The two sides will cooperate in research and development. Roscartography is a key participant of the Digital Model of Tatarstan Project. The project is aimed at creating digital topographical maps […]
Read moreCommunication interception can be traced through meteor trails
Kazan University physicists created a refined simulation of a joint reception area of meteor radio reflections. The paper appeared in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. Meteor burst communication is […]
Read moreDecrease in greenhouse gas emissions found to be a consequence of changes in post-Soviet food systems
Figure 1. Work flow. Blue boxes represent data sources and models and grey boxes contain output datasets and results. LEAP: Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance Model. GLEAM: Global Livestock Environmental Assessment […]
Read moreOptical chopper for prospective communication systems
Figure 1. Schematic of the SiO2 microdevice incorporating the Fabry-Perot microfilter The microscopic device creates discrete light pulses from a continuous laser radiation. The chopper, based on quantum effects, may […]
Read moreKazan University to partake in future Moon prospecting
Roscosmos plans to launch four lunar exploration missions in 2031 – 2035. Director of the KFU Engelhardt Observatory Yury Nefedyev comments, “According to a Goldman Sachs forecast, there were to […]
Read moreKazan University puts forth ideas on the nature of dark matter
Their research is concentrated on electric traces of axions in space plasma. As we currently know, dark energy and dark matter comprise 96% of the total mass of the Universe. […]
Read more2019: Ivan Simonov Year at Kazan Federal University
This year marks the 225th anniversary of the renowned astronomer’s birthday and the 200th anniversary of the start of his circumnavigation. Ivan Simonov (1794 – 1855), Extraordinary Professor of Kazan […]
Read moreKazan Federal University to create a database of dangerous asteroids
RTT150 telescope will be used to analyze small celestial bodies. Chair of the Department of Astronomy and Space Geodesy Ilfan Bikmaev commented during an annual review conference on physics, “To […]
Read moreWhat the far side of the Moon can tell us
Many astronomy enthusiasts closely follow the Chang’e 4 mission aiming to explore the dark side of the Earth’s satellite. Kazan Federal University has a longstanding history of lunar research. Back […]
Read moreCommunication interception can be traced through meteor trails
Kazan University physicists created a refined simulation of a joint reception area of meteor radio reflections. The paper appeared in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. Meteor burst communication is […]
Read moreGraphene oxide to help create nanocomposite materials with unique properties
Graduate student Alina Valimukhametova won a semester grant from the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences for her research in palladium nanoparticles. “Nanoparticles of noble metals, including palladium, are among the most […]
Read moreIonosphere plasma experiments reviewed in a new Kazan University publication
The paper appeared in Space Science Review. There are only a few so-called “heaters” in the world – special facilities which create artificial plasma processes in the upper atmosphere by […]
Read moreSlicing optical beams: cryptographic algorithms for quantum networks
New mathematical models can help transfer information in prospective quantum communication channels. “Our models are based on specific quantum functions. They turn classic information into quantum states of photons. Those […]
Read moreVasily Struve Medal awarded to astronomer Alexei Starobinsky during 4th Petrov Readings
The ceremony was held in the Emperor Hall on 28th November. Vice-Rector for Research Danis Nurgaliev noted in his congratulatory speech, “A university’s main goal is to attract talent. Alexei […]
Read moreKazan University physicists first in the world to observe quantum state of magnons at room temperature
The phenomenon is analogous to superfluidity of atoms or superconductivity of electrons. Murat Tagirov‘s group at the Department of Quantum Electronics and Radio Spectroscopy was able to create Bose-Einstein condensation […]
Read moreStudent-made anemometer to be produced by one of Kazan companies
A wind speed measuring device turned out to be more affordable than competitors. Master student of the Institute of Physics Artur Sayfutdinov won a student research contest with his idea […]
Read moreContactless water quality control with the use of spectroscopy
A new method was proposed by Kazan Federal University physicists. Ayrat Khamzin and Almaz Nasybullin published a paper in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. The researchers are working on a theory […]
Read more‘Falling stars’ may serve as harbingers of incoming asteroids
Low intensity meteor showers may signal danger, say Kazan Federal University researchers. A publication in Planetary and Space Science covers results of a research of near-Earth meteoric complex structure. A […]
Read moreR. David Britt receives 2018 Zavoisky Award
An award ceremony took place on 24th September as a part of Modern Development of Magnetic Resonance conference at the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. R. David Britt (University of California, […]
Read moreModel of multi-component aerosol evaporation proposed
A joint research was undertaken by Kazan Federal University and University of Brighton. Multi-component droplets are a common occurrence in the atmosphere, coming both through anthropogenic and natural causes. For […]
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