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ITMO University (ITMO: Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics) is a large state university in Saint Petersburg and is one of Russia's National Research Universities. ITMO University is one of 15 Russian universities that were selected to participate in Russian Academic Excellence Project 5-100 by the government of the Russian Federation to improve their international competitiveness among the world's leading research and educational centers. Research priorities of ITMO University are concentrated in information and photonic technologies.

ITMO Students Make a Battery That Can Be Wirelessly Recharged up to 500 Times

“In spite of their many disadvantages, batteries remain one of the key components in contemporary electronics. While changing their structure entirely is impossible due to the chemical and physical processes happening inside, scientists, startups, and major companies are searching for …

Researchers from ITMO Discover New Photonic Properties of Dielectric Resonators

“We live in a world powered by resonance: there are resonant antennas in our smartphones, and microwaves heat up our food using resonant absorption of electromagnetic radiation by water molecules. Even bridges and skyscrapers remain intact because they were designed …

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 …

ITMO Scientists Create Method to Quickly Detect Painting Authenticity

“In collaboration with the staff of the State Russian Museum, researchers from ITMO University have developed a new method for detecting painting authenticity with infrared spectroscopy. The method will allow the museum’s experts to quickly identify a painting’s …

How Biomimetics Helps Scientists Create Materials With New Properties

“Biomimetics is an approach that helps scientists develop new materials and devices based on principles present in nature. We’ve about how it’s applied in robotics, but there are many other fields in which it’s also used. For …

ITMO Researchers Suggest All-Optical Data Processing Method Using Heating

“Metal-organiс frameworks (MOFs) are a new class of compounds that is famous for its unique properties. They have been considered a functional material for gas adsorption, industrial membranes, and catalysts; however, researchers from ITMO have gone further and decided to …

Researchers Propose New Multipolar Lattices for Improved Metasurfaces

“Scientists from ITMO University’s Faculty of Physics have predicted a unique type of bound states in the continuum – one that is completely resistant to changes in the system parameters. This would allow researchers to control the resonance properties of …

ITMO Scientists Suggest Way to Control Optical Properties of Novel 2D Materials in Low Temperatures

“We live in a world of portable blood glucose monitors, smart clothes, tiny sensors, and nanometer chips. All of that is not the limit, especially with the appearance of 2D materials based on dichalcogenides of transition metals. However, these materials …

Flexible Electronics and Sensors: Researchers Develop Improved Method for Copper Micropattern Printing

“Scientists from ITMO University and the Institute of Chemistry of St. Petersburg State University have developed a more affordable and efficient method that makes printing copper micropatterns on a glass surface 100 times faster. The resulting micropatterns can be used …

Researchers Present New Synthesis Method for Optically Active Carbon Nanodots

“One of the most remarkable carbon-based nanomaterials are luminescent carbon dots, the physical and chemical properties of which are easy to control. Thanks to their low toxicity, these particles are said to possess great potential in the fields of biology …