IIP/UFRN hosts seminar on stability and unitarity problems in quantum gravity

Published Tue, Aug 26, 2025
Combining gravity and quantum mechanics is one of the greatest challenges in modern physics. On Thursday, August 28th, this problem will be discussed in a seminar at the International Institute of Physics (IIP/UFRN), with Prof. Ilya Shapiro from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). The...

IIP workshop fosters collaboration among researchers from DFTE, UFRJ and UFCG

Published Tue, Aug 26, 2025
The International Institute of Physics (IIP/UFRN) held, from August 20th to 22nd, a workshop on so-called Physics Beyond the Standard Model (BSM). The event featured lectures and discussion sessions that brought together researchers from the Department of Physics (DFTE/UFRN), the Federal University...

With Nobel Laureate lecture, IV School for Young Talents at IIP/UFRN presents frontiers of physics to high school students

Published Mon, Aug 25, 2025
To reveal and inspire a new generation of scientists — that is the goal of the fourth edition of the School for Young Talents organized by the International Institute of Physics (IIF/UFRN), which will take place from September 15 to October 13. Comprising a series of mini-courses, the remote...

Researchers from IIP/UFRN and Denmark publish guide on Maxwell’s Demon paradox

Published Tue, Aug 19, 2025
What can a 19th-century thought experiment teach us about modern physics? Known for challenging the laws of thermodynamics, the Maxwell’s Demon paradox is the focus of a new tutorial published by scientists from the International Institute of Physics at the Federal University of Rio Grande do...

International Council of the IIP discusses results and sets new goals

Published Tue, Aug 12, 2025
On August 11th and 12th, the International Advisory Council (IAC) of the International Institute of Physics at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (IIP/UFRN) met to discuss the research center’s plans for the upcoming year. The hybrid meeting, held at the Institute’s...

Short course offers strategic overview of detection and data analysis of astroparticles

Published Wed, Aug 06, 2025
Between July 28th and 31st, the International Institute of Physics (IIP/UFRN) hosted the short course “Detection and Data Analysis of Astroparticles”, delivered by Prof. Vitor de Souza, from the Institute of Physics of São Carlos (IFSC/USP). The event brought together...