Scientific Highlights

GravNet: A Global Network for the Search for High-Frequency Gravitational Waves Receives ERC Synergy Grant 2024

November 5, 2024

ICREA Researcher at IFAE Diego Blas obtains ERC Synergy Grant for the pioneering GravNet project, Europe’s first dedicated effort to detect high-frequency gravitational waves using quantum technologies.

LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA 2024 Collaboration Meeting Takes Place in Barcelona

September 25, 2024

IFAE is hosting the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA 2024 Collaboration Meeting which bring together for the first time in Barcelona nearly 800 researchers in gravitational wave astronomy.

The PAUS survey releases a new cosmic distance catalogue to unlock the mysteries of the Universe formation

September 18, 2024

The catalogue collects data for over 1.8 million objects gathered over 200 nights between 2015 and 2019. IFAE led the construction and integration of PAUCam, which was entirely carried out in-house in Barcelona.

LHC experiments at CERN observe quantum entanglement at the highest energy yet

September 18, 2024

The results open up a new perspective on the complex world of quantum physics. IFAE is a member of the ATLAS collaboration and IFAE researcher Aurelio Juste is the Chair of the ATLAS Publication Committee.

ESA's Euclid celebrates first science with sparkling cosmic views

May 23, 2024

The Euclid Consortium announces the release of its first papers, demonstrating Euclid’s ability to unravel the secrets of the cosmos. IFAE and ICE-CSIC have been responsible for the development of the Filter Wheel Assembly, one of Euclid instruments. PIC hosts the Euclid Science Data Center and contributes to the misssion data processing.

First Results from DESI Make the Most Precise Measurement of Our Expanding Universe

April 6, 2024

Researchers have used the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument to make the largest 3D map of our universe and world-leading measurements of dark energy, the mysterious cause of its accelerating expansion. IFAE leads one of the three key publications presented in this study.

New measurement of cosmic distances in the Dark Energy Survey gives clues about the nature of dark energy

February 20, 2024

The measurement obtained fixes the scale of the universe when it was half its present age with an accuracy of 2%, the most accurate ever obtained for that time. Researchers from IFAE, CIEMAT, ICE-CSIC, and IFT have led the scientific analysis of the data.

T2K experiment enters a new phase with significantly improved sensitivity for its world leading neutrino oscillation research.

January 17, 2024

The T2K Collaboration started data taking with upgraded accelerator neutrino beam and new detectors from December 2023. IFAE played an important role in the T2K ND280 Upgrade project, contributing expertise, management, and hardware improvements, including advancements in Time Projection Chambers and the SuperFGD detector.

IFAE Researcher Gerard Ariño Estrada obtains funding in the ATRAE Call

January 17, 2024

IFAE researcher Gerard Ariño awarded the VERSATILE project under the ATRAE call, focusing on advancing nuclear medicine capabilities. VERSATILE aims to develop a gamma detector with innovative technology for Targeted Alpha Therapy dosimetry, Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, and high-performance Time-of-Flight Positron Emission Tomography.