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Event

Closing event of the IN-CAEM project

November 27, 2025

On 26 November, the ALBA Synchrotron hosted the event marking the completion of the IN-CAEM project and the presentation of its new advanced facilities for the study of materials relevant to the energy transition. Gonzalo Merino attended on behalf of PIC.

Outreach Event

IFAE at the 4th Edition of the Biennal Ciutat i Ciència

November 24, 2025

The event took place from 18 to 23 November

Results

LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA complete their richest gravitational-wave observation run to date

November 18, 2025

The LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has announced the completion of O4, the most productive gravitational-wave observation run so far, yielding an unprecedented number of candidate events and high-quality data for the scientific community.

New Member

New member in the Theory group

November 5, 2025

Stefan Stelzl joined the Theory group at IFAE as a postdoctoral researcher

New Member

New member in the Observational Cosmology group

October 29, 2025

Daniel Lozano is joining the Observational Cosmology group as a PhD

New Member

New member in the Gravitational Waves group

October 29, 2025

Jam Sadiq is joining the Gravitational Waves group as a PostDoctoral researcher

Results

LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA observed 'second generation' black holes for the first time

October 29, 2025

LVK announced the detection of two gravitational-wave signals — designated GW241011 and GW241110 — that indicate the merger of binary black holes exhibiting unusual mass ratios and spin orientations.

New Virtual Platform

ACME Launches Online Platform and Training Series for Multi-Messenger Astrophysics

October 23, 2025

The platform provides open access to expert guidance across six Joint Centres of Expertise

Featured in the media

Pol Forn-Díaz featured in the media

October 15, 2025

Pol Forn-Díaz comments on the Nobel Prize in Physics in superconducting circuits, the field his group works in