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Why it is difficult to control epidemic outbreaks in a world that moves so much
March 31, 2020
In
the last 20 years our way of moving has changed radically, we are
used to stepping on an airport several times a year, either for work
or to go on holiday. According to IATA data, in less than 15 ...
The importance of the incubation period in cholera and Ebola outbreaks in Sierra Leone
March 10, 2020
Studying how diseases
spread in time and space when an outbreak occurs is key to designing a rapid
and effective response. Recent epidemics such as the Zika or Ebola outbreaks
only serve as a reminder of the need to improve ...
Navegando por la complejidad del siglo XXI: Enredados en la Complejidad
Feb. 19, 2020
Publicizing the world of complex systems and
interdisciplinary science through outreach activities has been one of the main
objectives of IFISC (UIB-CSIC) from its inception to the present
day. With this goal in mind, the series of talks "Navegando por ...
Picosecond detection of electron motion
Dec. 17, 2019
Quantum electronics consists in the
generation and manipulation of quantum states encoded in the electronic degrees
of freedom of a conductor. In the case of small closed systems such as quantum
dots, the orbital degree of freedom can be used ...
Urban hierarchical structure through mobility: connecting the structure of cities with transport, emissions and health
Oct. 23, 2019
More than half the world's population lives in
cities. This has led to a rapid process of urbanization of different areas in
order to have enough space to accommodate this large number of people. In this
context, understanding the ...
Study involving IFISC researchers featured in National Geographic magazine
Sept. 2, 2019
National Geographic, one of the largest non-profit scientific and
educational organizations in the world, has published in its September issue the
infograph “Tweets of Many Tongues” based on the results of the study "Immigrant community integration in world cities". The ...
Cities as Gravitational Mobility Wells
Aug. 30, 2019
Urban pollution, air quality, the demand for
new infrastructure, the spread of epidemics, the structure of the city or
economic conditions are some of the issues that can benefit from the study of
human mobility. From a theoretical point of ...
Characterizing spontaneous quantum synchronization
July 29, 2019
The spontaneous synchronization between different interacting units is a
paradigmatic example of a collective phenomenon. In the last decade there has
been a growing interest among the scientific community to investigate this
phenomenon in the context of quantum systems, in ...
PhD Thesis: Electrically and thermally driven transport in interacting quantum dot structures
May 28, 2019
We are proud to congratulate Miguel
A. Sierra on the
successful defense of his thesis work, "Electrically
and thermally driven transport in interacting quantum dot structures",
supervised by David
Sánchez.
His thesis, defended on Thursday 11th
April, deals with one ...
Pint of Science 2019
May 13, 2019
Pint of Science (PoS) 2019, the popular Science festival that proposes a meeting between researchers and the public in bars,
returns to Palma on 20th, 21st and 22nd of May for the third consecutive year. The festival has an international ...