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New Model Will Reduce The Risk Of Gas Emissions And Ground Subsidence Around Oil Wells In The Arctic
Friday, 9 October 2026, 10:21 am | Skoltech
Gas hydrates are solid compounds of water and gas. In Arctic permafrost, they can occur in pores together with ice. More >>
AI Helps Identify Drilling Regimes With A Projected Potential Increase In Drilling Speed Of Up To 68%
Thursday, 8 October 2026, 8:37 am | Skoltech
Rate of penetration is one of the key indicators of drilling efficiency: it directly affects both drilling time and cost. More >>
Skoltech-Born Startup Ligand Pro Unveils AI Platform For Drug Molecule Development
Thursday, 1 October 2026, 8:49 am | Skoltech
The platform offers modern AI and molecular modeling tools for early-stage drug development tasks. More >>
New Data On Hydrate Gas Permeability To Boost Gas Extraction Efficiency In The Arctic
Friday, 4 September 2026, 7:25 am | Skoltech
The researchers recreated Arctic reservoir conditions in the laboratory, simulating formations located beneath the permafrost layer. More >>
Skoltech And Sber Researchers Develop A Cost-Efficient Method For Detecting Hallucinations In Large Language Models
Tuesday, 1 September 2026, 7:20 am | Skoltech
Large language models are increasingly becoming the foundation of AI assistants and autonomous agents. More >>
Fundus Images Predict Risk Of Hypertension And Other Systemic Diseases
Thursday, 27 August 2026, 8:40 am | Skoltech
The conditions whose risk the researchers were able to predict from these images include not only eye diseases such as glaucoma and cataracts, but also systemic ones: hypertension, lupus, AIDS, and more. More >>
Metal Ceramics Under AI Control: A New Approach To Calculating The Mechanical Properties Of Materials
Tuesday, 25 August 2026, 7:17 am | Skoltech
The method enables calculations for large systems containing tens of thousands of atoms with accuracy comparable to direct quantum-mechanical calculations (DFT), but without requiring large computational resources. More >>
Experiments On Mice Revealed Candidate Proteins For Liver Disease Diagnosis And Treatment Monitoring
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 7:45 am | Skoltech
If these findings are successfully validated, they will provide a scientific basis for diagnostic tests that can be used to screen and monitor patients with liver problems. More >>
Researchers Uncover How Multilayer Nanocoatings Dissipate Energy At The Nanoscale To Prevent Failure
Friday, 14 August 2026, 7:52 am | Skoltech
These findings give engineers solid numerical benchmarks for designing protective coatings of the next generation. More >>
Biocompatible Microparticles Mildly Stimulate Neural Impulses In Mice For Safer Way In Epilepsy, Parkinson’s
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:19 pm | Skoltech
This actively researched approach is a promising alternative to surgically implanted electrodes in the brain, which are used as a last-resort option in severe treatment-resistant cases of epilepsy & Parkinson’s disease. More >>
Oil Field Model Helps Assess Recovery Potential Of Venezuela’s Extra-Heavy Oil
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:08 pm | Skoltech
Venezuela has vast reserves of extra-heavy oil, but extracting it is very difficult. Typical recovery factor runs around 60% for light oil & upto 20% for heavy oil, & the extra-heavy oil field analyzed by Skoltech team has a recovery factor of 4%. More >>
Researchers Estimate The Upper Limit Of Human Lifespan Determined By Somatic Mutations
Friday, 17 July 2026, 7:57 am | Skoltech
The researchers developed a multistage mathematical model that allowed them to sequentially “switch on” various aging mechanisms and assess how long a person could live if all reversible aging processes were eliminated except somatic mutations. More >>
New Tool To Accelerate Search For Antibiotics Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Friday, 10 July 2026, 11:53 am | Skoltech
Using the reporter system speeds up the screening process and therefore improves the chances of finding new drug molecules active against antibiotic-resistant strains of dangerous pathogens. More >>
Study Explains How Anti-CRISPR Protein Promotes The Spread Of Hospital-Acquired Infections
Friday, 19 June 2026, 5:29 pm | Skoltech
The findings suggest that medical monitoring should target not just the genes known to confer antibiotic resistance but the anti-immunity genes as well, since they also contribute to the spread of infections. More >>
Applications Now Open For The SMILES-2026 Summer School On Machine Learning
Monday, 27 April 2026, 8:36 pm | Skoltech
The school is intended for senior undergraduate students, master’s students, PhD students, and early-career researchers from Russia, China, and other countries. More >>
Batteries From Naphthalene And Anthracene: Hydrocarbons Will Change The Future Of Energy Storage
Monday, 27 April 2026, 9:46 am | Skoltech
Unlike the rigid structure of graphite, which currently dominates the anode market for lithium batteries, hydrocarbon molecules can be tailored for specific tasks. More >>
Polymer Physics Reveals DNA Loops Are Formed By Single Molecular Motors
Friday, 17 April 2026, 4:45 pm | Skoltech
To test the theory, the researchers analyzed more than 30 datasets from human and mouse cells. The loop density turned out to be surprisingly large: on average, six loops per million base pairs of DNA. More >>
Skoltech Scientists Adapt 3D Printing For Manufacturing Copper Alloy Components
Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 9:53 am | Skoltech
Aluminum bronze (Cu-9.5Al-1Fe) offers higher thermal conductivity than steel and titanium while being more suitable for additive manufacturing than pure copper. More >>
AI Creates Quasi-Atoms: A New Approach To Materials Study
Friday, 3 April 2026, 11:07 am | Skoltech
The approach could find applications in modeling material properties, creating composites with specified mechanical characteristics, predicting the lifespan of parts and assemblies in mechanical engineering, etc. More >>
Researchers Develop Durum Wheat That Combines Freezing Tolerance With High Pasta Quality
Tuesday, 24 March 2026, 7:29 pm | Skoltech
As a result of the study, approximately 60 new durum wheat lines were selected that combine cold tolerance with superior gluten properties. More >>
