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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory releases the first images of what will be the most complete ‘movie’ of the night sky ever made
The mapping is known as the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) and is expected to probe the nature of dark matter and characterize the evolution of dark energy. The IFT is part of the scientific collaboration in a consortium of 30 countries. The IFT, which is also...
The power of integrals
New video from the #IFTResponde Youtube series. In this video, Ángel Uranga explains, using clear and simple language, the concept of integrals and why they are a fundamental part of physics. With visual examples, Ángel shows how they can be used to add infinite...
The IFT contributes to the international MIGDAL experiment, opening a new path in the search for dark matter
The dark matter group at IFT has developed one of the optical detectors for the MIGDAL experiment, a crucial component for correctly interpreting the results of direct searches of this invisible side of the universe. Thanks to the Migdal effect, it may be possible to...
The IFT to host researcher Ziad Georges Sakr through the CSIC SAFE Program
The Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT UAM-CSIC) is set to welcome Dr. Ziad Georges Sakr, a theoretical cosmologist from Lebanon, through the SAFE program (Support for Researchers at Risk in Europe), funded by the European Union and coordinated in Spain by...
¿Existe lo que no se mide? Realismo y Mecánica Cuántica
Nueva entrega de 'IFT Responde' en el canal de YouTube del IFT. ¿Puede algo existir si nunca lo medimos? ¿Qué nos dice la mecánica cuántica sobre la realidad misma? En este video, Matteo Scandi nos guía a través de uno de los debates más profundos de la física...
First DIFT Colloquium: ’25 Years of Warped Geometry’ by Lisa Randall
On Wednesday, May 7th, the Department of Theoretical Physics (DFT) and the Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT) will launch their DIFT Colloquia series. The opening talk will be given by renowned Professor Lisa Randall from Harvard University. The event will take...
Faculty positions – ATRAE program
TThe Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT UAM-CSIC) in Madrid expects to have one or more openings under the Programa ATRAE of the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. These positions offer an initial period of 3 to 4 years funded by the ATRAE...
Juan Antonio Aguilar Saavedra, IFT researcher, among the laureates of the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
The IFT celebrates this recognition, which highlights the close collaboration between theory and experiment, driving progress in fundamental physics. Juan Antonio Aguilar Saavedra, researcher at the Instituto de Física Teórica IFT UAM-CSIC, is part of the major...
New edition of IFT–IAIFI exchange program on academic visits
The main goal of the program is to foster synergies between the two Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) groups and help stimulate further activities in the future. There is an informal call with a deadline of April 30th, 2025 for proposals for...
In memory of César Gómez López
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear colleague Professor César Gómez, yesterday afternoon in Madrid. This is a day of profound sadness for all of us. César was a founding member of our institute and one of the driving forces behind its...
Sachiko Kuroyanagi awarded a 2024 Leonardo Grant from Fundación BBVA
Sachiko Kuroyanagi, a staff scientist at the Instituto de Física Teórica IFT UAM-CSIC, has been awarded one of the prestigious 2024 Leonardo Grants in the Physics category, granted by Fundación BBVA. Her project, titled “Innovative Machine Learning Application for...
New DESI Results Strengthen Hints That Dark Energy May Evolve
The DESI collaboration published a new analysis of dark energy using their first three years of collected data, which spans nearly 15 million galaxies and quasars. This analysis combined the DESI data with information from studies of the cosmic microwave background,...