LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves for Third Time

Published Thu, Jun 01, 2017 | Tags: Results confirm new population of black holes
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) has made a third detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space and time, demonstrating that a new window in astronomy has been firmly opened. As was the case with the first two detections, the waves were generated when two black...

Exploring the relationship between the two-body and the collective

Published Wed, May 31, 2017
From batteries to biology, salt-containing liquids are vital to continued performance. Accurately understanding the behavior of these liquids relies on correctly depicting the molecular structures they form. Dr. Marcel Baer, Dr. Timothy Duignan, and Dr. Christopher Mundy at Pacific Northwest...

IIP hosts workshop on Collective Spin Transport in Electrical Insulators

Published Fri, May 26, 2017
From April 24 to May 26 the IIP hosted the workshop Collective Spin Transport in Electrical Insulators, when researchers from different countries gathered to debate the latest’s achievements in the fields of spintronics. “The program of the event was very good, because it leave Mondays...

IIP-UFRN hosts the 2017 Vortex Matter Workshop

Published Thu, May 25, 2017
The 16th International Workshop on Vortex Matter, to be held in Brazil from May 28 to June 03, 2017, will gather world leading scientists in vortex physics, with peers working in correlated subjects. The workshop addresses mainly vortex matter in its several aspects ranging from bulk to mesoscopic...

Tenure-track Professor positions

Published Thu, Apr 13, 2017
The International Institute of Physics (IIP) invites applications for up to 2 (two) theory tenure-track Professor positions in Statistical Physics and/or in High Energy/Quantum Gravity. Currently, the gross annual salary for these positions is BRL 251.598,23. Interested applicants must submit the...

Post-doctoral positions in Quantum Information and Fundations in Quantum Mechanics

Published Mon, Apr 10, 2017
The International Institute of Physics of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (IIP-UFRN) is expecting to fill post-doctoral research positions in the fields of Quantum Information and Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. Successful candidates should demonstrate a high level of expertise and...