News

Black hole picture of galaxy M87
Language
CA

On Wednesday, April 10, the image of the supermassive black hole in the center of the Messier 87 galaxy made by the scientific team of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) was made public.

ICCUB news
Cosmology
Gravitation
«Quàntica» at CCCB
Language
CA
On 9th April at 19:00 the exhibition «Quantum» will open at Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) until  24th September 2019.  The exhibition counts on the scientific advice of José Ignacio Latorre, researcher at the ICCUB, as well as the intervention of different members and projects of this Institute.
ICCUB news
Atomic-Nuclear
High School Students become Particle Physicists for a Day
Language
CA
ICCUB hosted a Particle Physics Masterclass past 8th and 22nd of March, where 186 students from all over Catalonia were invited to assist. The participants left school for a day to dive into the fascinating field of particle physics.
ICCUB news
Particle Physics

Calendar of activities

A new perspective on the universe with gravitational waves

In 2015, a new window was opened to observe the universe: the first signal of gravitational waves was detected on Earth. What are gravitational waves?

By
Helena Ubach Raya, ICCUB
Place
Astroalella
Time
Talks
Open to all
Cosmology
Gravitation
Toni Bertólez, ICCUB
The Legos of matter. Beyond protons, neutrons and electrons
What is everything we know made of? Beyond atoms, protons, neutrons and electrons, matter can be many other things. The goal of particle physics is to understand what the most fundamental pieces of nature are and how they relate to each other to form the world around us.
By
Toni Bertólez, ICCUB
Time
Courses
Open to all
Particle Physics

Featured Materials

Books & Handbooks
"Quantum" exhibition catalogue
Resum

“The first great step of quantum mechanics is surprising. It starts off from an unavoidable fact. In the world of the smallest elements, when we try to measure, we alter what we measure.

Proceedings
Author
Several
Source
CCCB - Direcció de Comunicació de la Diputació de Barcelona
Language
CA
ES
EN
Atomic-Nuclear
Particle Physics
Audios
Section J.I. Latorre with B. Julià: "El fred absolut"
Resum
Interview/Discussion
Author
Several
Source
SER Catalunya
Language
CA
Atomic-Nuclear
Videos
What do we mean when we speak of quantum physics?
Resum

A Talk With Maciej Lewenstein i David Mateos

The ICREA research professors Maciej Lewenstein (ICFO-UPC) and David Mateos (ICCUB) talk about quantum physics, explaining why it has shaken u

Interview/Discussion
Author
Several
Language
CA
EN
Atomic-Nuclear