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.

  • News
    The natural brightness of the night sky
    A recent study analyses data collected at 44 of the darkest places in the world, including the Canary Island Observatories, to develop the first complete...
  • Publication
    The new 4-m robotic telescope
    We present a project to build a 4-m-diameter telescope (New Robotic Telescope [NRT]) with fully robotic operation. The telescope will be sited at the...
  • Publication
    The New Robotic Telescope: progress report
    The robotic 2-metre Liverpool Telescope (LT), located at Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma, has seen great success in its <15 year lifetime. In particular the...
  • News
    The Spanish Goverment increases the budget of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias by 9 million euros
    In the document presenting the General National Budget for 2021 approved by the Council of Ministers for 2021, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)...
  • News
    UNDARK Makes the Cover!
    The European project led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is featured on the cover of issue 327, the September 2026 edition of Astronomía...
  • Capability
    Valorization of technology and promotion of synergies with the productive environment
    Another purpose of the IAC is to increase the value of the research results generated by the center. The transfer of knowledge for the development of new...
  • Project
    Virtual Acoustic Space - EAV
    The IAC was a participant in this project to create a device capable of generating acoustic signals to carry information about space. Its aim is to create a...