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On the night of September 7-8, residents of almost the entire territory of Russia could observe a total lunar eclipse. In Novosibirsk, there were ideal weather conditions that night – a clear and bright sky, so astronomy lovers could enjoy a rather rare astronomical phenomenon.

According to Egor Konyaev, an engineer at the Vega Observatory at NSU, the next total lunar eclipse, visible over most of Russia, will occur in 3 years, on December 31, 2028.

— According to local time in Novosibirsk, its maximum will be almost midnight (23:50). Therefore, it can already be called New Year's, — adds Yegor.

What is a lunar eclipse?

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon, in its orbit around the Earth, enters the shadow of our planet, and the Earth at that moment is exactly between the Sun and its natural satellite.

Why is the moon red? And why is it visible?

— The most important and interesting question that arises in the observer is: why does the Moon turn red during a total eclipse? And why is it visible if an eclipse occurs? It would seem that if the Moon is immersed in the Earth's shadow, it should not be visible at all. But this is not so. And here the Earth's atmosphere plays the main role, — explains Yegor Konyaev.

According to Rayleigh's theory, there is a dependence of the intensity of light scattering on the wavelength. Blue rays, which have a shorter wavelength, are scattered in the Earth's atmosphere 4-5 times stronger than red ones, which is why the color of the daytime, clear sky is blue.

— It is for this same reason that during a lunar eclipse the Moon takes on a red hue. Some of the rays that are refracted and not scattered in the Earth's atmosphere hit the lunar surface, from which they are reflected and "return" to the observer located on the Earth's night side. And we can observe such an interesting, beautiful effect when the Moon is painted in different shades of red — from copper-yellow to dark-dark red, — says Yegor Konyaev.

How often do lunar eclipses occur?

On average, both lunar and solar eclipses occur twice a year. But an observer on Earth has a much greater chance of seeing a lunar eclipse than a solar one. Why? The reason is geometry.

— A lunar eclipse looks the same wherever the Moon is above the horizon — its area is equal to a hemisphere. In addition, the Earth is larger than the Moon, so the Earth's shadow completely covers the Moon. During a solar eclipse, when the Moon moves in front of the Sun, the shadow cast by the Moon is much smaller than the Earth's and covers an insignificant part of the Earth's surface. Therefore, the chance to see a solar eclipse is only available to people located within a narrow strip of the Earth's surface along which the Moon's shadow passes, — adds Yegor Konyaev.

So, the next total solar eclipse, which will occur on August 12, 2026, in Russia can be seen only on the Taimyr Peninsula, but observation will be extremely difficult, since it is very low above the horizon and not all phases will be visible.

A total lunar eclipse has three phases. The first phase is the penumbral phase, when the Moon is still fully illuminated by direct sunlight, but falls into the Earth's penumbra. As it continues to move along its orbit, the Moon falls into the Earth's shadow, which completely blocks sunlight for some areas of the Moon – this is the shadow phase of the eclipse. When the Moon is completely immersed in the Earth's shadow, the total phase of the lunar eclipse occurs. This is the moment when the Earth's natural satellite turns red.

This time, the maximum phase of the eclipse was 136%, it was reached at 1:12 Novosibirsk time. The total phase lasted from 0:31 to 1:52, the umbral phase from 23:27 to 2:56, and the penumbral phase from 22:28 to 3:55.

What is interesting about a lunar eclipse?

As Alfiya Nesterenko, head of the Vega observatory at NSU, notes, this lunar eclipse was quite long, unlike those observed earlier. Thus, the phase of the total lunar eclipse this time lasted more than an hour.

“Also, during a lunar eclipse, you can discern relief details that are not noticeable on the Moon during normal times, due to the greater contrast of some elements,” adds Alfiya Nesterenko.

Photo: Egor Konyaev, Mikhail Maslov, NSU Vega Observatory. The photo shows all phases of the lunar eclipse.

