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Event

ET‑PP Annual Meeting Gathers Einstein Telescope Community in Barcelona

July 25, 2025

The three-day gathering helped drive forward the strategic planning efforts for the Einstein Telescope’s next phase.

Publication

New QCT Group Paper on Superinductors and Ultrastrong Coupling

July 17, 2025

“A new preprint by IFAE’s Quantum Computing and Technologies (QCT) group, titled “Superinductor-based ultrastrong coupling in a superconducting circuit” , has been uploaded to arXiv.

Severo Ochoa Award

IFAE Receives Severo Ochoa Excellence Award in Zaragoza

July 16, 2025

On July 16, the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant, and the Minister of Education, Pilar Alegría, presided over the official award ceremony for the 2024 Severo Ochoa and María de Maeztu Centers and Units of Excellence in Zaragoza.

Network

IFAE joins EU‑selected SUPREME consortium to scale industrial production of superconducting quantum chips

July 11, 2025

The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) is one of the 23 partners from eight EU member states in SUPREME, a new European project selected under the Chips Joint Undertaking to establish pilot lines for the industrial production of superconducting quantum chips.

Network

IFAE joins REDONGRA, a network to propel Spain’s role in gravitational wave astronomy

July 7, 2025

The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) is one of the key partners in REDONGRA, the new Spanish Network of Gravitational Wave Physics. The initiative brings together 20 research institutions to coordinate Spain’s contribution to gravitational wave science.

New Member

New member in the Theory group

July 3, 2025

Guillermo Baltà joined the Gamma Rays group as a PhD student

New Member

New member in the Gamma-Rays group

July 3, 2025

Sarah Wagner joined the Gamma Rays group as a PostDoctoral researcher

Event

CEPC 2025 International Workshop takes place in Barcelona

June 19, 2025

The 2025 European Edition of the International Workshop on the Circular Electron-Positron Collider (CEPC) is currently underway in Barcelona, Spain, from June 16 to 19, hosted by IFAE.

Event

Outreach talk about the latest DESI results

June 11, 2025

Sindhu Satyavolu and Laura Casas delivered the seminar “Probing Cosmic Acceleration with DESI: Is Dark Energy Evolving?” at the Sala de Graus II (UAB), in a hybrid format. The speakers presented the latest results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and introduced key cosmological concepts to ensure accessibility for a non-specialist audience.