Notícies
IFISC People: Violeta Calleja, Irene Estébanez and Rodrigo Martínez
Dec. 4, 2018
We are glad to announce that three PhD students will join IFISC this month within the Unit of Excellence Maria de Maeztu program for predoctoral researchers. Their work will follow IFISC’s new strategic objectives: the study, exploration and development of …
Coherence and synchronization in complex quantum networks
Nov. 28, 2018
The transport and storage of quantum information both within and across complex quantum networks is crucially affected by the presence of environment-induced noise. Interaction with the environment deteriorates the quantum properties initially present and this is important both for the …
IFISC Master student wins second prize in TalenTIC awards
Nov. 23, 2018
The technology consultancy Informática El Corte Inglés (IECISA) and the Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) have awarded the third edition of the Premis IECI a la Innovació TIC (TalenTIC) prizes for Degree theses (TFG) and Master theses (TFM) aimed …
The president of the Balearic Government and the vice-president of CSIC visit IFISC
Nov. 21, 2018
The president of the Government of the Balearic Islands, Francina Armengol, accompanied by the vice-president and Consellera d'Innovació, Investigació i Turisme, Isabel Busquets, the Conseller d'Educació i Universitat, Martí March, and other members of her government, together with the vice-president …
What would have happened in Menorca if there was a submarine electrical connection?
Nov. 5, 2018
A team of researchers from IFISC (CSIC-UIB) have simulated what would have been the consequences of the cut in the power lines affected by the tornado that hit Menorca last October 28th if the submarine cable connecting the electrical network …
An IFISC researcher gives an outreach lecture at Kyoto University
Oct. 29, 2018
Professor Ingo Fisher (IFISC, UIB-CSIC) participated in the Junior Campus of Kyoto University 2018, Japan, presenting his lecture "A computer that works with light".Located at the Clock Tower Centennial Hall of Kyoto University, the event, introduced by high level university …
IFISC will participate in the activities organized on the occasion of the European Researchers' Night
Sept. 24, 2018
In the evening of Friday, September 28, there are several activities organized to raise awareness of the European Night of Researchers. In a relaxed and enjoyable way, the different faces of Science, from the fundamental research to a more technical …
IFISC-UCM Ph.D. Thesis nominated as an “outstanding Ph. D. research”
Sept. 18, 2018
Springer editorial awards the research of an UCM-IFISC doctoral student as a part of its recognition program for outstanding Ph.D. theses. “Thermodynamics and Synchronization in Open Quantum Systems”, Ph.D. thesis defended by Gonzalo Manzano at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and …
National Geographic publishes an interactive graphic based on research done with participation of IFISC researchers
Sept. 13, 2018
National Geographic, one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational organizations in the world, has published on its website an interactive graphic of the results of a research carried out at IFSIC. The article, entitled “Immigrant community integration in world …
Quantum Fluctuation Theorems for arbitrary environments
Sept. 10, 2018
Thermodynamics, the branch of physics concerned with heat and temperature and their relation to energy and work, can be extended far beyond the large macroscopic systems of our daily lives. However, stochastic fluctuations in thermodynamic quantities—like work, heat, and entropy—become …