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The final of the educational intensive course has ended in Novosibirsk, during which 18 students from Siberia received offers for internships at the country's largest IT holding company, T1, with four NSU students among the winners. The competitive selection for the internship was held among more than 7,000 applications from all over Russia. The final defense of the projects, which the students had been working on for two months, took place on August 28 at the Novosibirsk State University, with 38 students from different parts of Siberia participating.

As part of the intensive course, participants developed and presented their own solutions for real business cases, including the creation of a tool for booking meeting rooms and a service for verifying digital signatures.

In Novosibirsk, following the final defense of cases from real business customers of T1, the first place was taken by a team of six students, including Natalia Bedareva from NSU. While working on the projects, Natalia's team developed the corporate discussion service "MUZA". With its help, employees of the client company will be able to quickly resolve work issues, save the best cases, and also get access to a verified knowledge base, which will reduce the time it takes to find information. The holding will use the ideas and solutions of the camp participants in the further implementation of its own IT projects. Three more students from Novosibirsk State University became winners of the IT camp: Andrey Dutkin (2nd place), Dmitry Lutsev (2nd place) and Alina Brysina (3rd place).

IT holding T1 has been holding a summer educational bootcamp for the second year in a row, so that students from all over the country could try themselves in large projects, gain practical experience and take their first steps in their careers. This year, interest in the camp has grown significantly: the organizers received more than 7,000 applications – two and a half times more than in 2024. Almost 3,000 people passed the entrance test, and the best of them – over 1,500 students from 459 universities in the country – were enrolled in the intensive course. 73% of them are students of technical specialties from regional universities. The T1 IT camp was held in a hybrid format: the first remote stage was replaced by in-person team work on projects. The final defenses, in addition to Novosibirsk, also took place in Yekaterinburg and Moscow.

— The practice of the T1 IT camp once again confirms that regional training centers are becoming no less important than the capital. Novosibirsk is one of the main scientific and educational hubs of the country, and here we see very motivated and talented students ready for serious challenges in the IT sphere. I am glad that many of those whom I was lucky enough to meet during the defense of the final projects joined the T1 team in order to implement large-scale projects with us in the future, — noted Mikhail Knigin, Executive Director of T1 Integration (part of the T1 IT holding).

At the beginning of the training, the participants were given the opportunity to choose a specialization of training. The most popular was system analytics – every fourth student from Novosibirsk chose it. No less in demand were backend and frontend development, as well as manual testing and application administration.

Alina Brysina said that the process of working on the project became a real challenge for her.

— We received a very complex and detailed technical task, which turned out to be practically impossible to implement in such a short time frame with the number of people we had on the team. It was very difficult to understand which solution to choose. We had several types of administrators for the technical task in the project, and we decided to leave one, but because we did not record this requirement, the decision was ultimately difficult. It was as if everyone was speaking different languages, — shared Alina.

Alina was a systems analyst on the team and learned to be much more punctual, attentive to details and ask precise questions.

"I learned a lot from my colleagues and realized that large IT companies need reporting that is actually used. All the documents that a system analyst prepares are not just put into a drawer," she added.

Alina also emphasized that the team’s support helped her not to give up and continue working on the project, which allowed her to show excellent results and achieve victory.

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From August 14 to 28, the first System Bootcamp from the YADRO laboratory was held at NSU. Junior students took part in the Bootcamp Faculty of Information Technology And Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of NSU, as well as graduating students who chose a topic for their future diploma work. Over the course of two weeks, 11 students worked on projects in three areas. The guys who successfully completed the Bootcamp will have the opportunity to continue working in the laboratory, participate in the implementation of projects on system development within the framework of cooperation with the YADRO company.

To participate in the event, it was necessary to fill out a questionnaire, write a motivation letter and provide information about your academic performance in key courses, such as operating systems, network technologies and the basic C course.

