russian Science Foundation. At the core of the method are volume Bragg gratings, special films with reflecting properties. The proposed technology is extremely simple and doesn’t require any costly equipment. At the same time it has the potential to help produce full color holograms even on a regular printer. This project is a result of collaboration with Krypten, a scientific production organization specializing in optical protection for banknotes, documents, and trademarks. 

  23.12.2021

• ITMO University and Bosch Launch Research Project in Active Matter Physics

  ITMO University and Bosch corporation have signed an agreement on conducting research in the field of active matter physics, a field hitherto not studied in Russia. Within the joint project, researchers are working with clusters of macro- and microparticles that can migrate and regroup into new structures. In the future, this project will result in new technologies for the energy  industry, manufacturing, and healthcare. 

  21.12.2021

• ITMO Fellowship Stories: Prof. Michael Nosonovsky on Triboinformatics, Working Across an Ocean, and Latin Dance

  ITMO Fellowship & Professorship is a program that brings together researchers working in different fields. This year, Prof. Michael Nosonovsky became one of its participants. Having received his PhD in Applied Mechanics from Northeastern University in 2001, he now heads the Triboinformatics Group at ITMO’s Inforchemistry Scientific Center. Read along to learn how Prof. Nosonovsky manages working at ITMO from the US, what the applications of tribology are, and where he finds the time for Latin dancing and Asian studies. 

  20.12.2021

• Invisible Material: Researchers Model Metasurfaces in Hybrid Anapole Modes for the First Time

  Global trends are leaning towards miniaturization, minimalism, and portability – and that's the case for research, too. These days, metasurfaces are gaining popularity as platforms for super-thin devices equal, or sometimes superior to, their "normal-sized" counterparts. This is achieved thanks to “invisible” particles in anapole modes. Recently, these particles have revolutionized nanophotonics, but researchers from ITMO, Moscow, and Riga went even further and developed hybrid anapole modes. Their new model is more efficient than its predecessors and opens new applications for metasurfaces in optics. 

  15.12.2021

• Congress of Young Scientists Day 3: Reviewing Year of Science and Technology in Russia

  A total of 3,000 students, researchers, and representatives of government and business took part in the Congress of Young Scientists in Sochi over the three days of the event. The congress concluded with a plenary session, where the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko, the Aide to the Russian President Andrei Fursenko, and the Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov discussed the results of the Year of Science and Technology in Russia with leading Russian researchers and representatives of tech companies. Read on for the highlights of the session. 

  15.12.2021

• ITMO Researchers Combine Perovskites and Carbon Nanotubes in New High-Precision Device

  Perovskites are a class of semiconductors that are being actively researched in light of their unique physical properties. In the past decade, solar cells based on these materials have attained a commercial level of effectiveness. In a new study, researchers from ITMO have presented a prototype version of a photodetector based on carbon nanotubes and perovskites. ITMO.NEWS spoke with the authors to find out what new prospects for flexible electronics the project offers. 

  13.12.2021

• ITMO Fellowship & Professorship Participants Discuss Their Research Projects

  ITMO Fellowship & Professorship is a program that provides international scientists and Russian researchers working abroad with an opportunity to conduct research or teach at ITMO. This year, 15 scientists joined ITMO University as fellows and 23 specialists participated in short-term tracks of the program remotely. Read on to find out what they are engaged in and what they plan to do at ITMO.

  03.12.2021

• New Plant-Based Drug Testing System to Help Cut Down on Animal Testing

  In the fall of 2019, Aleksandra Predeina, then a first-year Master’s student at ITMO came to Vladimir Vinogradov, head of ITMO’s SCAMT Institute and expressed a desire to make an art & science research project. Two and a half years later, this collaboration has resulted in a unique testing system for nanopharmaceuticals that will make it possible to significantly cut down on animal testing. Read on to learn all about the scientific breakthrough born from a passion for art. 

  30.11.2021