School and Workshop Group Theory and Knots to be held by the IIP in November

Published Wed, Nov 05, 2014
The International Institute of Physics of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (IIP-UFRN) is hosting from November 17 to 28 the School and Workshop "Group Theory and Knots", an event that will bringing together scientists and students from many parts of Brazil and other countries for...

IIP exhibits video class with Professor Pierre Cartier on Alexander Grothendieck

Published Tue, Nov 04, 2014
The International Institute of Physics will exhibit this Friday, November 07, in the Seminar Room, a special footage of Professor Pierre Cartier. In this video Professor Cartier presents the lecture “The Mathematics of Grothendieck”, recorded at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques...

Note about TAP Airlines strike this week

Published Wed, Oct 29, 2014
TAP Airlines announced that the company will stop its activities from October 30 to November 1, due to a worker´s strike. The situation has already resulted in the reschedule of 25 thousand TAP flight reservations. Since Portugal is the main airline connection between Europe/ Asia and Natal, the...

IIP presents its activities in the University of Exeter

Published Mon, Oct 27, 2014
In response to an invitation by the University of Exeter, the International Institute of Physics´ (IIP-UFRN) project manager, Mr. Rodrigo lopes, was in England this month to present the work developed by the IIP. In this opportunity Lopes got to know more about administrative infrastructure of the...

IIP will be closed this Tuesday

Published Fri, Oct 24, 2014
Due to the celebration of “Public Servant Day” in all Brazilian public institutions, the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte will close next Tuesday, October 28th. The International Institute of Physics is following the University calendar, which reserves this day for appreciation for the...

Physicists Observe New Particle That's Also Its Own "Antiparticle"

Published Tue, Oct 14, 2014
After decades of searching, physicists at Princeton University say they´ve observed an elusive particle that behaves both like matter and antimatter. Yes, the discovery is an exciting step forward for particle physics, but it may also help advance the creation of powerful quantum computers. In...