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Dark Matter Day is coming
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On or around October 31, 2018, the world will celebrate the historic hunt for the unseen—something that scientists refer to as dark matter. More than 110 global, regional, and local events were held on and around October 31, 2017 by institutions and individuals looking to engage the public in discussions about what we already know about dark matter and the many present as well as planned experiments seeking to solve its mysteries.

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Sonia Fernández-Vidal, Alba Cervera i Irene Estévez a Versió RAC1
A. Cervera, "Les dones i la ciència"
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The ICCUB researcher Alba Cervera participates in the Radio programme Versió RAC1 talking about women in science with another two women scientists.

Alba gives example and inspiration to girls in order to change the situation of some research areas as physics which still involves few women.


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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
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Courses
Open to all
Particle Physics

Featured Materials

Partícules elementals, detectors i acceleradors
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Elementary particle detectors and accelerators
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Presentation of the detectors talk of the Masterclass on Particle Physics.

Ceremonies, Conferences & Talks
Author
Eugeni Graugés, ICCUB
Source
Institut de Ciències del Cosmos (ICCUB)
Language
CA
Particle Physics
Audios
Secció: José Ignacio Latorre & Mateo Valero
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José Ignacio Latorre talks with Mateo Valero, one of the fathers of supercomputing, in the program Aquí, amb Josep Cuní on SER Radio.

Interview
Author
José Ignacio Latorre, ICCUB
Source
SER Catalunya
Language
CA
Atomic-Nuclear
etica latorre
Books & Handbooks
Ética para máquinas
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Thanks to technological development, we have learned to live with machines that surpass us in physical strength and calculation power.

Popularisation of Science
Author
José Ignacio Latorre, ICCUB
Source
Editorial Ariel
Language
ES
Atomic-Nuclear
Particle Physics