"Science of the Young": winners of the Russian competition of scientific projects - about research and practical implementation of innovations

RT talked to young Russian scientists, winners of the All-Russian research competition among students and graduate students.

The results of the competition were announced during the VII All-Russian Youth Forum "Science of the Future - Science of the Young".

The event was held from 23 to 26 August in Novosibirsk on the initiative of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.

As reported by the press service of the forum, this year 2,500 students and postgraduates took part in the scientific competition.

Prizes were awarded to 61 participants in 10 categories - physics, chemistry, materials science, life sciences, humanities and other sciences.

Several winners of the competition shared their scientific plans with RT, as well as spoke about scientific developments and prospects for their practical application.

Postgraduate student of Tula State University Maria Herzen

- Maria Mikhailovna, at the competition "Science of the Future - Science of the Young", you presented a technology for the effective use of new generation biocompositions for cleaning soil and water bodies from oil products.

Please tell us about this technique, what are the proposed compositions?

- I have been dealing with the topic of humic acids for a long time (a complex mixture of high-molecular natural organic compounds formed during the decomposition of dead plants and their subsequent so-called humification. - 

) and all my research was based around methods of cleaning soil and water from toxicants of various hazard classes, in particular, from heavy metals.

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After I entered graduate school, my supervisor and I decided to slightly change the topic to a more relevant one, namely: to deal with the issue of cleaning soil and water from oil and oil products.

Unfortunately, oil spills are far from uncommon.

At the same time, most modern methods of cleaning soil and water from oil are quite expensive and time-consuming.

We decided to develop a preparation-biocomposition of natural origin, which allows minimizing additional purification steps.

This drug fully meets the requirements of environmental safety, since its use eliminates the possibility of secondary pollution.

In addition, this is a fairly cheap method, because humic acids are an organic component of the soil, natural sorbents.

The second component of our preparation, in addition to humic acids, is special oil-destructing bacteria that feed on oil and decompose it.

They are also of natural origin, cheap and available for use.

When combining these two components, the drug showed a high efficiency of cleaning soil and water from oil.

Do you plan to continue using this drug on an industrial scale?

- Yes, we plan to use it on an industrial scale, now we are negotiating cooperation with an enterprise in the Tula region.

While we continue to test the drug and prepare to apply for a patent.

Postgraduate student of Kemerovo State University Anna Zirka

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— The database includes information on the content of iodine in food products.

In addition to the iodine content in micrograms per 100 grams of product, the database also includes some coefficients for estimating food contributions and the total value of the diet.

In addition to the iodine content, the database takes into account the price of the product, its calorie content, the content of macro- and micronutrients that favorably affect the absorption of iodine - these are proteins, vitamin A and vitamin E.

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— Where will such a database be used?

- It was made in order to make diets for schools, kindergartens, diets for people who are at risk for iodine deficiency.

To assess the adequate content of iodine in the human diet.

— Do you plan to continue research in this area and develop the base?

— Yes, I do.

It is necessary to expand this base and introduce additional data on the loss of iodine during the heat treatment of food.

Postgraduate student of the Moscow Architectural Institute (MARCHI) Anna Kirichenko

— Anna Alexandrovna, your work presented at the competition “Science of the Future – Science of the Young” is devoted to the study of the history of the formation of the architectural image of an Orthodox church in Russia.

Please tell us more about your research.

— In our time, in the architectural community, an urgent question comes to the fore: what should be the image of a modern temple?

Many researchers look to the history of temple architecture for an answer to understand how it developed and highlight key architectural features.

In my work, I study two time periods: the turn of the 19th-20th centuries and the present.

We are talking about a comprehensive analysis of historical, religious and cultural background, as well as the study of types of temples and temple architecture, its functional purpose, etc.

If we turn to history, then starting from the 10th century, the Byzantine church was the source of the traditions of Russian temple building.

Interacting with Western and Russian masters, comprehending national characteristics, the Russian church was organically transformed and gradually developed.

Our temple building has acquired distinctive features - for example, cross-domed churches, onion domes, etc. Today, young architects are striving to understand and restore the original traditions of Russian temple architecture.

This makes it possible to evaluate the history of the development of the image of the pre-revolutionary church and compare modern Orthodox architecture with it.

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— Are Orthodox churches of different periods very different, or is

- For several decades, atheistic ideology dominated Russia, so the continuity of temple building traditions was lost.

From the early 1990s to the present, attempts have been made to restore these traditions.

Thus, many pre-revolutionary churches were reconstructed.

At the same time, new trends appeared in the domestic tradition of temple architecture.

Now many churches are being built together with large parish complexes that perform both spiritual, educational and educational functions.

An important feature of modern architecture has become its versatility.

Until 1917, churches could operate under various administrative and state institutions as house churches.

Today, as a rule, a whole independent complex is being built, where there are classrooms for the parish school, a large administrative block, etc.

— Can your scientific work be used by architects who are now building new churches?

- Yes they can.

Thanks to my work, it is possible to develop a systematic approach in the design of temples by young architects.

The work allows them to justify certain design decisions during construction.

In other words, this is a systematic approach to research in pre-project analysis and development of a further architectural project.