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An international team of scientists has discovered a genetic mutation which they believe was key in the history of human evolution.

Loading video... VIDEO: Europes space freighter Automated Transfer Vehicle Jules Verne burning up over an uninhabited area of the Pacific Ocean at the end of its mission view more  Credit: ESA Scientists at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) and their colleagues from the University of Graz & the Kanzelhöhe Observatory (Austria) and the ESA European Space Operations Centre developed a method and software called RESONANCE to predict the solar radio flux activity f...

Manufacturing Bits: March 16 Tripping up neural networks For years, Russia has been an active area in R&D. In one example, Russia’s Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) has demonstrated how certain patterns can cause neural networks to make mistakes in recognizing images. Leveraging the theory behind this research, Skoltech can design defenses for pattern recognition systems that are vulnerable to attacks. A subset of AI, machine learning is a technology that make use of a ...

Researchers develop an AI system that allows greenhouses to operate without human intervention This technology is a step forward for future space missions One of the challenges to colonize other planets and establish human settlements, starting with the planets closest to Earth in our Solar System, such as Mars, is to guarantee food for their future inhabitants. Since these planets have different atmospheric conditions than Earth, the fresh produce would have to be grown in greenhouses with a c...

Drone flies inside giant Yamal permafrost crater for first time, dipping 15 metres below the surface 25 February 2021 Underground aerial survey throws important new light on these eerie giant holes, enabling a first 3D model. First-ever 3D model of the newest permafrost heaving mound that exploded in summer 2020 on the Yamal peninsula. Picture: Vasily Bogoyavlensky Some 20 large craters have formed in recent years after explosions of bulging mounds in areas of the Russian Arctic. The cause is...

Tuesday, 19 January 2021, 6:20 pm In the face of the surging demand for lithium-ion batteries and limited lithium reserves, scientists are searching for lithium technology alternatives. Russian researchers from Skoltech, D. Mendeleev University, and the Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of RAS have synthesized and tested new polymer-based cathode materials for lithium dual-ion batteries. The tests showed that the new cathodes withstand up to 25,000 operating cycles and charge in a matt...

2020 was a year of widespread change around the world, and in the wake of those developments a new generation of businesses, products and services are being established. However, it’s not just business school graduates who are leading the way. The skills, characteristics and competencies needed to launch a business go hand in hand with those that are developed in STEM education – including: Critical and creative thinking Flexibility Decision-making Being open-minded As well as being ideally...

Skoltech releases a new book, The Forefront of Physics The book comes as the second part of Skoltechs two-volume edition, Mathematics and Physics: Two Perspectives, One World. The first part, Mathematical Walks. A Collection of Interviews, published in 2017, marked a seminal event in Russian science education. In the new book, Russian physicists of worldwide renown present the latest advances in physics that are likely to change the world overnight. The new collection of 22 interviews with top ...

Loading video... VIDEO: Observation series of a day with varying atmospheric conditions. Low-quality observations are shown in yellow and high-quality observations in blue. High-quality observations can be seen in the gaps between transitioning... view more  Credit: R. Jarolim et al. / Astronomy&Astrophysics Scientists from the University of Graz and the Kanzelhöhe Solar Observatory (Austria) and their colleagues from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) developed...