— Most of the Summer Schools held at NSU together with industrial partners are aimed at senior students, which is logical from the point of view of further employment. Quite often, graduates of such schools receive an offer to do an internship and then work in a company. We are focused on junior students in order to interest them in the tasks of system programming and give them the opportunity to specialize in this area. That is, our main task is to popularize system programming among students studying in IT specialties, — said Alexander Vlasov, head of the YADRO laboratory at Novosibirsk State University, deputy dean of the Faculty of Information Technology of NSU for Master's degree programs.

Bootcamp participants spent two weeks working on projects in three areas: development of CDM-16, a learning processor for the Digital Platforms course; UPX, an executable packer; and “Implementation of Thompson’s attack on the TinyCC compiler.” The first half of the day was spent interacting with mentors in the lab, and the second half was spent working independently. However, students continued working on projects in the classroom after lunch.

— These are new projects, there are no ready-made solutions for them. Students could not use search engines to find ready-made solutions or artificial intelligence to generate the “correct” answer. They had to apply their skills and knowledge that they received during their studies at our University to solve the task, — explained Alexander Vlasov.

A team of three people worked on the implementation of the project "Implementation of Thompson's attack on the TinyCC compiler": Matvey Sorokin, Vladimir Sharapov and Andrey Zverev. This is exactly one of the areas that the YADRO laboratory at NSU is engaged in – the topic of compiler verification, that is, checking for non-infection. The idea of the project at the Bootcamp was to first create such an infected compiler, and then verify this compiler.

— I had a very interesting project — compiler verification. The project is large, the task is huge — to "infect" the compiler so that it turns an ordinary program into a malicious one. We tested many different options for how this can be done. In the end, we can say that we coped with the task, — shared Vladimir Sharapov, a student of the NSU FIT.

The topics of the Bootcamp projects are highly specialized, however, there are many people at the FIT and other faculties who are passionate about system programming. And the experience gained can be applied in solving a wide range of current industrial problems.

— Bootcamp is a very good way to come and join the research topic within the framework of system programming. To touch, to see what it is. Bootcamp is people, a team of like-minded people with whom you will work on the project. It is networking, as well as an opportunity to get acquainted with the laboratory, — emphasized Alexander Volk, a student of the NSU FIT.

Students who complete the Bootcamp with high results have the opportunity to continue working in the YADRO laboratory and work on projects in the field of systems programming together with YADRO curators.

— I hope that we have interested the students who have successfully completed the Bootcamp in the field they have become familiar with. Even if the students do not specialize in the field of system development in the future, the skills they have acquired here will certainly help them in the future in other areas of IT, — concluded Alexander Vlasov.

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From August 18 to 22, 2025, the All-Russian scientific conference with international participation "Modern Problems of Organic Chemistry" (SPOKh-2025) was held in the Akademgorodok of Novosibirsk. It was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences V.P. Mamaev. Maria Sotnikova, a 4th-year student, gave an oral report at the section dedicated to modern trends in biochemistry and analytical chemistry. Faculty of Natural Sciences of NSU, direction "Chemistry". Her scientific supervisor is a junior researcher at the Laboratory of Molecular Engineering Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies (IMMT) NSU Nikita Basov.

The work presented by Maria is devoted to exometabolomic screening of yeast strains isolated from traditional fermented products – kumiss, mead and kefir fungus. Such analysis allows to identify microorganisms with unique metabolic profiles, promising for use in biofermentation tasks.

Modern analytical methods played a key role in the study: high-performance liquid chromatography combined with tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). These technologies allow for the simultaneous recording of hundreds of metabolites and open up new possibilities in selecting strains for the synthesis of target substances in demand in industry, medicine, pharmaceuticals, and the agricultural sector.

The results showed that even closely related yeast strains can differ significantly in their metabolic profiles. This makes metabolomic analysis a powerful tool for rational selection of microorganisms for biotechnology and the development of environmentally friendly production.

M.A. Sotnikova's speech at the SPOH-2025 conference aroused great interest among the scientific community and became a vivid example of how NSU students and young researchers are forming a scientific foundation in the field of advanced biotechnology.

