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What if an MRI took just minutes instead of half an hour? 🤔 ITMO students, along with Genotek scientists, have created an AI tool that performs knee MRI scans in 5-10 minutes by reconstructing missing image data! Read more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/lif…

New breakthrough in photonics 💫 ITMO physicists showed that twisted electrons can be accelerated to extremely high speeds without losing their quantum state, improving electron/ion microscopy and helping to study nuclear forces. Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/pho…

ITMO unveils ProAGI, a multi-agent AI system that handles the full industrial software cycle, from analysis to testing 📀 With architect, analyst, developer, and tester agents working together, it cuts development time and costs by ~10x. Read more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/it/…

ITMO debuts Micrometron, Russia’s first software-hardware complex for quality control 🔩 The AI-driven system can fully automate and accelerate product assessment at metal fabrication plants, eliminating human error in quality control. Read more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/cyb…

ITMO researchers have created the first nonconductive structure that controls light in 3D spaces without losses. This fully dielectric topological insulator will be key to next-gen photonic components. The research was published in @NatureMaterials: news.itmo.ru/en/science/pho…

ITMO scientists have developed a laser-controlled system that reprograms tumor macrophages. Using light-sensitive microcarriers, it releases immunomodulating drugs to switch cells from “defense” to “fight” mode. The study is published in @BiomaterialsAdv: news.itmo.ru/en/science/pho…

Laser > electricity? ITMO says yes ✅ ITMO scientists have created the first all-optical LED switching platform, turning LEDs on/off in just 10 nanoseconds. That’s 100,000 times faster than electric analogs! Read more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/pho…

New publication alert 🔬 ITMO researchers propose a simpler way to determine the degree and direction of twist in electron and ion beams. Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/pho…

No.1 for devs! 🏆 ITMO tops the 2025 Russoft ranking as Russia’s best university for software engineering, as voted by 377 top tech companies! Read the full story: news.itmo.ru/en/university_…

Precision in every drop 💧 ITMO chemists have developed flexible, high-sensitivity sensors for medical diagnostics and detection of calcium ions in seawater and milk. Read more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/new…

Happy New Year from all of us at ITMO! We wish you a very special 2026!

ITMO researchers have found a way to create a model galaxy in a lab, all by reproducing its dynamics with trapped atomic ions. This offers a more precise answer as to how galaxies can transform: news.itmo.ru/en/science/lif…

Gold for ITMO at ICPC 2025! 🥇 Competing against 341 top teams, team Spb ITMO: HFTilted solved 9 out of 13 problems to secure the win at the ICPC Northern Eurasia Finals 2025. Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/achievement…

AI made easier 🤖 ITMO researchers have created CoolPrompt, a library that automatically optimizes prompts for LLMs to help even non-technical users get better results faster. Read more: news.itmo.ru/en/startups_an…

ITMO scientists launch CaviDAC – a fast open-source tool for accurately calculating cavity volumes in calixarenes. CaviDac outperforms existing solutions in multiple areas and helps researchers design better drugs, sorbents, and catalysts. Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/lif…

Acing multiple roles at just 27! 🔥 Our PhD student, Diego Arbildo, was awarded the Best Foreign Professor award in China, and his achievements don’t stop there! Read his story on building an international academic career and teaching worldwide: news.itmo.ru/en/education/c…

ITMO just made physics faster 😎 AI-Materials Project is an AI assistant that significantly speeds up calculations of material properties based on fundamental laws of physics. Complex computations now take minutes instead of hours! Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/it/…

ITMO and @sberbank log a breakthrough in medical AI ⚕️ Our scientists developed a multi-agent AI system that can generate and select new drug molecules with a nearly 80% accuracy! The work was presented at the EMNLP 2025 conference in China. Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/lif…

Breakthrough in photonics 🔵 ITMO and MIPT scientists have created the world’s smallest blue-spectrum laser, opening the door to ultra-high-resolution displays and next-gen compact biomedical devices. Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/science/pho…

ITMO and @yandex join hands to launch something cool! Created as a part of ITMO’s Robotics and AI program, the Physical AI Garage track will train students on real-life industrial cases. Learn more: news.itmo.ru/en/education/c…