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Jun 12
Processing organic waste faster than ever! ♻️
Scientists at ITMO created a fermenter that is 30-60 times faster at processing organic waste, as well as significantly more energy-efficient compared to conventional methods like composting.
Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/life…
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Jun 8
New study published in Nature Materials ✍️
ITMO researchers along with their partners from POSTECH (South Korea) have discovered an effect that amplifies exciton current by 80 times, enabling faster and more efficient AI computations.
Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/phot…
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Jun 4
Student project with real impact! 🌊
An app developed by an ITMO student allows oceanographers to analyze drifting buoy data during expeditions and visualize ocean currents and temperature distribution.
Read more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/life…
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Jun 1
ITMO introduces Russia’s first portable MRI 🧲
The machine uses a weak magnetic field and requires no separate equipment room, cooling system, or high-energy supply, making medical scans more convenient for patients with limited mobility.
Read more: news.itmo.ru/en/life_science…
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May 27
New beginnings at ITMO 🛰
ITMO and Geoscan have launched a youth construction bureau for UAS and satellite engineers, where students will be trained in AI for autonomous navigation and data processing.
Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/education/co…
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May 21
Our scientists have developed a new liver failure treatment in rats 🐁
Privolzhsky Research Medical University and ITMO have jointly devised an efficient approach for treating liver pathologies using nanoparticles and loaded microRNA-200a.
Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/new_…
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May 18
A new drug delivery system that targets melanoma cells has been developed by scientists at ITMO and Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University 🧫
The system may be used for regional chemotherapy or as a post-surgery wound bandage.
Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/life…
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May 7
Smarter documents, smarter AI 🤖
ITMO researchers’ new tool DocuMentor analyzes text and PDF files with 98% accuracy using VLM. The software can be integrated into AI assistants and corporate in-house search systems.
Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/it/n…
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Apr 28
Smarter recommendations, faster ⚡
ITMO, Sberbank, AIRI, and Innopolis researchers have found a way to transfer knowledge from LLMs to lightweight systems and boost their accuracy. The results were presented at ECIR 2026.
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Apr 24
What’s real science and what’s sci-fi in Project Hail Mary? 👾 (1/5)
We spoke with ITMO physicist Stanislav Baturin about space research, alien microbes, and whether a human could realistically handle a solo mission.
A #thread 🧵
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Apr 24
What if we actually found life beyond Earth? 👽 (4/5)
It would be a historic discovery! But scientifically, the first question would be whether this is truly independent extraterrestrial life or “contamination” from Earth.
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Apr 24
Can a scientist survive a solo mission like in the movie? 🚀 (5/5)
Unlikely. Astronauts undergo years of intense training and are connected to a team on Earth. But sci-fi isn’t about perfect accuracy, it’s about imagination, inspiration, and making science feel exciting.
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Apr 14
Our course is the winner 🏆
ITMO University’s online AI course for university lecturers, developed jointly with Alfa-Bank, was named the best at the Data Fusion Awards 2026 in Moscow.
Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/achievements…
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Apr 10
ITMO scientists have created Russia’s first 3D map of bitter and umami flavors, to be used by “electronic tongues” in food production and restaurant industry. Their work was published by @RoySocChem.
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Apr 6
ITMO researchers used lasers to produce polarization-sensitive silver nanostructures, which could help identify new therapeutic molecules and advance drug discovery 💊
The associated study was published in @acsnano.
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Apr 3
Breakthrough in cancer therapy 🧬
A modeling study at ITMO finds that common cancer treatment irinotecan targets protein A2B1, linked to several cancers, opening the door to more precise treatments with fewer side effects.
Read more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/life…
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Mar 31
ITMO and South HUB host Russia’s first hackathon for top IT managers 💻
Chosen by a jury from Sberbank, Cloud.ru, X5 Tech & Yandex, the winners will now prep their projects for real-world deployment.
Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/education/co…
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Mar 26
🎉 Happy 126th Birthday, ITMO!
126 years of research, innovation, and empowering students to lead, create, and transform the future.
Here’s to many more breakthroughs ahead 🚀
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