The work is especially important because it was carried out by young scientists and students working at IMMT NSU. In addition, Maria is already preparing her first scientific article dedicated to metabolomic studies of cells. Next year, she plans to enroll in a master's degree program in Industrial Pharmacy at IMMT NSU and continue her research at the intersection of analytical chemistry, biotechnology and medicine.

This is not the first time the student has performed: earlier, Maria was awarded a third-degree diploma at the International Scientific Student Conference (ISSC-2025), which was held at NSU for the 63rd time, in the Analytical Chemistry section.

Thus, at the university, students are involved in real science already at the early stages of their studies, participating in interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of chemistry, biology, medicine and engineering. It is this approach that meets the modern challenges of biofermentation and opens up prospects for the creation of future technologies.

The study was carried out in collaboration between the Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of the Institute of Mathematics and Mathematics of NSU and the Engineering Center "Prombiotech" of the Altai State University.

The project was implemented with the support of the Priority 2030 strategic academic leadership program.

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From July 28 to August 28, Novosibirsk State University hosted a unique course, “Fundamentals of Economics and Business for Schoolchildren,” organized by the public organization “Laboratory of Economics and Business» with the support of Faculty of Economics, NSU and leading companies of Siberia. For a whole month, work was in full swing at NSU: dozens of schoolchildren from grades 9–11, united in teams, conducted negotiations with passion and concentration, built financial models, tested hypotheses using neural networks and defended their projects in front of real investors.

It was not just a course, but an intensive startup accelerator, where teenagers went from an idea to a ready-made business plan with a financial model, marketing strategy, and even the first pilots in a month. And the most amazing thing is that the teachers and mentors were the same schoolchildren, only a little older, who had already chosen NSU as their future alma mater.

— The schoolchildren themselves, who participated in organizing the economic quest that took place in July, suggested conducting the course. The idea was that during the very first lesson the children would come up with their own business, which has been operating on the market for 5 years. Based on these “fake” companies, they master basic economic and business concepts, develop business plans and present their projects to an external commission at the end. The main risk was whether the schoolchildren would join this format or not. But our fears were not justified. The schoolchildren were completely immersed in the process from the first day, our experiment showed that this is an effective tool in education, — commented Dmitry Markov, a lecturer in the Department of Management of the Faculty of Economics of NSU, head of the Laboratory of Economics and Business.

A format that inspires: when students teach students

The course included 10 sessions – interactive seminars, which were held twice a week, on various aspects of running a business.

— We didn’t want this to be another lecture course, — said Kira Kurmasheva, Development Director of the Laboratory of Economics and Business. — We wanted to create an environment where everyone would feel like a creator, not a listener. That’s why we focused on practice, teamwork, and student mentors — those who were recently in the shoes of our participants. They don’t give lectures — they conduct seminars, analyze mistakes, inspire, and say: “This is possible. I’ve done it.”

This approach became the main magic formula of the course. Future students of the NSU Economics Department — graduates of the strongest schools of Novosibirsk — acted as seminarians. They shared not only knowledge, but also their experience: how to choose a profession, how to prepare for Olympiads, how not to be afraid to speak on equal terms with adults.

— When a mentor comes to you and says: “I also took the Unified State Exam, and I did well in math,” it relieves the tension. You understand: he is not from a lecture, he is from where you are now, — shared Artem Bezrukov, a future NSU student and the leader of the financial modeling module.

Some of those who participated in the projects of the Laboratory of Economics and Business, while still schoolchildren, have already entered NSU this year. Anastasia Korneva is a first-year student of the Business Informatics program at the NSU Faculty of Economics.

— I fell in love with economics thanks to the Laboratory. I chose business informatics at NSU because it is a modern field and I could see myself in this field in the future. As part of the course for schoolchildren, I conducted several seminars — on business models; on how to build presentations and present a project; and also on finance. In addition, I was the host of the final event, when the participants presented their projects. What I like most about working with schoolchildren is that I can give them life knowledge, something that I myself could not get at their age; I like to teach the way I would like to be taught, — said Anastasia.

