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Scientists identify free-riding behavior in the global fisheries dynamics
Feb. 25, 2021
Using geolocation data, a study with IFISC participation analyzes how fishing pressure in international waters is concentrated around areas under the jurisdiction of nations.
IFISC researcher, co-author of an article in Science on random number generators
Feb. 24, 2021
IFISC (UIB-CSIC) researcher Ingo Fischer, together
with Daniel J. Gauthier (Department of Physics, Ohio State
University), has published an article in the Perspectives section of
the journal Science. The authors analyze and put into context
different cutting-edge optical devices for ...
Voces, CSIC Balears: Complex networks, football and the rental market
Feb. 18, 2021
IFISC (UIB-CSIC)
and the Institutional Representation of CSIC in the Balearic Islands join
forces and create "Voces, CSIC Balears", a bimonthly podcast for the
dissemination of science. Through interviews with scientists working at CSIC's
centres in the Balearic Islands ...
A study analyses how microplastics sink in the Mediterranean Sea
Feb. 16, 2021
A study, with participation of IFISC (UIB-CSIC) researchers, describes
how microplastics sink in the Mediterranean Sea and analyses the consequences
for their dispersion and distribution throughout the water column. The work,
published in Ocean Science, proposes a model for the ...
Experimental evidence of the Radar COVID application
Jan. 27, 2021
Identifying
the contacts with whom an infected person has been is key in any
pandemic to stop the spread of the pathogen. This can be done
manually, by asking the sick person, however it is an extremely slow
and complex ...
Defining the 'temperature' of language features
Jan. 22, 2021
It is estimated that 'modern' human
language has been with us for at least 100,000 years. Unfortunately, the
historical evolution of languages is often poorly documented, and evidence does
not go further back in time than the moment when ...
The Andreev-Coulomb effect in quantum dots
Dec. 28, 2020
Quantum
dots are nanoscale systems where electrons are confined in the three spatial
dimensions. This unique feature allows us to control the current that passes
through a quantum dot, which thus shows properties similar to a transistor. A
remarkable transport ...
Dispersion as a destabilizing mechanism of ecosystems
Nov. 30, 2020
Ecosystems are one of the paradigmatic examples in
complex systems science. A large number of species interact with each other in
various ways, either by feeding upon each other, competing for the same
resource, or even collaborating. But within an ...
IFISC and the CSIC Representation in the Balearic Islands present a podcast for the European Researchers' Night 2020
Nov. 23, 2020
IFISC (UIB-CSIC) and the Institutional Representation of CSIC in the Balearic Islands join forces and create "Voces, CSIC Illes Balears", a monthly podcast for the dissemination of science. Through interviews with scientists working at CSIC's centres in the Balearic ...
Robustness to extinction and plasticity derived from bipartite mutualist networks in ecology
July 7, 2020
Ecosystems are a
paradigmatic example of a complex system: a large number of species, both
animal and plant, which interact in a variety of ways. These interactions can
be positive like mutualism, negative like predation or neutral like neutralism,
and ...