Dark Matter Might Be Hiding In Microscopic Black Holes, Astrophysicists Say

Published Fri, May 02, 2014
Dark matter, the invisible and mysterious stuff that makes up most of the material universe, might be hiding itself in microscopic black holes, says a team of Russian astrophysicists. No one knows what dark matter is. But scientists do know that it must exist, because there is not enough visible...

School on Dark Matter and Dark Energy started this week in the IIP

Published Mon, Apr 28, 2014
From May 5 to 9 the International Institute of Physics of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (IIP-UFRN) will host the school “Challenges in Modern Cosmology: Dark Matter and Dark Energy”. The event will gather scientists from all over the world in Natal to discuss the future and...

Elusive 'Exotic Hadrons' Really Do Exist, CERN Research Shows

Published Wed, Apr 16, 2014
The existence of exotic hadrons — a type of matter that doesn´t fit within the traditional model of particle physics — has now been confirmed, scientists say. Hadrons are subatomic particles made up of quarks and antiquarks (which have the same mass as their quark counterparts, but opposite...

IIP's work schedule during the Easter and Tiradentes Day Holidays

Published Tue, Apr 15, 2014
Because of a confluence of national holidays in Brazil, the International Institute of Physics will have no services from the administrative or housekeeping staff (including lunch services) from April 17 to 21. The Institute researcher leaders, visiting researchers and post-doctors will still have...

IIP opens new short-term post-doctoral research fellowship under the Science Without Borders program

Published Thu, Apr 10, 2014
The International Institute of Physics at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte offers short-term post-doctoral research fellowships under the Science without Borders (SWB) Program of the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology. The SWB grants financed research on the following...

IIP Cine forum exhibits the movie "Abdus Salam. The Dream of Symmetry"

Published Tue, Apr 01, 2014
Continuing the series of events held with the participation of the members of the International Advisory Council (IAC) of the International Institute of Physics- UFRN, another edition of Cine Forum will be presented on April 04th, in a single session. This time the cine forum exhibits the 2011...