Arrival in Moscow on Sunday |
A false reality show on television |
The weather forecast for Monday |
Weather in Moscow |
Harry Bhadeshia, Olga Ushakova and Igor Abrikosov. Photographs courtesy of Olga's daughter |
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Panic |
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The A-Team |
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Professor Yuri Yagodkin on the left |
This is an Auger machine |
... for looking at surface chemistry |
Scanning electron microscope |
X-ray diffractometer |
Transmission electron microscope |
An environmental scanning electron microscope |
An environmental scanning electron microscope |
Another transmission electron microscope |
Another transmission electron microscope |
This is a facility which allows the remote operation of a scanning electron microscope based at MISiS, from anywhere in Russia |
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Equipment for sintering ceramics |
Attrition of powders or mechanical alloying |
Attrition of powders or mechanical alloying |
Rolling mill |
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Differential scanning calorimetery |
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Dilatometer |
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Tensile testing of polymers - notice the long frame to allow for huge extensions |
Tribology equipment |
Tribology equipment |
Disc and balls |
and pins |
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Polymer extrusion |
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Titanium hydride pellet for hydrogen storage |
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New scanning electron microscope for boron nitride characterisation |
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The view from Tim O'Connor's office |
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Olga Ushakova and Igor Abrikosov in the audience for Harry's lecture |
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The statue of Lenin |
Igor Abrikosov from Linkoping University |
Professors Dmitry Stansky (left) and Professor Yury Yagodkin |
In the middle is Professor Sergey Kaloshkin |
In the tube station in Moscow |
In the subway station in Moscow |
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Beautiful buildings |
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Approaching the Kremlin Theatre, here Igor Abrikosov and Svetlana Chernykh |
Svetlana Chernykh |
Svetlana accompanied us for the performance of Swan Lake |
Svetlana Chernykh and Harry Bhadeshia |
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Getting nearer to the Kremlin Theatre |
Svetlana Chernykh |
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The Kremlin Theatre where we enjoyed a thrilling performance of Swan Lake |
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Inside the Theatre |
I think that each of these symbols represents a state |
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The Kremlin Theatre |
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The pit |
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Amazing scenes and music |
Swan Lake is a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Very moving story |
Notice the swan on the left |
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The end |
Professor Igor Abrikosov getting ready to give his talk after Tim O'Connor's introduction |
Study and Achieve |
At Skolkovo - the coffee bar |
At Skolcovo Tech |
At Skolkovo Tech |
The site where the new University, Skolkovo Tech, is being built |
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In Moscow proper, with the statue of Lenin |
The notice states that the company will edit your Ph.D. thesis and help with the defence |
Lenin |
Swan Lake Chocolate |