Metallic hydrogen, once theory, becomes reality

Published Mon, Jan 30, 2017
Nearly a century after it was theorized, Harvard scientists have succeeded in creating the rarest - and potentially one of the most valuable - materials on the planet. The material - atomic metallic hydrogen - was created by Thomas D. Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences Isaac Silvera and...

Workshop Collective Spin Transport in Electrical Insulators

Published Wed, Jan 25, 2017
From May 02 to 26, the International Institute of Physics of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (IIP-UFRN) will host in Natal (Brazil) the workshop “Collective Spin Transport in Electrical Insulators”, when researchers from different countries will discuss the latest...

Post-Doctoral Position in Statistical Mechanics at IFSC-USP

Published Tue, Jan 17, 2017
Two post-doctoral positions are available at the Group of Statistical Mechanics of the São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo. The positions  are funded by FAPESP (a São Paulo State agency) to the project: Quantum Spin Chain, coordinated by Francisco C....

Phase transition discovery opens the door to new electronics

Published Mon, Jan 16, 2017
A group of European scientists led by researchers at TU Delft has discovered how phase transitions propagate throughout materials called nickelates. The discovery improves our understanding of these novel materials, which can potentially be used in future electronics. When boiling water, you have...

Workshop Topological States of Matter

Published Thu, Jan 12, 2017
The International Institute of Physics of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (IIP-UFRN), in Natal-Brazil, is hosting from March 21 to April 12 the workshop Topological States of Matter, an event focused on the topologically ordered phases of matter, their experimental signatures and...

IIP supports BBT

Published Fri, Nov 25, 2016 | Tags: Quantum physics entangled with human randomness
The "BIG Bell Test" invites everyone in the world to participate in a unique worldwide quantum physics experiment on November 30th. The experiments will test Albert Einstein’s idea of "local realism," a phenomenon at the very core of the mysteries of the quantum world. Coordinated by...