The Advanced Optical Systems Center (CSOA) is an unique infrastructure in Spain for the manufacture of high quality optical elements. This cutting-edge technology is a rising value and, with the necessary requirements in Astrophysics, it is available to very few centers in the world.
Projects
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Advanced Optical Systems Center (CSOA)José AlfonsoLópez Aguerri
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ELF - Exo Life Finder
The detection of extrasolar life is one of the most important scientific discoveries of the next decades. The ExoLife Finder (ELF) design is a highly flexible telescope-interferometer that acts like a coronagraph using the central star to magnify the independent combinations of the primary and secondary mirrors at a Gregorian focus, while allowing
Nicolas CédricLodieu -
LIFEM: Laboratory for Integrated Photonics, Opto-Electronics and Opto-Mechanics of IACTEC
The LIFEM laboratory (Laboratory for Integrated Photonics, Opto-Electronics and Opto-Mechanics Fotonics) will provide IACTEC new headquarters with the technical infrastructure required to support strategic R&D activities. LIFEM will be equipped thanks to the fundings provided to IAC by : the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades via the
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IACTEC Medical Technology: PatologIA
Artificial intelligence can improve both the accuracy and the speed of medical diagnosis. This has been found to be true for colorectal cancer. This project, a collaboration between the University Hospital and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, is implementing a tool to assist pathologists in prioritizing the mosr urgent cases of this
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IACTEC SPACE - Optical Space Communications
The Free Space Optical Communications Group is focused in develop and research of quantum optical communications equipments and implementations, between buildings, islands or with LEO/GEO satellite. Also exploit Adaptive Optics in quantum optical communications, develop powerful new technologies. Our EXPERIENCE is: - QKD optical ground terminal
Luis FernandoRodríguez Ramos -
Planet Change: sustainability and Space
Planet Change is an international educational project participated in by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), and financed by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ 2021-2027 program (code KA220-VET - "Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and training"). Planet Change's mission is to: Improve education on sustainable