Lines of instrumentation: Research and Development

Research and Development

This line includes cross-cutting technological projects and studies that represent a substantial technical advance in precise aspects of utility, whether in future astronomical instruments or projects of non-astronomical technical applications.

  • Project
    Space solar physics and space weather
    The coordinated project "Space Solar Physics and Space Weather (SSPAW)" aims to advance our understanding of the Sun and its influence on Earth's environment...
  • News
    Sucessful test of new technology which should help to discover “other Earths”
    A scientific team, led by the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, with participation from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, confirms the high...
  • News
    Takaaki Kajita: “The detection of gamma-rays with the CTA will be the key to discovering new sources of neutrino emission”
    The Japanese physicist Takaaki Kajita is one of the leading world experts in neutrino physics. These particles have a very tiny mass, and they hardly interact...
  • Publication
    The 4 m New Robotic Telescope Project: An Updated Report
    The New Robotic Telescope (NRT) is an international collaboration to build and operate a 4m diameter fully robotic telescope. The telescope will take advantage...
  • Publication
    The 4-m New Robotic Telescope (NRT): status of the optomechanical systems
    The New Robotic Telescope (NRT) is currently under conceptual phase design, will be sited on the Observatory of Roque de los Muchachos (ORM) in La Palma (Canary...
  • News
    The Agreement for the use of the IACTEC building has been signed
    The Cabildo Insular of Tenerife, the Tenerife Science and Technology Park (INtech Tenerife), the University of La Laguna (ULL) and the Instituto de Astrofísica...
  • News
    The cultural and sky landscape of the Way of Saint James
    A study led by the researcher of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Maitane Urrutia-Aparicio has shown the relevance of sunrise on Easter Sunday, one of...
  • News
    The effects of light pollution on astronomy are increasing
    The Director of the Starlight Foundation, and researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Antonia M. Varela Pérez has contributed to a monographic...
  • News
    The IAC celebrates its Day of Science
    Last Tuesday, in the Tenerife Space for the Arts (TEA) in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the IAC celebrated the XI edition of the Day of Our Science, an annual meting...