Over the next five years, astronomers will meticulously photograph 300 million galaxies with the goal of discovering the nature of dark energy, a key to understanding why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. This ambitious project involves two Catalan research centers

ÀNNIA MONREAL | FEBRUARY 3th, 2011

For over 20 years, physicists and engineers have worked arm in arm to make the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva a reality. Today, the most powerful particle accelerator ever built has been up and running for a little more than a year and a half. Its long-term goals are to one day find the origin of matter and the existence of parallel universes. So far, the data being collected show that physicists are on the right track.

Cristina Jiménez | 21 may 2010

The presence of this Nobel-winning physicist in Barcelona on 22 April was on the occasion of a highly-deserved tribute. Equipped with a samovar and a never-empty cup of tea, Pitaevskii paid tribute to his former master in a lecture at the Technical University of Catalonia. His teacher was one of the most influential researchers in modern physics: Lev Landau. For half a century, Landau’s school in Moscow was a cradle of equations, principles and theories that would end up garnering more than one Nobel prize. Here's why.

Jordi Montaner | 5 may 2010

Can you explain with a scientific argument that Dr. Manhattan, from 'Watchmen', can be in several places at once? Or the speed from Dash, the boy from 'The Incredibles', who even runs on water without sinking? Or the strength of Superman? Actually the interesting thing is not whether there is or not an explanation, but the mere attempt to find it. Doing so has led to a physicist at the University of Minnesota (United States) James Kakalios to become an author of a highly recommended book, 'The physics of superheroes' ('Ma non troppo', Madrid, 2006), a teacher of a seminar at his university and scientific adviser of the film based on the comic 'Watchmen'. On this, the University of Minnesota prepared a video of 8 minutes with Kakalios explaining, among other things, the ubiquity of Dr. Manhattan which in just a few months was seen on YouTube more than 1.5 million times.

Mònica Salomone | 29 March 2010