International Institute of Physics and Principia Institute establish collaboration focusing on scientific outreach

Published Tue, Apr 23, 2024
On Monday, April 22nd, the International Institute of Physics at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (IIP-UFRN) formalized a collaboration with the Principia Institute. The agreement, valid for the next five years, aims at developing joint projects in the areas of education, research, and...

Researchers at the IIP conduct a study on the electrical manipulation of topological qubits in a Kitaev spin liquid

Published Fri, Apr 19, 2024
A study carried out by researchers from the International Institute of Physics (IIP) explores the application of the Kitaev model to investigate vortices in Kitaev spin liquids. Lucas Freitas, a doctoral student who is part of the Quantum Information and Quantum Matter research group (QIQM) at the...

Physicist Peter Higgs, proposer of the "God particle," dies at 94

Published Wed, Apr 10, 2024
British physicist Peter Ware Higgs passed away on Monday (April 8th) at the age of 94. Recognized for his work on symmetry breaking in the "electroweak" theory, an explanation for the origin of mass of elementary particles in general, revolutionizing the understanding of physics and the...

IIP-UFRN announces International Seminar on Superconductivity and Superfluidity

Published Fri, Apr 05, 2024
  In October, the International Institute of Physics (IIP) will once again join forces with the German foundation Wilhelm and Else Heraeus for a second collaboration, this time in organizing the Binational Seminar on Superconductivity and Superfluidity. The meeting will bring together...

IIP PhD student discusses Particle Physics in Italy

Published Tue, Apr 02, 2024
  The doctoral student in Particle Physics and researcher at the International Institute of Physics at UFRN (IIP-UFRN), Silvia Lucia Correa Angel, participated in the training event “Theoretical Aspects of Astroparticle Physics, Cosmology, and Gravitation), at the Galileo Galilei...

IIP hosts physics tournament for young students

Published Fri, Mar 22, 2024
IIP celebrates highlights of the Brazilian Physics Tournament and raises expectations for the second edition of the Women's Physics Tournament  On March 8, the auditorium of the International Institute of Physics (IIP) was the venue for the award ceremony honoring the medalists of the...