The interest in the course was very high: 40 applications were received in three days. Parents, teachers, the students themselves — everyone felt that this was not just “another club,” but a chance to look into the future. The course became a growth point for many teenagers, who for the first time felt that they could create, not just consume.

 

Future technologies in the hands of schoolchildren: neural networks as a tool, not a toy

One of the main breakthroughs of the course was the deep integration of artificial intelligence. Participants used neural networks as a working tool for entrepreneurs:

At the first seminar, schoolchildren filled out questionnaires of their businesses, and at the second, they already received full passports of their existing businesses with a description from neural networks. Creation of landing pages and presentations: AI helped to form texts, select slogans and visualize concepts. Data analysis: processing reviews, identifying trends, forecasting demand.

 

From idea to investor: final defense, like on a real Demo Day

The final of the course was the culmination of a busy month of work. Seven teams presented their projects to an expert jury, which included representatives of partners: the NSU Faculty of Economics, B1 Company, Sberbank, and the eco-quarter "Spectrum" and the public organization "Movement of the First".

Each team defended a business plan for the development of their fictional company – a network

fitness clubs with a Siberian character, travel services, a digital bank, an energy generating company with thermonuclear reactors in the Arctic zone, etc.

The projects included developing a business model, a full financial model, detailing a development project, customer journey maps, and calculating CAC and LTV.

— We observed not just school projects. We saw real business ideas, developed at the level of startups undergoing acceleration. It was clear: the guys were not just “playing business”, they were thinking, testing, making mistakes and learning, — noted the representative of the eco-quarter “Spectrum”, the jury expert.

The top 3 projects included: an energy generating company with thermonuclear reactors in the Arctic zone "Substance", a digital bank "Belobank" and an ecosystem for the tourism services market "Wanderlust". The winners were awarded memorable gifts from partners. All participants received official NSU certificates and gifts from the company. "Spectrum".

Demid Levkovitsky, educational center "New Facets", 11th grade

— The course turned out to be very intense and interesting! Despite the fact that we, the guys from the opposite end of the city, were not able to attend all the seminars, we were still pleased with the material! There is work with real reports (from the companies "Magnet" and "Sber"), and clever logic problems, and a creative component in the form of construction sets in the classroom. The friendly atmosphere between the student and the teacher made working on the project much easier. The coolest thing is the opportunity to implement something of your own, not limited by numerous rules. The "free format" tactic is an excellent solution.

Artem Sait, Gymnasium 3 in Akademgorodok, 9V (SE)

— I liked everything very much, there were great seminars and equally great homework. They gave really useful knowledge, not something hackneyed! At the end there was an equally interesting defense of projects in front of cool investors!

Daniil Pivovarov, Orthodox Gymnasium in the name of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 10th grade

— Despite the fact that I came quite late, I kept up with the others. I really liked the seminarians, they explained and motivated well. The final presentation was great and well prepared. I liked the courses, and I did not regret going to them. These courses really did have new information about economics, which was clearly useful, I hope there will be more of this in the future.

This is a unique educational format for Russia, and the organizers have big plans for the further development of the project.

— We are welcoming the new educational year with great interest and inspiration — and sincerely congratulate everyone on its beginning! There are ambitious plans ahead: we intend to replicate and scale our educational technologies and products in the economic sphere — both within the Novosibirsk Region and throughout Russia. This is a challenge that inspires our team and opens up new horizons.

Despite the fact that the school year has just started, we have already reached important agreements on cooperation with the regional center "Altair" – the key operator of additional education for schoolchildren in our region. Our unique expertise in the field of technological entrepreneurship turned out to be in demand and timely – and this direction is supported at the level of the Governor of the Novosibirsk Region.

We are full of enthusiasm, ideas and energy – and we are looking forward to new projects, partners and achievements this academic year! – added Dmitry Markov.

