Notícies
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 (IMEDEA …
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 …
11F: International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021
Feb. 11, 2021
The United Nations General Assembly decided to proclaim 11 February as International Women's and Girls' Day in Science with the goal of achieving full and equal access to science for girls and women. To date, 23.9 % of the IFISC …
The Sicomoro Foundation sponsors a fellowship to study the Master's Degree in Physics of Complex Systems at IFISC
Feb. 5, 2021
Within the framework of the collaboration agreement signed between the Sicomoro Foundation and the University of the Balearic Islands through IFISC (UIB-CSIC), the Foundation sponsors a mobility grant to study the Master's Degree in Physics of Complex Systems. This grant …
Study links anthropogenic noise in the ocean to changes in marine animals and their ecosystems
Feb. 4, 2021
An international team of researchers, including IFISC (UIB-CSIC) researcher Víctor Eguíluz, has documented the impact of human-caused noise on marine animals (from invertebrates to whales) and their ecosystems. The scientists have found evidence of its negative effect, altering the behavior, …
IFISC People: David Abella, Annalisa Caligiuri, Juan Manuel García and Lucía Ramírez
Feb. 1, 2021
We are glad to introduce David Abella, Annalisa Caligiuri, Juan Manuel García and Lucía Ramirez to the other IFISC members. David Abella studied physics at Universitat de Barcelona (UB) and took the IFISC's Master in Physics of Complex Systems. At …
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 …
Conseller d’Educació, Universitat i Recerca visits IFISC (UIB-CSIC)
Jan. 22, 2021
On January 22, the conseller d'Educació, Universitat i Recerca del Govern de les Illes Balears Martí March, accompanied by the secretaria autonómica de Universitat, Recerca i Política Lingüística, Agustina Vilaret, and the director general de Política Universitària i Recerca, Josep …