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IFISC (UIB-CSIC) collaborates in the innovative EUR2J Project to promote energy transition through education.
Jan. 29, 2024
● IFISC brings its experience in complex systems, collaborating in a pioneering project for education and public awareness.● The aim of the project is to combine science and social interaction to transform how we understand and use energy, a critical challenge ...
IFISC People: Jon Gurutz
Jan. 9, 2024
We are glad to introduce Jon Gurutz Arranz Izquierdo to the other IFISC
members.
Jon
is a journalist specialized in science, currently awarded with a BBVA
Foundation-CSIC grant
that allows him to stay in different centers to help popularize the ...
Ocean wave reflection by seagrass patterns may protect coasts against flooding
Dec. 21, 2023
New study shows that
spatial patterns in seagrass meadows such as Posidonia oceanica can be
explained by the interaction of seagrass growth and ocean wave reflection.The researchers
propose that this mechanism may improve the capacity of these coastal
ecosystems ...
13 IFISC researchers in Stanford University's world ranking of scientists
Nov. 16, 2023
Stanford
University has published the World’s
Top 2 % Scientists 2022, a global ranking of the world's most
cited scientists in various disciplines. This ranking is considered one of the
most prestigious in the world and it’s based ...
On language preferences in multilingual societies
Nov. 15, 2023
Researchers at IFISC (UIB-CSIC) mathematically model linguistic ideologies to understand why some languages are spoken more than others.The study, published in Chaos, examines the influence of interaction between populations on linguistic dynamics. Researchers at the Institute for Cross-disciplinary Physics ...
Ciència a tot tren: A scientific route on rails from Palma to Sóller
Oct. 30, 2023
Scientists will give thematic micro-talks on their advances and research aimed at all audiences.The event, which is free and requires prior registration, will be held on Saturday, 11 November, from 10am to 5pm.The activity also includes visits to ...
Heterogeneity leads to increased marine plankton blooms, model shows
Oct. 24, 2023
The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that dilution
and mixing of water patches with different properties can significantly
increase plankton biomass growth in response to local nutrient injections.The approach used allows a deeper and more precise understanding of ...
Monitoring the economy through air transport
Sept. 4, 2023
IFISC (UIB-CSIC) researcher Massimiliano Zanin has successfully secured the "RE-TE" (Regional Economy-Travel Expectations) project. This project is part of the ERC Proof of Concept initiative and its main
objective is to monitor the economic situation at European, national and local ...
How networks avoid collapsing under heavy navigational use?
July 25, 2023
IFISC researchers discover that the evolution of networks has a hidden mechanism for naturally creating bypasses that facilitate navigability.The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, shows how bypasses exist in various networks ...
Dr. Ernesto Estrada, IFISC researcher, elected Fellow of the Network Science Society
July 14, 2023
Dr. Ernesto Estrada, researcher at IFISC
(CSIC-UIB), has been elected Fellow by the prestigious Network Science Society
(NetSci). As one of only six individuals elected in the class of 2023, Dr.
Estrada's exceptional contributions to the field of network ...