Fundamentals of Economics and Business for Schoolchildren. Feedback on the course from the Sibergy team

Fundamentals of Economics and Business for Schoolchildren. Review of the Course by the Belobank Team

Fundamentals of Economics and Business for Schoolchildren. Review of the Course by the Substance Team

Fundamentals of Economics and Business. Review by Alexander Kychakov

 

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Today, a delegation from Jiangsu Normal University, which is one of the leading universities in China, headed by President Mr. Chen Fener, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Sciences, visited NSU. The universities agreed on partnership in education and science. The first joint educational projects may start as early as 2026.

— Jiangsu Normal University is a key university in this province. The university is distinguished by a high level of teaching mathematics and natural sciences. We consider it a new partner for the creation of joint educational projects in three main areas: applied mathematics and computer science, computer science and computer engineering, mechatronics and robotics, — noted Evgeniy Sagaydak, head of the department of education export at NSU.

Currently, NSU has three major partner universities in China: Heilongjiang University (Harbin), with which the Sino-Russian Institute was established; Xinjiang University (Urumqi), where joint bachelor's degree programs in the humanities are carried out; and Chongqing University (Chongqing), with which a joint bachelor's degree program in physics was opened in 2025. Jiangsu Normal University will become the fourth important partner. Currently, it does not have joint educational programs with Russian universities, so cooperation with NSU may be the first experience in this area.

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In August, female students Humanitarian Institute of NSU spent 10 days at a music camp in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, where they learned about Chinese culture and history. Last fall, the girls, in a team of four, shot a video for the world music competition "Sing and Learn Chinese", where, based on the results of the audience and jury votes, the team won in the nomination "Best Visual Effect" and received two priority places for a trip to the camp in Chengdu. After another selection, these places went to Elena Grishina and Anna Kuznetsova.

— Over these 10 days, I improved my listening skills in Chinese, since native speakers speak very quickly, and also in the Sichuan dialect. Over time, we managed to get used to all the peculiarities of pronunciation of the locals and speak with them freely. I also remembered English before the start of the school year, because there were many foreigners in the camp with whom we communicated in this language. We were not taught much singing techniques, but even so, by the end of the camp, I felt more confident in the moments when I sing, including due to constant practice and performances on stage, — said Elena Grishina, a 3rd-year student of the Linguistics program. The tour program was very busy: from 7 am to 10 pm — vocal lessons, excursions to museums, philharmonic societies and Chengdu attractions. Every day, the girls worked in a team with new acquaintances, put on musical numbers and showed them to the public.

— Of course, this trip gave me confidence in myself and my skills. I was always embarrassed and afraid to show my musical talents in public, although I graduated from a music school with honors. It was in Chengdu that I realized that I could openly declare myself. The skill of working in a team is also useful: we prepared joint numbers many times when it was necessary to agree with each other and come to a common denominator. We supported each other in public performances, since everyone was nervous one way or another. In general, we spent a lot of time together, performing on the city stages with our songs and performances. All this was accompanied by

filming a video about our trip, so we were always in the sights of cameras,” added Anna Kuznetsova, a third-year student majoring in Linguistics.

The final event was a musical concert, for which the children prepared joint and individual performances.

— The impressions after the trip were the warmest. Yes, in some moments my expectations from the camp program did not match reality, but we had a very fun and interesting time, and that is the most important thing. I like to travel, discover and try something new, study the world around me, so this camp became a great opportunity for me to broaden my horizons, meet interesting people and have a great time, — Elena shared her impressions.

— I met many talented people, we often communicated together and learned something new about the cultural features of our countries. In our free time from filming, we walked around the city with the guys — this was probably the best thing about this trip. I practiced languages a lot. As a future translator from Chinese and English, this was very useful for me. Live practice and a language environment give incredible progress in communication skills. Traveling and participating in such international events is the best way to develop your personality, the best opportunity to learn something new about the world and expand your horizons. I can say with confidence that I was in the place where I was supposed to be, in the environment where I always dreamed of visiting, — Anna added.

