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Do group interactions really require higher-order models?
June 15, 2026
A new research, published in Physical Review Research, brings a key contribution to a current and intense scientific debate on the modeling of group interactions and the use and abuse of complex mathematical frameworks to predict collective behavior.The findings, developed …
A touch of chaos can help artificial intelligence learn faster
May 25, 2026
The study, published in Physical Review Research, shows that neural networks can train faster when their learning dynamics operate at the onset of chaotic behavior, balancing exploration and exploitation during optimization.The study was carried out by researchers at the Institute …
Urban buses turn into mobile air quality labs to map pollution street by street
May 5, 2026
The study, published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, demonstrates that low-cost PM2.5 sensors mounted on city buses can reliably capture real-time, high-resolution air pollution patterns across urban environments.The research is the result of collaboration between the Instituto de Física …
Time crystals tick: a new route toward ultra-precise and accurate quantum clocks
March 30, 2026
The study, published in Physical Review Letters, demonstrates that dissipative quantum time crystals can function as highly accurate and fast clocks, with their performance enhanced by the spontaneous breaking of time-translation symmetry.The research is the result of a collaboration between …
Programming light’s memory: A new step in Quantum Computing
March 26, 2026
The study published in Nature Photonics shows, for the first time, how to exploit a quantum system of light equipped with controllable memory, enabling learning and prediction of complex signals.The research is the result of a collaboration between Laboratoire Kastler …
Global air traffic delays propagate across continents, revealing hidden connections in aviation networks
Feb. 23, 2026
The study, published in Transportation Research Part E, provides the first empirical evidence that flight delays systematically propagate between world regions, following identifiable large-scale patterns.The research applies methods from complex systems science, developed at the Institute of Cross-disciplinary Physics and …
Artificial Intelligence from Space: Tracking the Pulse of the Mediterranean’s Seagrass Meadows
Jan. 12, 2026
The study, published in Ecological Indicators, presents a deep learning framework capable of accurately mapping Posidonia oceanica meadows across the Mediterranean using satellite imagery.The research is the result of a collaboration between the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems …
Differences between adults and juveniles enhance ecosystem stability
Dec. 12, 2025
A new scientific study shows that differences between life stages within populations, a dimension often overlooked in theoretical ecology, promote ecosystem stability and help explain why some highly complex systems remain surprisingly stable. The research, carried out by a team …
Solitons and chaos: a deterministic route to the Schrödinger equation
Nov. 10, 2025
A new study by IFISC (UIB-CSIC) shows that the statistical behavior of particles predicted by quantum mechanics can emerge from the deterministic motion of solitons in chaotic fields.The work, published in Physical Review Research, provides a novel perspective on quantum …
High-resolution climate data reveals rising global threat of Pierce’s Disease to vineyards
Oct. 2, 2025
The study, published in Scientific Reports, uses high-resolution climate data to reveal a far greater global risk of Pierce’s Disease than previously estimated.The research is the result of a collaboration between the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems (IFISC, …