New research positions open at IFT (César Nombela 2025 programme)
The Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT UAM-CSIC) invites expressions of interest for fixed-term faculty positions under the César Nombela Research Talent Attraction Programme 2025, funded by the Madrid regional government. These are 5-year positions with an...
Is it true summer was ALWAYS this HOT?
New video in the #IFTResponde YouTube series. Are summers getting hotter or is it just you? Juan Antonio Aguilar Saavedra, an IFT investigator, analyzes more than 80 years worth of temperature data from Granada (Spain), using statistical analysis tools frequently...
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...