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Ilona Vladimirova, second year student Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, NSU, took part in an international speleological expedition to the Gissar Range in Uzbekistan this summer. For twenty days, a team of 34 researchers from Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Israel and the United States studied the largest caves in the region – Boy-Bulok and Vishnevsky.

The main objective of the expedition was to find a connection between the Boy-Bulok and Vishnevsky caves, conduct a topographic survey of the Boy-Bulok cave passages, explore an ice cave at an altitude of 3,700 m, and refine the topographic survey of the Khodja-Gur-Gur-Ata massif caves. In addition, more specific tasks were also solved: installing a hydrogenerator in the underground base camp (UBC) at a depth of -560 m to generate electricity, organizing communication between the caves using the Nicola device, delivering ground penetrating radars to both caves, and measuring the distance between the closest points, as well as other studies.

Ilona worked as part of a team at the Chulbair massif. The speleologists managed to pass a narrow section in the Boy-Bulok cave and explore a new clay passage about 70 meters long, which allowed them to refine the topographic survey data and increase the amplitude of the cave depth by another 6 meters.

— It was not easy, since the route through the cave has the fourth category of complexity. However, I really enjoyed life underground in PBL-560, where I spent three nights (some participants lived there for up to 14 nights). But the most pleasant thing was to come to the surface. It was very beautiful. We met the sunset on the edge of the Chulbair wall at an altitude of 3,700 meters, looking down at a four-hundred-meter cliff. I also remember the volleyball match in the Uzbek village of Dekhibolo between locals and cavers, in which friendship won, — Ilona shares her impressions.

In addition to research in Boy-Bulok, the expedition examined an ice cave at an altitude of 3,700 m, where bears' beds were discovered, and also carried out work on the Khodja-Gur-Gur-Ata massif.

Ilona admits that she would like to return to Uzbekistan to continue searching for the connection between the two largest caves.

The expedition was organized by the Sverdlovsk city speleosection under the leadership of Vadim Loginov, who has been conducting research in this area since 2007.

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At the Confucius Institute Humanitarian Institute NSU On August 27, an unusual class on Chinese calligraphy was held. It was conducted by NSU graduate Yegor Betechtin, now a master's student at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. This is Yegor's second master class at NSU: the first was held in February last year.

The topic of practical work on the eve of the new academic year was a catchphrase from Confucius's "Conversations and Judgments", which can be translated as "Insatiable thirst for knowledge". In addition to NSU students, representatives of NSTU and NSPU took part in the master class. In three hours, each participant created their own talisman scroll, decorated with an imprint of the "Hundred Joys" seal. Egor carved this seal from a stone blank right in the classroom. At the end of the lesson, the seal itself and two scrolls made by Egor were raffled off among the students.

— I like to talk about art, and people like to listen. But at the master class, everything was even more interesting: they listened, made and even took gifts home with them. I think we should be united by joy and interest — that’s what I wanted to convey. Creativity liberates, and when there is a space where you can create freely, even spontaneously and for just a couple of hours, life becomes somehow more fun, — Egor shared.

Egor studied Chinese at the Humanities Institute of NSU in the field of "Linguistics", and also studied at the scientific, educational and cultural center "Confucius Institute". He participated in language and creative competitions – from inter-university to international, and also received a scholarship from the Chinese government to study in China. When entering the Central Academy of Fine Arts, he had to provide a creative portfolio – Egor's works have already been exhibited, and soon the first personal projects are expected, including in Russia.

— I plan to hold two more personal exhibitions in Moscow, several master classes and lectures — all this in December and January. In February of next year, I hope to exhibit in Akademgorodok, and then, perhaps, I will get to NSU, — Yegor said about his plans.

At the Institute of Calligraphy of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Egor is the only foreign master's student. It is extremely difficult to comprehend centuries-old art based on a different worldview. This is work that requires complete immersion, a huge investment of time, effort and health. But Egor himself admits that it was in calligraphy that he found his calling and is now sure that this is the work he wants to do in the future.

