Second edition of TFM promises to broaden horizons for girls in science

Published Wed, May 15, 2024
On Friday, May 10th, the second edition of the Physics Tournament for Girls (TFM) was launched. The event marked the culmination of months of intense dedication by project members, who gathered to officially endorse the continuity of this initiative. The main objective of TFM is to stimulate...

TFM coordinator selected for International Women in Physics event

Published Fri, May 10, 2024
Physicist Maria Luiza Miguez, a professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Northern Minas Gerais (Campus Januária) and a researcher in the Science Education Group at the International Institute of Physics of UFRN, was one of those chosen by the Brazilian...

James Harris Simons 1938-2024

Published Fri, May 10, 2024
It is with great sadness that the International Institute of Physics-UFRN announces the passing away of James Harris Simons this Friday May 10, 2024. in New York City. A brilliant mathematician, he made important contributions to the fields of geometry and the topology of manifolds.He was the...

Project "Physics for High School" aims to inspire scientific vocation among students

Published Tue, May 07, 2024
Last Thursday (02/05), the Particle and Astroparticle Physics Group of the International Institute of Physics (IIP-UFRN) launched the initiative with a visit to the Prof. Antônio Basílio Filho School. Supported by PROEX-UFRN and CCET-UFRN, this outreach activity engages high school...

International Institute of Physics and Principia Institute establish collaboration focusing on scientific outreach

Published Tue, Apr 23, 2024
On Monday, April 22nd, the International Institute of Physics at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (IIP-UFRN) formalized a collaboration with the Principia Institute. The agreement, valid for the next five years, aims at developing joint projects in the areas of education, research, and...

Researchers at the IIP conduct a study on the electrical manipulation of topological qubits in a Kitaev spin liquid

Published Fri, Apr 19, 2024
A study carried out by researchers from the International Institute of Physics (IIP) explores the application of the Kitaev model to investigate vortices in Kitaev spin liquids. Lucas Freitas, a doctoral student who is part of the Quantum Information and Quantum Matter research group (QIQM) at the...