We wish our graduate success in his final year of master's degree and look forward to seeing him again at NSU!

Material prepared by: Yulia Dankova, NSU press service

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The second day of the TechnoArt science and art festival was no less eventful than the first. At lunchtime, a lecture-film analysis was held: Tamara Chuchuk, a graduate of the Physics Department of NSU, senior laboratory assistant at the G. I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, spoke about the inventions and scientific predictions that were covered in the 1985 film Guest from the Future based on the book of the same name by science fiction writer Kir Bulychev. After all, we are already partly in the future from which Alice flew in. Which inventions and discoveries have been realized, and which are never destined to come true? Robots, voice assistants, control of brain biocurrents – what has become familiar to us? And what is yet to be mastered?

Can, for example, our grandchildren and great-grandchildren start actively launching satellites into space while still in school? Tamara Chuchuk believes that, despite all the difficulties in understanding physics by schoolchildren, this is entirely possible:

— My classmate, who graduated from university a year and a half ago, has already launched a satellite. Therefore, it seems to me that our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who are passionate about science, may well start launching satellites into space much earlier.

What about the famous myelophone and the ability to read each other's thoughts?

— Have you ever noticed that your thoughts sometimes seem to synchronize with the thoughts of another person? In general, this can be explained by simple laws of physics. Let's take the force of an ampere, which acts on two wires with current, and if the current in both conductors flows in the same direction, then the conductors are attracted to each other. The same is with our thoughts; people who think in the same direction are attracted to each other in every sense, — says Tamara.

After lunch, the guests' attention was drawn to the lecture "Catch Me If You Can" by Tamara Shakirova, a research fellow at the Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS. Unlike the first presentation, when Tamara Chuchuk analyzed fantastic or already-realized inventions from the point of view of physics, Shakirova's lecture focused exclusively on real scientific achievements that allow "traveling" in time. She spoke about methods of dating objects using accelerator mass spectrometry, which allows determining the age of finds with an accuracy of several thousand years. These technologies open up opportunities for scientists to better understand the history of the Earth and the development of life on it.

The process of using an accelerator mass spectrometer to study the age of objects can be imagined as one of the most modern and accurate "time machines". By the way, NSU is home to the only Center for Collective Use in Russia, the "NSU-NNC Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Center". Using this equipment, scientists can calculate the age of various objects with high accuracy. It all starts with specialists taking a sample – be it a piece of bone, wood or other organic matter – and carefully cleaning it from contaminants. Then the sample undergoes chemical treatment and is then burned, releasing carbon dioxide containing carbon 12 and carbon 14, which is necessary for calculations.

— How does carbon fourteen spread, and why is it so important to us? It oxidizes in the atmosphere, turns into carbon dioxide and through photosynthesis gets into organic compounds — trees, plants, fruits, etc. And then along the food chain it gets to animals and people who get it with food. It is also found in seas and oceans, because it can dissolve in water. When an animal or organic matter lives, it continuously absorbs this carbon fourteen; its concentration is always maintained at the same level as in the atmosphere. But when the organism dies, its intake from the atmosphere stops. And since carbon fourteen is radioactive and decays, it decreases in the same bones or dead trees. If we know how much carbon is in the atmosphere and how much is contained in the bones of an animal or bark, we can calculate when this animal lived and establish the exact date, — says Tamara.

After Tamara Shakirova's lecture, it became clear that incredibly complex and precise scientific developments can become a kind of "time machine". While science fiction continues to give us dreams of traveling to the past and future, real science is already finding ways to delve into our past and reveal its secrets using technologies that until recently seemed impossible.

But one thing remains constant: scientific achievements, although they offer incredible opportunities, require attention to detail, responsibility and a desire to seek answers to questions that concern humanity.

TechnoArt-2025 has once again demonstrated that science and art can go hand in hand, opening up new horizons both in the world of knowledge and in the world of prospects.

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